Check attendance at the bottom as well

Hull FC coach Richard Agar:

"I'm angry. I saw this bloke referee a trial game between Salford and Hull KR and I thought: 'I'm dreading when we get him'.

"Sure enough he's backed it up. Just a disgraceful performance. I've got seasoned Test players in there coming in shaking their heads in disbelief.

"It's just been a good game and a good spectacle punctuated by ridiculous decisions, completely ruined by one bloke.

"I've had the benefit of watching it on video and when Sean Long went in to score that try he was cleaned out. Plain and simple cleaned out. He said he didn't know where he was.

"He said he tried to shoulder charge a tackle and, from what I saw, he completely missed contact. A player of Castleford has ran 50 metres and begged for him to be sent off."

Castleford coach Terry Matterson:

"I can see Richard's frustration. We've had the referee twice and had two very similar performances.

"There were 37 penalties in the first game and 27 tonight. I'm frustrated. We got the two points but it doesn't hide the game never flowed into a rhythm.

"We didn't play well but we got the two points and that's the main thing."



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Hull: Phelps; Sharp, Whiting, Yeaman, T Briscoe; Horne, Long; Moa, Houghton, Radford, Westerman, Tickle, Fitzgibbon.
Replacements: Obst, Manu, Lauaki, Dowes.

Sent off: Long (76).

Castleford: Mathers, Dixon, Arundel, Isa, Owen, Chase, Orr, Jackson, Hudson, Emmitt, Jones, Aspinwall, Ferres.
Replacements: Huby, Fozzard, Widders, Clark.

Attendance: 8,063.

Referee: James Child (England

The Agar quote was on another thread, but 8,063? That's wrong. Said over 11,000 in the stadium.

No worries , Mods can merge thread if ok , but 8000 ?

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Quote Tarquin Fuego="Tarquin Fuego"No worries , Mods can merge thread if ok , but 8000 ?'" Att: 11,856 www.skysports.com/rugbyleague/ma ... 88,00.html

Attendance: 11856

according to fc website

Spot on Rich. He should not get into trouble, Noble never last year.

Quote PAUL M="PAUL M"Spot on Rich. He should not get into trouble, Noble never last year.'" m.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/apr/ ... pe=article Think Rovers fans tried to organise a whipround. I'll put £5 in for Agar.

Quote PAUL M="PAUL M"Spot on Rich. He should not get into trouble, Noble never last year.'" m.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/apr/ ... pe=article Think Rovers fans tried to organise a whipround. I'll put £5 in for Agar.

I'd like to see Agar get a touchline ban.


It might help him develop his communication skills

Maybe his job was on the line !!!

Obviously very frustrated after a poor performance from the officials.

I feel sorry for the guy i really do.

He is under a lot of pressure as it is without match officials practically screwing his team over.

He sits in the stand anyway, I'm not sure what the difference would be.