Ganson AND Thatcher gone in the same week!

We need to encourage retired players to take up the refs whistle,would keep them involved in the game ,and they would also have an insight .

Think he's only just finshed measuring how far forward that pass was to Dobson and decided to fall on his sword!

I have mixed feelings on this. On one hand he could be the best ref around (2005 cup final, he allowed the teams to flow and it resulted in a great game). On the other hand he was prepared to call the big decision, but lately he called them wrongly (Dobson forward pass and the non red card for burns being examples).

I think he will be missed as I think the players had respect for him.

For me the best referees are the ones that aren't noticeable and just let the game flow. Cardiff 2005 is a great example of this with Ganson. Unfortunately it's one of the few occasions I can think of when he was like this.

I don't mind refs that pull a team up for their errors and infringements either but they need to be consistent in their decision making. Ganson was one of the worst for inconsistency IMO.