It isn't about "winning" the penalty count, it's about getting the decisions right. Being awarded more penalties doesn't make me any more inclined to accept incorrect play the balls, constant off-sides, late tackles off the ball etc, especially in a game as close as that. Not to mention the foot out of play in goal - one of the most shocking decisions of the season.

Like I said, I don't know why you are complaining. Bentham, like most SL refs, is a mixed bag and I didn't see any wrong or right decisions go in any one way in particular. It was a mixed bag for both sides.



The feet in touch thing - wasn't that down to a touch judge's blindness rather than the ref's?

Well, I [idid [/ijust explain it.







It doesn't matter who made the cock up, my point is that getting the most penalties doesn't make bad decisions any more acceptable.

Oh well done phil, fabulous performance, your usual impartial reffing of a Wigan game.

He's as bent as a nine bob note, and, along with cummings in his ear he's cleverer than the lot of you put together. It's amazing how blatant decisions are accepted as "he was bad for both sides" NO HE WAS'NT.The penalty COUNT means nowt, it's WHEN and WHERE that counts, and as far as I'm concerned his antics are wearing a little bit thin. Why don't the club do a Daniel Anderson and threaten to refuse to play under a certain referee? it worked for Saints IIRC.

What is of more concern is the ridiculous ruling where referees are allowed to officiate at their hometown's club. Saw the highlights of Warrington v Bradford earlier and a couple of the Warrington tries were possible obstructions - the first went to the video ref and was awarded by Bentham. There's mention of this on the Bradford site.

Ganson's awarding the St. Helens try against Salford was also very questionable to say the least - hiding behind the "benefit of the doubt". I do not want Wigan v Saints games to be reffed by either of these two - in the important games ( last year's Playoff SF the crucial 50/50 decision ( Sean Long dragging Joel into touch when the tackle was complete) of course went against Wigan.



Do people remember that Ganson was referee in the 2 Challenge Cup defeats ( Catalans and Warrington) and the 2 play off defeats against Leeds as well as the Saints play off game?!! Am I becoming paranoid...?!!

Thought he had a good game. We didn't lose because of him put it that way

YES

I thought he reffed it very well.His job is made very hard by wigan at times when there is constantly 3 men in the tackle and lie on constantly and wait for the ref to tell them to get off.I thought once the tackle was made you had to roll away not start to roll the man over onto his back..Also i noticed about a lot of the wigan players trying to grab the ball in the tackle even though the saints players had no intention of offlading the ball.2 or 3 times in the game i noticed saints players trying to play the ball with the wigan players hands still wrapped round it .When the wigan player then tries to pull his hands away the ball is reefed out.

I'm sure this is a completely honest appraisal of what happened.



After all, your sign-in name indicates that you make fair play your highest priority.