Ben Thaler : Sat Jul 30, 2016 4:50 am  

OMFG. If this is the best ref in the competition then as ever the game is f&€ked.

Simply one of the most inept, shameful and biased decision making performances I have witnessed in years.

Will anything officially be said "NO".

Our game referreed by Buffons, lead by an idiot.

The way the second referree Sam Tomkins officiates is something very special.

Re: Ben Thaler : Sat Jul 30, 2016 7:10 am  

Ruck was policed under different rules based upon who had the ball. Thought it at the time and the replay doesn't change my mind at all.

Re: Ben Thaler : Sat Jul 30, 2016 7:36 am  

How he gave a knock on against Yeaman in the 2nd half when the ball went backwards yet he doesn't give the one against Williams when he loses blatant control from the big hit just showed the disparity between his decisions last night. Very poor

Re: Ben Thaler : Sat Jul 30, 2016 7:42 am  

Do Tautai's game yardage starts include the metres he makes after he's been tackled? Used to be a penalty for playing off the mark when I was a lad. It's not like it's the odd occasion.

Re: Ben Thaler : Sat Jul 30, 2016 7:43 am  

Staffs FC wrote:

Ruck was policed under different rules based upon who had the ball. Thought it at the time and the replay doesn't change my mind at all.

Agreed. What makes it disappointing is that I thought he refereed the game at their place very well in this respect.

Re: Ben Thaler : Sat Jul 30, 2016 7:48 am  

Mrs Barista wrote:

Agreed. What makes it disappointing is that I thought he refereed the game at their place very well in this respect.

He was 'just' happy with both teams apparently. Check out the audio between Thaler and Gaz in the first half after the Green high tackle penalty.

Re: Ben Thaler : Sat Jul 30, 2016 7:52 am  

VoiceOfReason wrote:

OMFG. If this is the best ref in the competition then as ever the game is f&€ked.

Simply one of the most inept, shameful and biased decision making performances I have witnessed in years.

Will anything officially be said "NO".



Our game referreed by Buffons, lead by an idiot.

The way the second referree Sam Tomkins officiates is something very special.

Disgraceful in victory. Get over it.

Re: Ben Thaler : Sat Jul 30, 2016 8:31 am  

I don't agree that he was that poor. My only problem with him was whenever Hull lost possession it was a knock on irrespective of which way the ball went.

On nearly every occasion Wigan lost it, it naturally went backwards.

Apart from the important one at the end.

Re: Ben Thaler : Sat Jul 30, 2016 8:39 am  

Most annoying for me was the penalty against Ellis, not standing square when Headshot Boy moved a yard to his left to play the ball!!!!! It went on unpunished all game

[Kosh]

Re: Ben Thaler : Sat Jul 30, 2016 8:42 am  

old frightful wrote:

I don't agree that he was that poor.

My opinion last night at the game was that in the last 30 minutes he produced the most blatantly biased refereeing performance I could remember seeing in more than 30 years of watching RL.

Haven't watched the match back yet so that opinion may change.