The Co-operative Championship Grand Final Series
Barrow Raiders v Halifax RLFC 7.30pm (SKY)
Ref T Alibert TJ P Grundill TJ W Turley VR R Hicks RR P Brooke MC N Robinson



god help us all

oh me









It's not that he is biased or anything it is just that he is so bleedin incompitent it spoils the games he refs!!

Noooooo

Its like he's having his own bloody game of charades when he signals for a decision.

Hicks is the VR again.... he must have annoyed someone to be stuck in the truck yet again..... lets hope we are on the right end of one of his guesses on Thursday!

its only thing he can do at tho mo, he as messed his hair up,, lol, sorry he aint,lol, he was injured a few weeks back was limping at the batley game on way down to the sky wagon

Hicks is injured, that's why he seems to be the VR on a permanent basis.

I just thought they were making him do it until he got better at it.

He's got a long way to go yet......

At least it isn't Laughton!

Exactly what i thought, he's probably being saved to ruin the final for whoever gets there!

I'd say this was a joke, but I'm not laughing. For gods sake this guy's useless, Thursday night's viewing is gonna be tense enough without this clown winding everyone up.

at least those viewing will hear why he gives a penalty, we in the ground will just have to guess with his wild arm waving!

Widnes and barra then

Yes, you'll be reffed to the final like the NR cup, don't worry diddums

Even tho I suppose I cannot put the blame of tonight's defeat ENTIRELY at the feet of Alibert, his presence did not help. He is an exceptionally weak ref, and I was calling for a stong ref for this match. Early on they milked a pen by "falling over" at a play the ball ... after that the Barra players were sledging and swallow diving .... Eddwardo would have been proud. A poor ref can make a mountain of difference. If we had scored first tonight we would have won. It's Frenchie's fault. Honest.

TBH i didnt think he was that bad. I just couldnt get my head around what i thought was a very flat Fax. Dont get me wrong.....i honestly believe that the boys were trying their best and i dont know if its just me but we didnt seem pumped up at all...Barrow were like men possessed!

Calland wants a quick start yet starts with Wrench and Watene, guess that was never happening then. At least Govin has being rested for next week.