yet another first class performance from mr childs. can we bag him every week please? takes no crap and always seems to be in the right place..should have sent mcgoldrick to the bin though, petulant little git !!

Liked him as a ballsy linesman and like him as a ref. He lets a lot go to the benefit of the game but doesn't let teams take the mickey.

he allowed both teams tonight to encroach past him to be offside on many occasions and I can live with that as long as he blows in front of the sticks for an easy two points, hes been fair from the start and is becoming a darling to us which worries me

Maybe some post-win-tinted views on here, because if we had lost, the complaint would be that he never got Cas back and so he allowed them to stifle us.

There was about 20 refs stood near where I was who would have put the lad to shame. They didn't miss a thing all night, they saw things from 70 yards away that the poor ref couldn't even see from 5 yards away.

They're wasted on the terraces with their ability to see things so clearly.

not from me, he is a very good ref..btw..we also didn't get back

It could have been better by keeping both teams 10 apart. Then we would have seen more 'end to end stuff' which at the It end of the game would have benefited us more than cas.

how many times have stood and listen to the crowd bray for a offside, knock on, holding down,

the need to get possession back at all cost is now pressurising the ref to the limit, makes you wonder why most of the linesmen seems to be at the older end as they are more likely to be cantankerous and deaf

I thought he had a decent game; he could have punished Cas further for their persistent high tackles, but he seems to err on the side of giving benefit of the doubt, which probably keeps the game flowing.

I still feel a warm fuzzy glow towards him for the way he put Leeds in their place; binning Sinfield was an act of greatness.

but you know we are not allowed to question sinfield now, the ref was a disgrace for even thinking about it never mind doing it.

Thought he reffed well again tonight, you hardly notice he's there unless he needs be!! Are you watching mr ganson!!!

Spot on Slugg, have to say he's better than most but both sides stood offside last night and i've no doubt we would have heard that complaint.

Make that 21

Had a chat with Kirkintilloch when he went in a bit late after a kick. Great refereeing. No harm done, not malicious but made him aware he was watching. Thought snitch was lucky three high shots in five minutes?

Good game from the ref and while we keep winning with him in charge he can ref all our games.

cas were offside in their defensive line for long periods in the game. i took an interest in childs performance, he very rarely looked across the line to make sure cas were onside. He tries to put his stamp on the game and keep control and generally at the moment he is doing so. It wont be long before teams sus him out and learn his refereeing style. once they do it will only be a matter of time before he loses control of games.

to adapt an old football saying,

Rugby League is a game played with twenty-six players on the field and 10,000 referees in the stand!

I think he is very decisive and confident in his own judgement which is what makes him stand out from the other referees. I dont think it will be long before he is taking the bigger games.

Reports that this was a 'drab' game on the Beeb may in part be due to the fact that by the time we played the ball Cas were in our faces because offside wasn't properly policed - we might have been offside as well, but TBH I don't look for that! What is the point in having a linesman looking across the pitch if he doesnt help the ref? It should be the lineys job to police offside and the ref should be watching the play-the-ball.

The only thing he did wrong for me was to penalise Smurph for having a hand in when you could quite clearly see that it was being heldc in by the Cas player.
Some of you may also like to watch the markings on the pitch in future because the ref was actually going back 11 yards therefore the players in front are onside but may appear to be off. Another problem we have a lot of the time in defence is that we take about 2 steps forward at the play the ball then wait for the opposition to come to us, whereas other teams take 4, 5 or even 6 paces and then make the tackle thus they again seem to be offside. IMO we need to move up quicker as a unit and stop the yardage.

I know exactly what you mean.... but....

On this occassion the opposition scored 1 try in 80 minutes - and none at all for 40. So on that showing there can't be much wrong with what we were doing?

Same thing regards the 'drab' description. One guy I was stood with was bemoaning the 'boring' nature of our game plan and the fact that we lacked any creativity. I suggested that we should judge it on 80 minutes and that it was likely that the intention was to soak up the oppositions enthusiasm and retain control and composure. it may not have been pretty enough for Phil Clarke, but it won us the 2 points!

10,000!!!! Clearly not at one of our games then!!

completely agree and Ganson is not the only one who loves the limelight, he was very good AGAIN.

consistent, we too crept up on the offside line.

We both slowed play the ball

Must admit though he wouldn't be able 2 deal with super league but the guys doin a great job keep it up top referee this year.