: Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:41 pm  

OrdsallRed wrote:

Blaming the missed kick on the flashing lights on the scoreboard too...you could not make it up!!

And as for Leahy...he made some bizarre decisions to say the least but I don't think he got any help from his TJ's whatsoever (whether that is his decision though is another matter)..I just don't think he's very good at the minute but it's his first season in SL so he's learning too I suppose - just wish it wasn't in our games!!!

Crap for both teams, some bizarre decisions.

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:43 pm  

Tom Brady wrote:

Crap for both teams, some bizarre decisions.

Exactly...I don't think he was biased one way or the other just not particularly good at his job today...but ref's are allowed to have poor games as well as players - I bet he's had less bad games than some of our players have!!

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:44 pm  

Tom Brady wrote:

Crap for both teams, some bizarre decisions.

Yeah I agree, thought that he allowed players from both sides to slow the game down far too much as well.

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:47 pm  

Very poor reffering by Leahy today, as for that nonsence with the 'unsportsmanship' behaviour, it would have happend at any ground in any sport in any country. If he'd of missed it then they would have levelled up, of course the Salford fans were going to do their upmost to prevent him converting.

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:47 pm  

Adamjk wrote:

Yeah I agree, thought that he allowed players from both sides to slow the game down far too much as well.

Alot of head highs swinging arms, thought his signalling was crap as well, the two that wound me up were the penalising of Bridge for trying to get his arm free and the one against us for offside.

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:51 pm  

Tom Brady wrote:

I agree with all of that, Stapleton was pure quality, I think King and Johnson were our best players, what were your views on Leahy?

He was crap in the NL's last season.

Very good win today!!

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:52 pm  

Young Danny wrote:

Very poor reffering by Leahy today, as for that nonsence with the 'unsportsmanship' behaviour, it would have happend at any ground in any sport in any country. If he'd of missed it then they would have levelled up, of course the Salford fans were going to do their upmost to prevent him converting.

Makes no difference whatsover, it's not tennis for fuksake.

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:52 pm  

Tom Brady wrote:

Alot of head highs swinging arms, thought his signalling was crap as well, the two that wound me up were the penalising of Bridge for trying to get his arm free and the one against us for offside.

To be fair he penalised us for that in the first half too...the one that got to me was a decision that Cashmere knocked on when a - the ball clearly went backwards, and b - it didn't hit the ground as Ratchford (I think) used his feet to bring it to his hands...very odd.

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:54 pm  

OrdsallRed wrote:

To be fair he penalised us for that in the first half too...the one that got to me was a decision that Cashmere knocked on when a - the ball clearly went backwards, and b - it didn't hit the ground as Ratchford (I think) used his feet to bring it to his hands...very odd.

I find it strange when a penalties given and the crowd ahven't got a clue what it's for, usually there is a boo or a grrrrrrr but he was just giving them in random situations like he felt he had to give one.

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:01 pm  

Tom Brady wrote:

I find it strange when a penalties given and the crowd ahven't got a clue what it's for, usually there is a boo or a grrrrrrr but he was just giving them in random situations like he felt he had to give one.

Maybe each ref has a quota they have to use up per game...and maybe that explains why he didn't get much help from his TJ's - they didn't have a freaking clue what he was doing either!!