Blew my mind going for two there at 6-0 down. We might as well have waved the white flag there and then.

I’m sure I could hear the Saints end collectively laughing

As we got the penalty I jokingly shouted "Two" but was horrified when they actually went for it.

Two points last night made me think we are going to get stuffed.

The announcer reading out our starting forwards in the line up.

That conversion.

I'd never go for goal at 6-0 down because of the obvious mathematical reason - you needed a try and you will still need a try, but I especially wouldn't do it in that game where the opposition are heavy favourites. We needed to take that chance and grow in confidence, maybe put some doubt in their minds that they will have it all their own way. Instead we basically said "We can't score a try against you even with a full set of 6 from 10 metres out."

I’d rather we got nilled than took the 2. It’s embarassing and to do it when we’re on their line at 6-0 down is as baffling as it is unforgivable

I’d like to know what’s the deal with Bateman being on the bench. If he’s fit enough for the bench, then surely he’s fit enough to start now, considering he’s played a couple off the bench already.

It really is a sign of just how appalling Lam is that guys like Bateman and Hastings will have never hit top gear under him. Hastings is a cracking player, he carries us at times but we can’t kid ourselves that we’ve seen his best.

It's been stated elsewhere that it is Matty Peet currently running the show and Lam is just the icing on the cake, this has been mentioned by somebody who is friends with a lot of players and staff, If so then Lammy has been ted upon from a great height

Did the Oxford Utd fan tell you that?

I don’t buy this, certainly on a match day. Peet stands there with his arms behind his back all game and it’s O’Loughlin running on, passing the messages on from upstairs when he gets the headphones off the guy who I don’t know.

Maybe the messages are coming from Peet and the guy with the headphones just has music on?

Peet barely says anything bar the odd chest slap to a player who has just come off.

for me it was like telegraphing 'at least we arent going to get nilled'

pretty sure Lam had told them go for the 2 if it is ever on offer because of this.

As if by magic, Oulton v Milford (that's NCL, the highest amateur comp, teams that are better than many League 1 teams) abandoned after the referee is attacked by a player. Great news to you I'm sure, thought I'd brighten up your day.

Well let’s just hope that the player is banned for life and is charged with assault by West Yorkshire (provided the referee makes a complaint). There’s no room for that in our game in any capacity whatsoever.

happened every year when I played, doesnt make it right but its unfortunately the norm, I always wondered what drugs refs took as its a dangerous game (im serious with that)

A grand total of three (us being two of them) took Sergeant Pepper to task when he publicly encouraged assault on Chris Kendall. A 20odd year old lad when it comes down to it. He's still able to post messages as well after re-iterating his view.

It's tutted at, but I don't think people are that bothered either. The Milford player will get a so-called lifetime ban, which really means 2 seasons. I'm honestly convinced we have more good officials put off the game by abuse (and worse like this) than we have out on the pitches.

ive never seen a player not get sine die for assaulting a ref and rightly so

Agreed. Unfortunately sine die actually means two years before they can appeal, which has always been granted as far as I'm aware, because it's swept under the carpet by then, everyone just remembers the sine die headline. We allow people openly encouraging assault on match officials on this forum anyway, as seen above.

didnt know that, ive never known a player play again after, seen a few take a few good hidings after the fact though

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I'm indifferent to it. It has absolutely nothing to do with Wigan RL, so I couldn't care less.

Lovely bit of cancel culture going on btw. Kinda proves my point about refs and the backing they get. I've seen far worse said on here, some of which borders on homophobic / racist commentary. Add in the regular troll accounts, which really detracts from the forum - but it's a comment about a ref that gets you going.

Probably the last I'll say on this latest ref f-up. I'm not giving more attention to how poor Kendall was (I'm sure, like Hicks, that's what he wants), or how butt hurt you are about what I said.

Enjoy your ref echo chamber...

The lad in question from Milford has been arrested and charged.

Ref is ok thankfully.

Just a bit shaken up after the event.

Player was shown a yellow, then red card for dissent and then on production of the red punched the ref.

Good.

Good. Glad he’s been dealt with by the justice system

Hang on. Are you saying the poster called Sargent pepper encouraged an assault on Kendal?