: Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:02 pm  

My main gripe with Ganson is that the game becomes all about him when he refs, especially on TV. If he's not the centre of attention he contrives to break his communication set so that the camera focusses on him, or he'll give an outrageous penalty to incur the wrath of the crowd.

Shame really as he's a pretty good ref otherwise.

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:05 pm  

Chris28 wrote:

My main gripe with Ganson is that the game becomes all about him when he refs, especially on TV. If he's not the centre of attention he contrives to break his communication set so that the camera focusses on him, or he'll give an outrageous penalty to incur the wrath of the crowd.

Shame really as he's a pretty good ref otherwise.

or perhaps it was a player who gave away the outrageous penalty and it needed giving!!

No sorry retract that!

The players NEVER EVER do anything wrong

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:08 pm  

Never said it the hypothetical penalty shouldn't be awarded - it's the way Ganson does it to draw attention to himself that gets on my nerves.

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:10 pm  

He's ok, none of them are great but at least he's not afraid to make decisions.

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:12 pm  

Chris28 wrote:

Never said it the hypothetical penalty shouldn't be awarded - it's the way Ganson does it to draw attention to himself that gets on my nerves.

So there was a clear breach of the laws requiring a penalty, and Ganson duly awards the penalty.

But he does it in a way that... what? No, you've lost me.

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:32 pm  

Is it just me or has no-one else noticed that ref's are ok as long as decisions are going against the opposition, when they're given against "our" team then the ref is inevitably w@nker, funny that.

Re: Why do we all hate Steve Ganson? : Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:32 pm  

Mick Gledhill wrote:

A: Robbed us at Cradiff
B: Got Widnes a point in 2005
C: Sent Big Joe off vs Wakefield for f**k all
D: Stole four seconds off us at the Galpharm last year


I could go on, but the bloke makes me sick

It's just because he comes from St. Helens and we know how you all hate Saints.

By the way - He is the best ref that we have got at the moment.

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:37 pm  

Because he doesn't think he should pay for his boots.

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:46 pm  

Because he's a Saints fan and he ref's Saints matches. Conflict of interests anyone?

The most inconsistent ref there is also. See's what he wants when he wants and all he's bothered about is Ganson. Can’t wait till he retires. We can all pray he get’s caught doing Long in the betting shop!

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:51 pm  

Quacoe wrote:

I actually quite like him

Me too