JohnM

I joined in 2004 and since then there have been many posts on here critical of referees, refereeing, decisions, etc. pre-dating VR, CC. So much so that John has found it necessary to post this on each match topic. Please don't accuse match officials of deliberate bias or cheating, or your posts will be removed and your account may be banned without further warning. This suggests to me that refs have been under the microscope since the microscope was invented.

Sky Go. FTA when available BBC local radio commentary If it's Wigan, peeping over the back of the sofa. YouTube.

That's a bit of an over reaction, maybe. How much game time is lost to CC Vs game time lost by teams slowing the PTB, offside penalties etc. Is it better to have correct decisions than wrong ones ? Just speed up the process. ChatGPT can produce a complete ten year plan for a nations economy in less time that a CC takes to arrive at a conclusion. In any case, blame lies with the teams for making the challenges in the first place.

Agree with the last phrase, largely because he'd have been just 6 years old.

VR/CC are OK for me. The length of time they take is totally unacceptable in my view. The refs refer try decisions far too often. Have some backbone! Listening to radio commentary, the atmosphere seems somewhat muted.

My vote has gone to Leeds on this occasion, but Saints have the power to surprise, despite looking so ordinary this season. They no longer strike fear into the hearts of the opposing teams. I think the outcome depends on how many -and who -Saints have borrowed from other clubs. But seriously for once, I think the outcome depends on how many -and who -Saints have borrowed from other clubs.

I must admit that I missed that. To this day I frighten my wife by singing "Don't stop the Carnival" https://www.jazz24.org/2026-05-25/sonny-rollins-colossus-of-the-saxophone-has-died-at-95

Not much to add to what has been said already. Saints preserve us from words such as "pathway". Creating one does not mean it will be used. What we need, I believe, is a simple, straightforward, fixed, reliable, predictable, fulfilled fixture list, not a series of contrived competitions. The artlcle also seems to skip any mention of the shambles of the creation of the 2026 world cup. Oh, and since when has a 3 game series counted as a tour?

I see that having had their say, expressed their opinions, most -but not all- of the forum's sans-culottes and tricoteuse have moved on, in the light of the panel's decision and sanctions.

Because unlike the forum mob and it's blind rage, they are qualified and experienced and have a process.

What did you expect? I though you knew that disciplinary decisions should be made by bar-room experts and barrack- room lawyers, not by a properly constituted panel of experienced and qualified appointees.

You mean they don't help themselves by not agreeing with the mob?

But then, you're not on the panel. Presumably the panel decided on the actual facts.

What a shock! Only 71! Reflect everything that has been said already. Such a shame that we rarely get a chance to say goodbye to the servants of our sport until it's too late for them to know. A "This is Your Life" with John Kear would have lasted many, many hours.

Specsavers now do hearing checks.