Well was he always like that ? I sometimes think he just is incompetant but every game he refs he surpasses his last inept display.

When will he be allowed to take the field wearing spectacles ? Maybe the director of refereeing his feerfull of that in case they realise he is just as clueless as Laughton.

Never mind the try that never was but that tackle if you can call it that on Higson didn't everyone see that apart from Laughton and the touch judge nearest the incident?

Please no more Laughton.

Aparently he was the best referee outside superleague last season. Didn't he win referee of the year for the CC?

I told you he was crap at 11-17 am this morning did I not

You most certainly did

Laughton has no idea how to ref a RL Game never lets the game flow and ruins it with constant blowing for even the most meaningless infringments then misses blatent
things that even a one eyed cyclops with conjuntivitis can see hes a menace and should be fired off

That sums him up perfectly.

The high shot on Higson was called by the 4th official IMO...Laughton and the myopic flag waver on the west stand both chose to ignore it....Incompetent clowns the lot of them...

Just another day at work for Ronnie

Not one of his best days at the office



Seriously, he doesnt half make your blood rise with some of his decisions.

How did the goon with the flag running the west stand touch miss the tackle on AJ?

the officials made a poor game even worse !

Not the only ref getting stick this weekend. Smith getting bagged by Quins and Wakey fans for sending LMS and R Moore off yesterday

But it is just not good enough is it ?

They get paid.PS I know I spelt fearfull wrong but Laughton................as a referee my god he is just so bad I despair when I find out he is refereeing any game I go to.

I bet he is better at other things though but refereeing he sadly is just not good enough. I have seen him at games where Leigh haven't been playing but he is always the same consistently crap.

Iv'e just remembered he gave Morts try that won us the game against the mutants last season I take it all back

Oldham's first try, their winger just 'touched down' the snow on the grass.
second try, it bounced forward from an Oldham pass via his team mate's back, waved play on, try ! Their 3rd try, the best one of the game though.

He did but he was poor that day too.Don't believe me ? He thinks folk go to a game to watch him spoil it.

Time he was told to hang up his boots and goes and gets treated at Manchester Eye Hospital.

Reason he missed the high shot of Higson was because he was running backwards, I kid you not as he was in my sightline when watching the incident.

Could you see that far Matt, i couldnt

During the two 'friendlies', officiated by SL referees, we conceded seven penalties in each game. We then go back to a Championship ref and he hammers both teams - us for offside, and Oldham for holding down/interfering. I know our discipline has been bad, but why is it that SL refs seem satisfied with it?

Also, that was a class moment, when he was explaining to RP, how to put the ball in a scrum. How long has Robbie been playing RL? He seemed to be getting very frustrated with Mr. Laughton!

Finally, who was it that eventually persuaded him to put the Higson incident on report? It took long enough!

Me thinks the penalty, the talk with the player, and eventually the icident being put on report would not ave happenned but for the Leigh supporters and the 4th Official

Same thing happened last year Alan

I thought that! RP was chewing is ear walking off at HT and when he blew for offside near our try line and pointed at RP he just looked and pointed back

But nothing is done about it.

Consistent whistle happy I will make sure folk know I am the referee and my touch judges know I am in charge' the game will be rubbish for speccies' who cares ?

Well folk who go to watch professional RL games do. Laughton gets in for free AND actually gets paid.

He is pathetic. Fred send the DVD of our last away game at Doncaster to the RFL never mind that Widnes game. Never mind today's game.

How I wish he would referee footie games.

Infact send them whatever dvd you have of a game he has officiated.Spare us this excuse of an official.

A ref is only as bad as his touch judges.
I thought that the one with the red flag was poor but the one with the yellow/green flag was one of the worst that i've seen and should be removed from the official list,
the ref himself probably gave his best but as this was no better than his previous displays at leigh then I have to conclude that in my humble opinion he is not up to officiating at professional matches and i think he should retire now rather than make a fool of himself every week.

The touch judge was pretty pathetic ,the one on the west side second half,how he missed the ball being ripped out near the corner (north )was unbelievable,it was him who split on Maden(dont know what for) which lost us the ball near their line ,he was quick enough to run on waving his little flag ,pity he missed more than he saw,and Laughton well least said the better.