The competency of officiating is going rapidly down hill , almost as quickly as the officials are raising their profiles. The sport is losing out, watching live games on tv is becoming a chore to watch and listen. Stuart Cunmmings is such a bottom wipe, add to him the others and its becoming a great big turn off. I get you can turn off the sound but that's not the point.
Impartiality and straight talking will do the trick, instead of the drivel spouted and bottom licking.
Any way Thaler fell for the tactic of moving waaaaay off the mark and the little dives to get penalties. The touch judge and Thaler didn't spot Manfredi throwing the ball away when being pushed to the line.
Bateman got away with an incident as the whistle had gone, otherwise he would be in trouble. S Tomkins ensuring that he lies all over the tackling player to get a penalty.
On the other hand Wigan have become less aggressive in their tackling recently still hard but less aggression and will to hurt people.
Going for a lie down now before I burst
