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I don't think I’ve ever seen that happen In the top flight professional game before.
Be interesting to see how the RFL deal with this one. They have a lot of inexperienced refs atm and the message that their response gives could be crucial.

was shocking but no doubt wigan fans will defend it, if it wasnt for the trainer god knows what he would have done

As Lionel Blair used to say.....


Give us clue?

he got sin binned along with Ta'ai after the big scrap then as he was walking off he went for the referee and had to be held back by the coaches on the field

After being (rightly) shown the yellow card he had to be held back from the ref by a couple of players the trainer and another match official.
The ref was a **** , and weak which is why it all kicked off- he should have had words with both sides after the Hardaker incident to assert control of the game. But regardless that kind of thing is certainly not something we should be seeing.

Really stupid particularly when the match was won. You imagine he's probably looking at a 3-5 match ban for that.

Translated as: 'Okay, we may have lost (and have a lot less fans than you), but at least we're not a bunch of total sh*theads who approve of players attacking referees.'

Well, sorry ... you haven't got that straw to grab hold of either.

. Who on here will defend Isa's actions bang out of order in every way .

The ref was rank bad and reminded of our French friend Mr Alibert. Missed so many poor tackles that when he realised his mistakes gave offside at the next play the ball . He was one tackle behind the players all game .

Regards EW

REALLY ????



Who on here will defend Isa's actions bang out of order in every way . 

The ref was rank bad and reminded of our French friend Mr Alibert. Missed so many poor tackles that when he realised his mistakes gave offside at the next play the ball . He was one tackle behind the players all game . 

Regards EW

How does anyone know if Isa was "going for the ref" or or a Huddersfield player who said something? From where we were, behind the posts I don't know how anyone could be 100% sure.
Isa should just have walked off to the sin bin, I guess the refs report will tell us more.

Inexperienced referees have to start somewhere. Lots of people very quick to criticise our regular SL referees but not willing to cut their less experienced colleagues (who will challenge the existing ones) any slack. Moving from one level to the next is difficult for players as well as referees. I didn't go, but from the reaction of Bilko on Wish, it didn't sound very clever. If they are dishing out bans for making contact with the ref, I wouldn't be surpsrised if a ban follows

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1 defender already !

No one is defending, how do you know what he would have done?
How do you know he was going for the referee?

He should be charged with re-entering the field of play, that's what he did, the rest is conjecture.

Handbags. there was nothing in it. Warning and no further action.

He hadnt actually left the field of play when it happened. Nothing in it. Mountains from mole hills, move on.

Surely the ref would’ve sent him off if it was that bad?

Hardly Goodway and Cullen of a certain vintage.

And another!
I’ve never seen a top flight professional player do that before. To say there was nothing in it is a very dangerous thing to say. We condone that kind of behaviour then the games finished as any new ref is fair game to be physically threatened.
I was sat behind the wigan directors right next to the tunnel area where it happened and from our seats It was perfectly obvious who he was going for, your directors’ reaction to what happened suggest they agree- it wasn’t a player it was the official- the ref had to tell him more than once to leave, it was clear he didn’t want to. Isa is very lucky that others intervened.

So it turns out he isn’t the nice guy Wigan fans made him out to be? Shock horror.

I’ve just watched the highlights and if there was ever a prize for making a mountain out of a mole hill then you win it hands down. It’s been completely blown out of all proportions.

Just watched it myself, mountain, molehill, but should have just walked..... Interestingly, he was in no hurry to get to the initial handbags, probably the last to get there.

Maybe a 1 match ban and a fine, but i would be surprised at that to be honest... Is there a precedent for strutting 10 yards away from a ref in an aggressive manner?

Here's a question, players cannot touch, intimidate or verbally abuse a referee but is it OK for the head of match officials to act aggressively to the other refs?

Depends what you mean by aggressively and I’m struggling to see the relevance between that and what Isa did.