: Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:20 pm  

Ganson has his flaws (most of them personality-based), but he's the gutsiest ref I've seen in 30 years of watching RL.

His decision to (correctly) send Morley off at the JJB (within the first 60 seconds?) in the Ashes test a few years ago took stainless-steel cojones.

Any and every other British ref (and you can add Klein to the list, too) would have bottled that decision and handed it over to report.

Respect.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 7:36 pm  

Alex BP' wrote:

Didn't think he did too badly personally.

After seeing the highlights at half time I didn't think Ainscough's try in the first half was forward. Did anybody else see different?

I didn't see much wrong with their disallowed try either.

I would say marginally forward but I am basing some of that on the fact that Ainscough really had to stretch out to take the ball.

As for Ganson, imo he had a decent game last night but as ever when we have him and we lose some people look to point the finger at what he (in there minds) did not give us.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:06 pm  

I thought he had an ok game tbh.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:26 pm  

Mother Feka wrote:

When he gave forward pass for ainscoughs 'try' some girl behind me shouted 'you cant go to the touchjudge for a forward pass'

Some old guy last season said that the ref can't over rule the TJ.

I said he can do what the f*ck he wants he's the ref. He can bum him if he fancies it. Didn't sit near me again all season

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:29 pm  

Conroy wrote:

Some old guy last season said that the ref can't over rule the TJ.

I said he can do what the f*ck he wants he's the ref. He can bum him if he fancies it. Didn't sit near me again all season

Well you advocated bumming, maybe he thought you might try it on him!

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:31 pm  

WigansForeignLegion wrote:

Well you advocated bumming, maybe he thought you might try it on him!

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:32 pm  

Conroy wrote:

:shock:

You said it, I merely ran with the inference

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 2:46 am  

Mugwump wrote:

Ganson has his flaws (most of them personality-based), but he's the gutsiest ref I've seen in 30 years of watching RL.

Pretty weird to me because I have actually played rugby with him and in 29 seasons of turning out he was by far the biggest naughty person on a rugby field I have ever seen. Weird Innit.

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 11:48 am  

Pugwash wrote:

He is actually a Touch Judge mate, there have never been any linesmen in Rugby League!

Oh and if you spent as much time watching the game as you seem to do 'admiring' the Touch Judges legs and complexion you might learn a bit about the game and not sound such a knob when you post on here.

Pugwash.

Typical of me that

Someone could have blimmin told me the linesmen (sorry, touch judges) posted on here

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:58 pm  

Div wrote:

Pretty weird to me because I have actually played rugby with him and in 29 seasons of turning out he was by far the biggest naughty person on a rugby field I have ever seen. Weird Innit.

Get off the fence.