JohnM 6,136 Report post Posted January 28 Now the SL season is about to start, I wondered how refs wold fare on here. I suspect they'll be treated to the usual respect. So, what about this 's idea, shamelessly stolen from That Peter Crouch Podcast Instead of chanting "The referee’s a w.####r, fans should chant "The referee’s doing an excellent job under testing circumstances. " Wait, there's more! The suggestion is for neutral fans to wear refs kit, not their own teams colours! 3 Quote Four legs good - two legs bad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Plow 771 Report post Posted January 28 Thank god the season starts on Thursday and we can put an need to these threads 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Kevin Sinfield 1,157 Report post Posted January 28 The abuse referees get at all levels in the game is disgusting. If only people took as much of an exception to that as they do to homophobic comments on social media. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SL17 645 Report post Posted January 29 (edited) 4 hours ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said: The abuse referees get at all levels in the game is disgusting. If only people took as much of an exception to that as they do to homophobic comments on social media. You have an answer.. Video ref at every game.. Edited January 29 by SL17 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Treize Hombres 227 Report post Posted January 29 Why are there no SL quality Canadian refs yet???. It's an outrage. They've had three years to get this sorted out. Never mind the "putting rugby balls in kids' hands" mantra.... we need a string of Canadian whistleblowers now !!!! Oops sorry...wrong thread On a serious note though....no ref equals no game. Very few are willing to put themselves in the firing line. Obviously some love the limelight and have the skin of a rhinoceros but you've got to admire those that choose this path, even if they occasionally drop some absolute clangers. Showing displeasure at the ref and claiming they are biased are part and parcel of being a spectator. What isn't acceptable is when a line is crossed and that turns into pure hatred and vitriol. It's only a game after all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gingerjon 9,877 Report post Posted January 29 10 hours ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said: The abuse referees get at all levels in the game is disgusting. If only people took as much of an exception to that as they do to homophobic comments on social media. A player who criticises a ref on social media, or in post match comments, will find himself up before the beak. Similarly, a coach. I agree more needs to be done to respect the ref etc but to suggest that there's free rein to speak out about them is untrue. Quote Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LR23 177 Report post Posted January 29 The amount of times I get into arguments with fans of my own team over refs is ridiculous - people still act like every single ref is out to get their team. I remember a game last year against Huddersfield when it was the 'most offside try of all time' and so on and so on. When they were presented with video/photographic evidence after the game that showed the decision was bang on, not a word was spoken. Yes the referees are not consistently great but there are a few good ones and with the amount of abuse they get how can we expect to attract new referees to push them to get better? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucky 7 119 Report post Posted January 29 For all those who criticize refs and who think they could do better, the RFL is always looking for new refs and touch touches. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moove 683 Report post Posted January 29 46 minutes ago, LR23 said: The amount of times I get into arguments with fans of my own team over refs is ridiculous - people still act like every single ref is out to get their team. I remember a game last year against Huddersfield when it was the 'most offside try of all time' and so on and so on. When they were presented with video/photographic evidence after the game that showed the decision was bang on, not a word was spoken. Yes the referees are not consistently great but there are a few good ones and with the amount of abuse they get how can we expect to attract new referees to push them to get better? Haha yep I've been there. Half the time the fans shouting don't even know the rules themselves. Wish I had a quid for every time I've had to explain the impact of momentum on the direction of a pass. @JohnM "You're not fit to referee" >>> "We're not fit to comment on decisions" "You don't know what you're doing" >>> "We don't know half the rules" "Six points, to the referee" >>> "Cudos, to the referee" Roll on tomorrow night... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
