Pro refs beginning to look very thin with two part timers being used over the weekend.

There may be a more Antipodean Feel to the refs again this weekend!

I'm certainly not going to lose any sleep over Silverwood's absence. They might do around St Helens way, however.

Good on the RFL.

He had no right to supply details without prior consent.

The RFL could be in even more trouble than Silverwood for not having adequate data protection security. I'm shocked - no really I am.

Very good point Andy.

Yeah the referees boss should be sacked!

This gets better, doesn't it.

"This is understood to involve supplying the personal details of fellow referees to a trade union without first receiving their permission."

its hardly down to a lack of security or data protection provision - any company is susceptible to breaches in security through employee foul play, even those with the best and most rigorous security proceedures.

So what has he done in lehams terms in other words no jargon.

apparantly he has supplied the personal details of fellow referees to a trade union without first receiving their permission - which is:

a) illegal under the terms of the data protection act; and
b) unethical - i wouldnt be happy if one of my colleagues gave my personal details to a trade union (or anyone else).

Nothing in Lehams terms, however in laymans terms he has probably given them their home addresses and phone numbers etc

Just speculating of course.

"This is understood to involve supplying the personal details of fellow referees to a trade union without first receiving their permission."

So do you have access to the personal details of other employees in the organisation you work for?

Is Silverwood the HR manager for the RFL?

Staurt Cummings be afraid, not

but we all know the personal details of some of the people we work with ...
don't need to work in HR to know this kind of info .. especially for only 5 other people ...

Do you think that a day will go by, where you dont drag us into something we have nothing to do with? The infatuation you have with us seems to grow stronger by the month.

Some maybe, but the point is he's been suspended because of "an alleged breach of IT policy", which looks like getting the details off the system. Hence my point about the RFL need to look at how he's been able to do this.

He became over-exposed to the sub-prime US mortgage market.

Do you scan every thread on this message board for anti-Saints stuff?

He will be sacked for gross misconduct.

Nah only have to read through a topic and spot your name and I know it will be something to do with Saints. Im pretty sure you have found a way to link us to the starting of the 2nd World War.

You need to find a more rewarding way to unload all that obsessive energy. At least I only spend 23 hours in each day trawling through my own club's board.

Anyway, conversation over for now. I've made my very valid point and your kneejerk objection to it is noted. To carry on would derail the thread.

yes, but not through any lapse in the data security proceedures at our place, but because I have been to people's houses to pick them up or for social events, I have their phone numbers etc etc

There are only 5 full time refs, one of which is Silverwood - it is very likely that he knows the other 4 refs on a social basis and therefore knows their home addresses and phone numbers etc...

To be honest who would want to be a referee - rugby league supporters in general are terrible towards referees considering they are paid a lot less than their football counterparts. Whether they are good or crap somebody has to referee the game.