Re: Wigan v Saints : Sun Sep 09, 2012 9:16 pm  

Wigg'n wrote:

Reading the report on the BBC website makes it sound a bit weird...

WTF? It sounds like Alibert didn't make that call then, so that makes it 2 referees this weekend that have sent players off without actually making the call themselves.

That sounds exactly like the Alibert we all know and love.

A hideous referee.

Re: Wigan v Saints : Sun Sep 09, 2012 9:17 pm  

Wigg'n wrote:

Reading the report on the BBC website makes it sound a bit weird...

WTF? It sounds like Alibert didn't make that call then, so that makes it 2 referees this weekend that have sent players off without actually making the call themselves.

Well you're wrong about Child, because on the Sky transmission you can quite clearly him say that he'd seen the incident and full marks to him for taking the correct action. Mickey Mac!! more like Mickey Mouse. The longer the ban, the better.

Re: Wigan v Saints : Sun Sep 09, 2012 9:27 pm  

Hessle Roader wrote:

Well you're wrong about Child, because on the Sky transmission you can quite clearly him say that he'd seen the incident and full marks to him for taking the correct action. Mickey Mac!! more like Mickey Mouse. The longer the ban, the better.

He saw the late challenge, he was allowing play on FFS! If Saints had scored off that play McIlorum would've stayed on the field most likely. You can hear him conversing with (mostly likely) the VR.

Re: Wigan v Saints : Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:11 am  

O'Donnell on Kirke was nothing, but an accidental clash of heads (albeit a bad one). Should never have been a sending off and doubt there will be any further action.

Re: Wigan v Saints : Mon Sep 10, 2012 6:48 am  

Judder Man wrote:

I think Wane should get a 2 match ban as well, showing no respect to the victim, and a total disregard for foul play.
At times he shows as much intelligence respect as a pie crust.

LOL, and yet this "unintelligent" coach takes a relatively unfancied - at the start of the season - squad to the top of League (Even Wigan fans thought 4th would be OK). A clueless individual obviously.

Re: Wigan v Saints : Mon Sep 10, 2012 6:52 am  

jarvis12345 wrote:

It wont matter anyway as it will be Leeds v saints in the final again this year, you should of got use to that by now!!

My playoff prediction:

Wigan v Catalan
Wire v Saints
Leeds v Wakey
Hull v Hudds

Catalan v Leeds
Saints v Hull

Wigan v Leeds
Wire v Saints

Leeds v Saints

GF Winners: Leeds

Wishful thinking no doubt, but Wigan will beat Catalan by 20+ .

Re: Wigan v Saints : Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:21 am  

Cherry.Pie wrote:

That might have something to do with the difficulty Laffranchi would have had trying to react while lying on the ground.

Some of these stains fans are soooo easy.

Re: Wigan v Saints : Mon Sep 10, 2012 11:11 am  

Rather than anything from the match, the thing that disgusted me was Eddie Hemming's comments relating to the young school choir singing the Joining Jack song. He introduced them as Sacred Heart School singing 'Grandma we love you'.

Disgraceful comments from a 'supposedly' professional commentator.

Re: Wigan v Saints : Mon Sep 10, 2012 11:15 am  

Wigg'n wrote:

He saw the late challenge, he was allowing play on FFS! If Saints had scored off that play McIlorum would've stayed on the field most likely. You can hear him conversing with (mostly likely) the VR.

I doubt he knew the severity of the challenge and was conversing with someone, could have been VR, could have been touch judge. Either way the correct decision was reached, I find it difficult to criticise a ref for using all assets available to him to make the right decision.
He was allowing advantage not play on, and I doubt the outcome of that advantage would have made any difference, in fact it would give the ref, TJ's and VR longer to converse.

Re: Wigan v Saints : Mon Sep 10, 2012 11:33 am  

Him wrote:

Either way the correct decision was reached, I find it difficult to criticise a ref for using all assets available to him to make the right decision.

That's what many people have been calling for all season, myself included.

I'm not a terrific fan of Mr Child, but I thougt he got that one right; played advantage, took advice and the resulting decision was spot on. Good work from the officials.