Re: Corruption.

kevoakes · Post by **kevoakes** » Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:39 pm

Does anyone no what Josh Perry got for using Lima's head as a landing pad.
No doubt that went unoticed

DaveO · Post by **DaveO** » Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:41 pm

Corruption is a very strong word. Weakness is more like it IMO. That Child's seems to have sent MM off on the say so of the video ref when he didn't see it and his touch judge said it was OK is weak refereeing. It doesn't matter if Ganson was right or wrong or if MM deserved sending off or not. The problem is the ref is supposed to be in charge not the video ref.

Had MM been put on report the outcome could have been the same ban-wise but that isn't the point either.

The reaction of Ganson is akin to what you would have expected from a Saints fan not an official. Oh wait a minute....

Wandering Warrior · Post by **Wandering Warrior** » Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:29 pm

kevoakes wrote:Does anyone no what Josh Perry got for using Lima's head as a landing pad.
No doubt that went unoticed

No charge!

jolleymike · Post by **jolleymike** » Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:31 pm

DaveO wrote:Corruption is a very strong word. Weakness is more like it IMO. That Child's seems to have sent MM off on the say so of the video ref when he didn't see it and his touch judge said it was OK is weak refereeing. It doesn't matter if Ganson was right or wrong or if MM deserved sending off or not. The problem is the ref is supposed to be in charge not the video ref.

Had MM been put on report the outcome could have been the same ban-wise but that isn't the point either.

The reaction of Ganson is akin to what you would have expected from a Saints fan not an official. Oh wait a minute....

well said GOD,

The problem was highlighted in another post that if soon to retire players were to take up the challenge of being a referee i think the refereeing standard would improve, they would comand a level of respect from players on the park coz they have been there and done it, but until this lack of experience is addressed then the standard will go nowhere, it has to start with cummins, he was an average referee at best and was promoted to head of refereeing standards, what a flaming joke. Cummins needs to go and take the granny basher ganson with him

grahamwarrior · Post by **grahamwarrior** » Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:57 pm

james child is only a linesman who can`t do that proper as well !he was taking word from a referee . the best thing all supporters of all the super league clubs can do is everyone get together sign a petition and get CUMMINGS OUT !!!! he was no good as a referee either!! and get greg mccallum back.

Owd Codger · Post by **Owd Codger** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 9:19 am

The standard of match officials has gone worse and the person to blame is Stuart Cummings who was no better match official himself. As for the the disciplinary system, this is a complete farce as from week to week on the RFL website you see players being cited for nothing offences while others who commit a bad offence get off with a 'no charge' verdict except if you are a certain player or play for a certain club.

BriH · Post by **BriH** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 11:10 am

I have to agree with everything that as been said - specifically wrt to the RFL.
I, and others on this site, have voiced our concern about the RFL becoming a 'Red Hall Mafia'.
Scummings is useless: if he was so good why are there so many complaints about the standard of refereeing?
In regard to the disciplinary panel, the biggest gripe is a perceived lack of consistency. In other words 'A Law for one and a different Law for someone else'.
As I said in a previous post where I quoted the late, great Jack Gibson, "Rugby League must be very resilient to survive the idiots who run it!"

x Wigan Warrior x · Post by **x Wigan Warrior x** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:54 pm

i have always said the problem is the the RFL has no pressure from media to get things right. If this was in a wendyball game the press would have jumped all over this. The RFL have no one to answer to and no one is watching them

DaveO · Post by **DaveO** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:44 pm

x Wigan Warrior x wrote:i have always said the problem is the the RFL has no pressure from media to get things right. If this was in a wendyball game the press would have jumped all over this. The RFL have no one to answer to and no one is watching them

That is something I have thought for a while and not just about disciplinary matters. Nigel Woods is in my opinion basically inept but he seemingly has a job for life. Cummings the same.

BriH · Post by **BriH** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:11 pm

DaveO wrote:
x Wigan Warrior x wrote:i have always said the problem is the the RFL has no pressure from media to get things right. If this was in a wendyball game the press would have jumped all over this. The RFL have no one to answer to and no one is watching them
That is something I have thought for a while and not just about disciplinary matters. Nigel Woods is in my opinion basically inept but he seemingly has a job for life. Cummings the same.

Couldn't agree more