Referee for Friday

[josie andrews]

21 Aug KO:20:00. Super 8s. Rd: 3

Warrington Wolves v Wigan Warriors
Halliwell Jones Stadium

Referee: R Hicks

Reserve: J Smith

Touch Judge: C Sharrad
Touch Judge: M Woodhead

Video Referee: R Silverwood
Video Referee: G Stokes

Match Commissioner: P Taberner
Time Keeper: F Hawley

[shaunedwardsfanclub]

It just gets better!!!!

[cow yeds]

Makes no difference they are all inept.

[markill]

Honestly think Hicks has been quite good recently

[Southern Softy]

I'd be more worried about the Video Ref

[AndyNick]

You know that the video ref will chalk one of ours off for a Knock on....

[KaylaRobbo]

Well - now they have admitted their failures from the Leeds match surely they owe us one??? Ha ha

[OJ]

Regardless of where he comes from Ben Thaler certainly seems to be the best one at the moment, seems to have a good rapport with the players and he seems to enjoy what he's doing more than the others. Messrs Silverwood, Child and Hicks are in a class of their own :conf:

[Southern Softy]

It's intriguing as to what turned Thaler from the worst ref last season into the best one this season. Maybe it's just a confidence thing.
Let's hope that he will be different to Bentham and Silverwood who became very good referees and then suddenly fell apart. Their performances over the last couple of seasons have been awful.
Not sure anyone is ever going to convince me that Child has what it takes to become a good ref though.

[EDINBURGH-WARRIOR]

It's intriguing as to what turned Thaler from the worst ref last season into the best one this season. Maybe it's just a confidence thing.
Let's hope that he will be different to Bentham and Silverwood who became very good referees and then suddenly fell apart. Their performances over the last couple of seasons have been awful.
Not sure anyone is ever going to convince me that Child has what it takes to become a good ref though.

Bentham and Silverwood started getting high profile international matches and stated thinking they were bigger than the game .

Thaler always had potential to be a good ref mainly due to the way he interacts with the players . With experience he is now fulfilling that potentian IMO .

Regards , EW