At no stage am I blaming the ref for our lose, the point that I'm making is that a strong referee would lead to the sort of game all teams deserve, he WAS poor for both sides.
I totally agree our discipline let us down, it has been a frustrating season and our lads need to learn to just get on with the game, but alot of these frustrations have been brought about by below standard refereeing.
This season we have seen a player sent off for stamping, when the 'victim' of the said stamp told the ref that it hadn't happened,the ref of this game admitted it was one of the worse games he'd had, a game abandoned then reinstated, an opposition player sent off and then brought back from the changing rooms and told he could play again, a discipine report submitted saying a player was sent off in 2nd minute when he was actually on the field and scored in the 14t, a ref who told us he didn't mind a few high tackles, after all this isnt football and is what the spectators want to see
The best ref we had this season was away against Portico, who as you say play a very physical game and can be verbally intimidating, but this ref controlled the game and we played a very disciplined game.
We need the man in the middle, without him there is'nt a game, all players have to respect this man, but he also has to have respect for the 26 men on the field and the efforts that they are putting into the game.

Who's actually taking part in the top 4 play off, is anybody really interested. We were really up for it but after having only 2 games in almost 2 months the hunger seems to have gone now.

no idea whats happening with the playoffs not heard any information on them we would take part if they happen,we have pats this week no idea what team we are going have we 10 lads missing from portico game on hols or working so going be a tough game for us

well that's it the end of a season yesterday games was a joke we where well and truly stiched up pats bring a totally different team from the week before there players laughing saying the 1st team had no game, its wrong and shouldn't be allowed no excuse with players missing we just didn't perform, game called of with 20 min 2 go as a 2nd pats player sent of in the 2nd half and another in the bin and 1 of ours sent off,the game wasn't even nasty, there players who got sent of the ref changed his report to a yellow on the team as the so called mens league chairmen who is a pats fan was sat in the refs room after with the team sheet, make your own mind up ,just cus there 1st have a big game in the final next week

Play offs down to start this week

Brig Vs Culcheth
Hindpool Vs Portico

Portico have already said they aren't taking part because of injuries and lads moving to winter teams so we are through to the final on the 12th October.
Would be surprised if Culcheth bother going to Bamber Bridge either. Watch Dalton Vs Golbourne on Saturday and seemed to be a lot of Culcheth lads playing in that.
Not even sure what our lads think to playing. It's been that long since we played that we haven't been training and I think most just accepted the season had fizzled out.

really