: Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:54 am  

bennya wrote:

Your right, I couldn't believe we got away with that.
Another Ganson shocker was again against London at the Boulevard, Prekkie had just dropped a goal, some sort of fight broke out resulting in Prekkie and a London player getting binned. Ganson then tried to restart the game with a london twenty metre restart

Thats one small mistake years ago

: Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:00 pm  

Quacoe wrote:

Thats one small mistake years ago

So was the shirt pulling incident

: Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:16 pm  

I'm surprised none of the resident Aussies on here have mentioned his World Cup exploits as VR. Probably still a sore topic.

Re: Why do we all hate Steve Ganson? : Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:32 pm  

'Hitman' Norvern Soul wrote:

Is there any point in bothering?...

With a blithering idiot like your "comment" reveals you to be? No, none at all. Now run along while the grown-ups talk, there's a good wee lad.

: Fri Feb 27, 2009 3:26 pm  

I don't hate Ganson. But I wonder if he will eliminate that tendency to give the quick decision when he has time to make the right call (video ref at MM 07, advantage twice for tries he disallowed to give penalties to the scoring side twice in England vs Wales).

It goes without saying that if you don't like the standard of refs, be nicer to them and about them because there is no doubt the vitriol will be putting a proportion of prospective refs off ever picking up a whistle.

: Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:02 pm  

Quacoe wrote:

Thats one small mistake years ago

Small mistake....mmmm
Whilst I agree that errors are and will be a part of the refs make up, the one I mentioned cost London Broncos a point. Points win or loose coaches jobs. The also affect team moral and subsequent performances.....but refs just carry on.
Ganson is probaly a really nice guy, but I will always remember him as an incompetent to55er.
The thread asked why we hate ganson I said I don't hate him, I just don't rate him.

: Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:08 pm  

wire-quin wrote:

Gansons got balls. He was the first of the refs to hammer any mouthing off that seemed to creep into the game last year. I think he sent a Hudds player off in one of the games.

It was Robinson. We should all be grateful to Mr Ganson for this. There are few players more deserving (Wellens being the only one who springs to mind).

: Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:24 pm  

I used to hate him, being a Wigan fan and him being a Saints fan but any bloke who can award a penalty try against the Aussies in the World Cup final can't be all bad!!

: Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:52 pm  

He's a Saints fan, so that means he's a WORLD CLASS referee.

: Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:11 am  

r4yne wrote:

I think he is a decent ref, one of the few with balls to show red when its needed

You're probably the guy who as the seat next to him at Knowsley Road though.