LeeF

The issue this season has been the inexperience of the TV crews with incorrect or poor cameras being chosen for the replay(s) despite, in some instances, the VR requesting the correct camera. I was aware of the Notts Forest reference being ironic but it does show how poorly some can react to a decision or decisions even when they are correct

I just don’t think it adds anything and is a bit of a long winded talking shop or committee meeting

The show bit or the incorrect decisions? Currently the decisions made by the VR in RL are correct in the vast majority of cases especially if you understand the protocols around the process. The introduction by Sky of hearing the VR does assist even if we do have to listen to Ben Thaler clearly having a nice relaxing evening on his sofa with some Pringles and a few cans of Pepsi

They only “agonise” because those decisions are the highly marginal ones which by definition need more viewings from a larger number of angles. I’d happily get rid of the VR just like you suggest but wait for the first marginal try awarded or not awarded and the game would go into meltdown with some players, coaches & owners doing a “Notts Forest” style rant

I 100% agree. It’s all for show and whilst it may add some drama that’s only because there is so little drama on the field. They also very regularly get decisions incorrect

The Captain’s Challenge was far from a great success in the WC with a number of challenges showing the players up as either trying it on or not knowing the laws of the game. Also don’t forget the frivolous challenges to get a breather. If you get upset about running the stop clock down or deliberately conceding 6 agains then just wait for the clearly frivolous Captain’s Challenges

I doubt that there will be a vacancy at Huddersfield so you should be ok on that score

Is it transfer deadline day? This must be the busiest week of the year

It’s also the type of game that Warrington would have lost over the previous 2 seasons

I know the referees societies will be working hard to share that information via training sessions etc but at an amateur level you are dependant upon referees attending meetings especially those who are more set in their ways

No they would also get the correction wrong

Maybe although an injury impacts the length of ban not whether there is a charge. I can honestly say I would have red carded this weeks incident hence why I am surprised at no charge. Now if only some journalist would ask some pertinent questions

There are 4 options. Accidental. Careless. Reckless. Play on. As I posted I think this week’s was a red card. The MRP clearly thought it was accidental for whatever reason. Either way it was a long way from last week’s incident imo

Good question. This is a very different incident though. The twisting seems ok until the third man joined the tackle. Whether they have decided it was just a complete accident I don’t know. Last week’s was reckless and very poor technique The sending off imo seemed correct when I watched the highlights but the MRP must have decided that it’s also down to the other 2 players involved

Yes and he clearly did call held in this instance based on the highlights on the BBC website