Where has our No 1 referee gone !! : Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:55 pm  

No not Ashley Clown he's in Oz as we all know but the one and only Hi Ho Silverwood. Just checked referee appointments and he's not listed, not even as a video referee anywhere. Has Ashley Clown hid him in his suitcase and took him to Oz ???

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:02 pm  

We can only live in hope!

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:06 pm  

i think he's away filming the new James Bond film

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:09 pm  

Has Klown left for good?

Here's Hoping

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:13 pm  

There seems to be a fair few ref's making the step up to Superleague this season with it's expansion. I just hope the standard doesn't drop

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:14 pm  

Yeah, im guessing because the RFL are looking for 1 new official and both Leahy and Hewer are appointed this weekend they have narrowed it down to 2. They might give them a few games and rotate the other 6 full time refs for the next 3 games.

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:19 pm  

Trinity Till Death wrote:

There seems to be a fair few ref's making the step up to Superleague this season with it's expansion. I just hope the standard doesn't drop

No, just 2.

The Full time refs from last year are:

Ganson
Silverwood
Bentham
Thaler
Smith

Alibert has been promoted and the final spot will be between Leahy and Hewer (you know, fight to the death kinda thing) That will be decided over the next few weeks on the games they will be given. My money is on Leahy.

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:00 pm  

Klown was never the worst, the worst by a country mile is Bentham, IMHO he should practice free fall sky diving in deep sea diving equipment

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 7:47 pm  

i8no-one wrote:

Klown was never the worst, the worst by a country mile is Bentham, IMHO he should practice free fall sky diving in deep sea diving equipment

I agree with this, can't stand Bentham. Klown wasn't ... TERRIBLE ... for us last year, although the 2006 debacle at Wigan stands out firmly in my mind.

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 9:24 pm  

Heard from a reLIEable source he has a month long turn at Batley Variety club but he isn't going down well with the locals, oh silly me that was last year when he met a few locals !!!