He should have been lining up to receive the kick off with the score at 20-20.

I'm sure someone employed by FC will have made a catastrophic blunder somewhere.

Shouldn't have mouthed off to Child. (according to sky)

As I said, "I'm not excusing him" It was an observation made at the time, he did look groggy straight afterwards.

Hardly cost us did it ? Child had given the turnover.

Well said.

Where can I watch this?

He had just spent 75+ minutes playing in a game reffed by James Childs! He did well not to lamp him Dave never mind let out the odd expletive...

Not a clue, it must be somewhere online.

Just watching Boots n all Child clearly gave the penalty to us (he has his arm out and whistle in mouth) and Eddie said he awarded it the other way for Long mouthing off.

Thats a fair point mate, but the one thing Child can't be knocked for is reversing a decision if a player backchats.

He'd given a turnover and then a pen after we mouthed off.

Just watched some of the replays on BBC. I can't say how infuriated I was that Isa didn't get binned for a grapple tackle on Lauaki that was clear as day, picked up by the touch judge, and caused a fracas, yet Radford got one in the first 5 minutes that confused everybody. That's the sort of inconsistent decision that infuriates fans and players and has a hugely significant impact on the game. It's such a massive swing of inconsistency that hugely benefits one club.

Talking to players constantly with warnings given but no actual punishments all game stopped momentum every time and did nothing to stop the problems, in fact added to them. The players in the end knew the ref wasn't going to do anything about anything other than talk, so they start taking things into their own hands. It's frustrating. In the end, it got a bit too much for Long, who apparently lost his head (nearly literally at one point), but that's what happens when officials are so poor.

Childs wasn't biased. He was just absolutely shocking.

In regards to Agar's fine, probably deserved it. Some of the things he said was so unprofessional and counter-productive. Speaking your mind might be admirable to some, but it doesn't get the job done. It rendered the official complaint useless as Agar had gotten so personal that he was the one that was going to cop for it. He might as well have just called him a c*nt to the cameras! If he'd have just said something along the lines of "We're going to put in an official complaint about the official to the RFL as myself and the players feel his performance was totally inconsistent and unacceptable and that is all I will say on the matter", then he may not have gotten into bother. He totally disrespected James Childs by ripping into him, and that is not what we need in our game.

If he was competent, the players would have more respect in the first place and be less inclined to mouth off.

I'd like to see your reaction after being hit by a swinging arm whilst a policeman watches on and does nothing, would you not remonstrate with the officer and be even more p'd off for being arrested for mouthing off at him for not doing anything??

Child is not a referree - he's a joke.

He may be but it is not Agar's responsibility to bring that to the public's attention, in the way that he did

The thing is, by losing control at that early stage and having no idea (or the guts) how to recoup it by bringing a level of consistency to the game and sin-binning the culprits you describe above, Child, imo, actually put the players in danger on Friday.

Possibly why Agar lost it to such an extent? Or, at least, one of the reasons

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Who mentioned Agar Coddy? This is a thread about Child.

Why is everyone obsessed with Agar???

Was agreeing wholeheartedly, until I realised you were talking about the ref.

Oh joy! It's The FC Coach wannabe!

Great comeback.

Can only assume you'll happily admit that you're a Super League referee wannabe then?

Can't say I would mate, wouldn't want to be as bad as Child, I know my limitations unlike you, who obviously thinks could do a better job than Agar.



Anyways enough derailing the thread. The Agar thread is that way

It took you a full seven minutes to think of that, and it makes no sense whatsoever.

Just seen the highlights on Boots N All, well the ones Paul Cullen showed.

Complete lack of consistency re: grapple tackles, and I think you were well within your right to be aggreived.

Sorry for having a life and doing other things than sitting on my computer taking the p!ss out of everyone who dares to disagree with me. Sad act.

I seriously can't believe he's been given another super league game to ref this week - is the game that desperate???

Just hope we never get him back at The KC!