Referee for Friday

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Referee for Friday

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Wigan Warriors v Salford Red Devils

24th March, KO: 20:00

M Com: A. Mills

Referee: C. Kendall

Reserve Referee: J. Vella
Touch Judge 1: L. Rush
Touch Judge 2: M. Craven
Video Referee: J. Smith
Reserve Touch Judge: C. Charnock
Time Keeper: N. Hope
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Ffs
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Yay
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Oh no. I would say that nearly every time
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Better him than many others.
I hope we realise that Kendall is reffing to the new instructions that all refs seem to have i.e. more 'wrestling' is allowed on the ground during the tackle and that the PTB is going to be much slower.
No point in our players getting upset on the field (fans are a different matter) - it seems to be the way that those in charge want the game to progress. Personally, I think it makes the game much worse and lets not-so-good players drag better ones down to their level.
At least we know what to expect in that respect.
I hope we're prepared for a much better Salford side this time.
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Southern Softy wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2023 9:08 am Better him than many others.
I hope we realise that Kendall is reffing to the new instructions that all refs seem to have i.e. more 'wrestling' is allowed on the ground during the tackle and that the PTB is going to be much slower.
No point in our players getting upset on the field (fans are a different matter) - it seems to be the way that those in charge want the game to progress. Personally, I think it makes the game much worse and lets not-so-good players drag better ones down to their level.
At least we know what to expect in that respect.
I hope we're prepared for a much better Salford side this time.
go on then. Who is the best ref ?. Same goes for all the forum members. I say Jack Smith.
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craigo wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:50 am
Southern Softy wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2023 9:08 am Better him than many others.
I hope we realise that Kendall is reffing to the new instructions that all refs seem to have i.e. more 'wrestling' is allowed on the ground during the tackle and that the PTB is going to be much slower.
No point in our players getting upset on the field (fans are a different matter) - it seems to be the way that those in charge want the game to progress. Personally, I think it makes the game much worse and lets not-so-good players drag better ones down to their level.
At least we know what to expect in that respect.
I hope we're prepared for a much better Salford side this time.
go on then. Who is the best ref ?. Same goes for all the forum members. I say Jack Smith.
Ben Thaler & Robert Hicks. Liam Moore & Jack Smith but they are both Wiganers & tend to try too hard to not show bias!
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But to stand behind a team, to defend a team when it is down and really needs you,
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If it was last season, I would have gone for Kendall and Thaler (on the pitch not on the video) but this season is tricky because every match is a slog with long lying-on and flops seemingly being OK and you tend to notice the really bad refs and not the good ones, which is a shame for the game.
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I struggle to determine which ref i believe is the best, certainly wasn't the ref last night.

interestingly id say the best ref is the ref that isn't really noticed, which could be a reason as to why when they have a good performance it isn't as obvious as a bad performance.
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Southern Softy wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2023 4:19 pm If it was last season, I would have gone for Kendall and Thaler (on the pitch not on the video) but this season is tricky because every match is a slog with long lying-on and flops seemingly being OK and you tend to notice the really bad refs and not the good ones, which is a shame for the game.
I said exactly the same last night. Thought also he was very lenient with Salford being offside, & I truly mean offside 🤨 yet he pounced on us!

We say there is no consistency between referees, sometimes the referee is consistent in a game!
Anyone can support a team when it is winning, that takes no courage.
But to stand behind a team, to defend a team when it is down and really needs you,
that takes a lot of courage. #18thMan
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