Mr Plow Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Just a bit about his suspension and wanting to get back to refereeing https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/i-did-nothing-wrong-ref-ben-thaler-speaks-out-after-ban-2869523 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingking Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 It would possibly have been better to not reveal the precise nature of the complaint against him to prevent copycat allegations. Now that fans know they can get a referee stood down on the grounds of baseless allegations, a few might be tempted to go down that route in future when some key decisions go against their team. www.twitter.com/flyingking2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Looks like Ben was a bit shafted . Anonymous allegation could purely be malicious . Surely they if they felt they must the RFL could have discreetly looked into it without suspending Ben or putting it in the public domain with all the knock on effects to Ben and his life and career . Then it’s either done or you find something and then can act . Looks poorly handled . There’s way too much trial and tarring by accusation around . I think Ben is the best we have and I wish him well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Plow Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 1 hour ago, flyingking said: It would possibly have been better to not reveal the precise nature of the complaint against him to prevent copycat allegations. Now that fans know they can get a referee stood down on the grounds of baseless allegations, a few might be tempted to go down that route in future when some key decisions go against their team. Like he said though, anonymous letters are usually thrown in the bin. It sounds to me like someone wanted his spot, I just hope the RFL deal with it differently than they did this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Prophet Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 I wonder which one of the offensive remarks Ben has made about his refereeing colleagues (one colleague in particular) that was detailed in the anonymous letter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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