Do the RFL Have an Agenda!

Said it on another post that the RFL is corrupt.
They want Toronto in SL and will do anything in their power to get them there.
Hope it totally fails but I expect them to be at least in the MPG and also to be at home where all decisions will miraculously go for them.

Already in hand, mate. James Child should get his ticket from RFLTravel.com on Friday.

Jack Smith is a touch judge in SL now. He stepped down from full time reffing. Refs in championship and league 1 and does touch judge in SL

Really good article by Gareth Walker in the mirror with Smith and other refs
www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/exclusive-mirror-sport-goes-behind-13247835.amp?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar&__twitter_impression=true

I’m struggling to believe this is a serious thread to be honest
I don’t believe anyone really thinks that games are fixed but it turns out people really do think it. What always amazes me is how people only use evidence that proves their case. So the penalty vs Leeds. How does anyone on here know that there definitely wasn’t a ball steal? Or that there definitely wasn’t a hand on the ball that could have looked like a ball steal?

Child wanted Leeds to win and gave them everything apparently. People on twitter saying that we got literally no 50-50 calls. Child sin binned Ferres when almost nobody had seen what happened. Only the touch judge saw it. Not one Salford fan saw it as a crusher. So me idiots stood near me said Ferres definitely punched McCarthy on the back of the head and that Child was an F’ing cheating c*** for not giving it. Except he didn’t punch him on the head, he did do a crusher tackle and child took the report from the touch judge and binned him.

How does that fit into the corruption charge? Is it to throw us off the scent? The pass from Flash for Olpherts try was dodgy. It could have been ruled forward. Child said a Leeds player touched it. I didn’t see it at the time and it isn’t that obvious on the replay. He should have given the penalty when we were on their line. Maybe he shouldn’t have given a steal on Myler. I was gutted at the end of the Leeds game. I guess if it makes people feel better that it’s a conspiracy rather than our inability to make the right decision on the 6th tackle on their line over and over again (5 poweplays??) then so be it

The Toronto one is laughable. I’ve lost count of the number of bounced ball tries I’ve seen. Some way worse than that. It was a bad mistake but no worse than loads of others. People think Toronto get special treatment so it must be conspiracy. I haven’t checked but Toronto must have a significant penalty count against them. How does that fit the conspiracy?

This is all cock ups. Refs make mistakes in every game. As do players and coaches. Like I do most days in my job

How many people have refereed a rugby league match? I’ve reffed junior matches. It’s really hard. No way I would do that job for all the money in the world. They get paid not very much and have to put up with all this nonsense in return. No wonder we can’t recruit any

I've become morbidly preoccupied with Mr Smith because I honestly think in a number of our games he has shown bias against us. In his first year of refereeing in SL he was appointed by the RFL to officiate in more of our games than for all the other teams games put together. I agree with redunderthebed about conspiracy theories and people not being perfect but his not seeing the no try doesn't help Toulouse much does it? In fact it could be quite costly if it denies them a place in Super League. In our Toronto match right near me Russell was caught on the last tackle on top of the touch line he tried to get rid of it it was flung by Russell into touch. Cue Jack Smith to Robert Hicks a Salford player touched it no wait for it he made a play for it. Laughable. A set of six for them on our line. Ask the players. In fact he does referee SL games in an emergency, he does send players off for racist comments when no complaint is made and he does give 3:1 penalty counts against us even at home. Criticism is valid. Swearing and abuse I agree is not. I certainly wouldn't want to go down and have him refereeing our games. In fact I can't think of a better reason to stay up where his officiating can do us the least damage.

I think poor officiating can come across as bias but I honestly don’t believe it ever is, at least not concious bias. My least favourite referee Childs for example annoys both sets of fans in equal measure. His penalty decision last week was, I believe, because of ego and not bias.

The only way to avoid claims of bias is to acknowledge the poor officiating and take action to rectify it. This is where the RFL fails.