Talking about the hill incident, you seem to have conveniently ignored that fact someone grabbed hold of hill's head guard fingers dug in, and pulled his head and neck way back during the hand bags, i'm not surprised he was livid and whoever it was will likely get a warning from the disciplinary this week.

It's safe to say the panel will be busy this week!

What an absolute embarrassment to the sport Toronto showed to be yesterday. I would say amateurish but I think most amateurs have more respect for the officials than the likes of Mcrone.

Knockersbump is easily the worst poster on this forum, just ask 99% of the FC board.

On the back of your comment HV, take a look at the thread i created earlier about posters... I'd happily add Knockersbump to the list of users/posters that I don't like.

Oh please do it

Please check the latest comment on the thread for confirmation.

I was really impressed with Toronto’S first 20 minutes, throwing the ball around and showing controlled aggression. The problem was they lost control. And anyone blaming Goodwin for protecting a young player is deluded. I’ve even seen Saints fans allege that Goodwin punched Dixon from behind. It seems to be overlooked that Dixon pushed his head into Livett before punching him.

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I'm just watching the highlights back, mccrone was lucky not to walk after the red card was issued, thaler had to try and keep a lid on him at that point, which was then followed up after charnley scored, he was in his face still banging on about the third man in when dixon started the melee(which he did with the heavy hit and then shoving harvey's face as he played the ball)

I don't think you can have any sympathy for McCrone whatsoever.

None at all - his response to Thaler was like a petulant teenager arguing with a teacher; pathetic from a so-called pro.

IMO Toronto didn't behave any differently to what they've been behaving all season. Difference, refs in the Championship have been told to turn a blind eye. When they came up against a SL side and a SL ref they obviously resented no longer being able to get away with the same behaviour they've produced all season so fac.

That's a very serious allegation that you have made there majorhound, care to back that up with any proof?

He was either plain stupid or arrogant and perhaps thought that Thaler wouldn't reach for a card.

I've no proof at all, just what I see. And of course past experience with Celtic Crusaders.

Total bollox,.

Interesting and absolute farcical claim. Toronto had Robert Hicks in the middle for their match with Dewsbury......so they've already had a SL referee and an award winning one at that!
Rowley coached sides always try to bully teams.....it's nowt new and if they go up he'll be replaced by an Aussie coach or they'll be straight back down, but referees being instructed to turn a blind eye is fantasy level stuff

Serious questions need to be asked about those people who are placing the blame on the ref and Warrington for that game and whether they should be allowed to even watch another game of RL.

Either have to be trolling, extremely pro Toronto or very anti Warrington. The poster trying to make something out of Goodwin separating a fight into some sort of vicious attack on the neck is one of the most embarrassing POV's of an incident I've ever heard.

As for Thaler, I felt for the guy. You could see he didn't want to have to keep blowing his whistle continuously but Toronto left him no choice and you could see how frustrated he was. Anybody who thought he did bad or was to blame really are delusional.

Probably a combination of all three.

What the wire game did show us is that none, not one of that Wolfpack team will be required if/when they hit Superleague.

What a load of old tosh !

Saddened! is either an expansion lover, or dislikes Warrington. Amazing long post, full of drivel.

Conviently timed, the RFL are advertising a referee's course. I wonder if the many closet match officials on here would be willing to take up the whistle?

Given what we know they only want people to toe the party line, they aren't interested in change, they can't/won't accept that how they are doing things is not just badly managed but is having a massively detrimental effect on the game as a whole not just individual results.
If you think that if some people on here apply and stick through the garbage of getting through the ranks (as storied on here a couple of years ago) will change anything you're sadly mistaken.
It not only needs investment, it needs professionals, something that Ganson et al are not, that and a complete shake down in how the RFL approaches how the sport is officiated because currently there is so much wrong in how that is done that no individual will make a jot of difference.
They don't even understand the basics of human psychology and why most human beings tasked with winning and as a part of that physically and mentally beating their opposition will behave to do so.
They cannot grasp how you deal with this, they fail to look back as to why officials back in the old days were able to control certain aspects massively better. Yes there are some aspects that have improved but the overall is far far worse.

What award has he won? Worst ref ever? Thaler is a proper, decent RL ref. IMO the only one we've got.

Bentham wasn't bad, but now that I think about it...has Bentham actually reffed a game since that collision with Houston?
I know he's been a video ref plenty of times since then but I can't ever remember seeing him on the pitch reffing?

I agree, Thaler is the only decent ref out of the bunch.

Kendal and Childs are well below par. Hicks and Hewer are not as bad, but still no where near consistent enough.