JohnM

My views? 1. It's your opinion and you are free to exercise your choice. 2. I really don't think that Sky will change anything just to retain your subscription. 3. You wouldn't be trying to recruit others to your cause, would you?

"I would have bellowed knock on at the PTB and get the ref to look at the whole tackle." Since when have the players been allowed to act as match officials?

Yes but..... how roughly? All we know for certain is that we don't know anything for certain, not even if it will take place, based on the story so far.

I don't think those are reasons enough not to have it. If VRs are taking too long, then fix that issue. In any case, it only adds a few stoppages.

I'd support the introduction of Captains Challenge here. It seems to work well in NRL games.

Dirty, niggly expletive deleted. But yes, we need personalities who can speak whole sentences without hesitation, repetition or deviation.

Ambition, eh? Why not Sam Allardyce or Jose Mourinho? United will loan their manager, I'm sure. Seriously, though, and I know they've had Smith in charge, I think they need somehow to find a big-hitter, though finding one who'd work alongside or under Myler would seem a difficult task. Wain?

Well said. There are some in here who are in perpetuum mobile when it comes implying refs are prejudiced or biased depending on the teams or decisions. It's those who I'm sure will be keen to train as match officials. I would do it, but I'm too old and too useless, and not licenced to carry a side-arm.

True...but I'm sure there are some posters on here who can make good refs and touch judges.

Is there anyone left on Fiji,?

Exactly. Andy Farrell, Joe Lyndon, Shaun Edwards.....

A credit to the whole sport and good to see that he won't be lost to it. In my view, far too many are lost owing to limited opportunities. Marks out one difference between union and League....there seems to be more opportunities open to ex union players in union than to ex league players in league. "As I come towards the end of my career, I’ve got to think about my next career steps and what’s best for me and my family".

Who is going to pay for all this RL journalism?

Agreed. The only point for me would be to set up a fixture that has some competitive meaning to media, players, fans and prospective fans. Not a pointless friendly played in a carnival spirit, but a fixture between two sides with something to prove and that the wider prospective fan base can get behind at a national level. so Lancs v Yorks? No.

I don't have Internet access at present and there's no terrestrial TV signal, either.