@telltails said in [The Badger is now a Tiger](/post/1300733) said:
Remains to be seen how it pans out. Lets hope the Badge is still in good with the current crop of refs or his affiliation with us might have the reverse effect.
So we shouldn't try anything to improve our game?
He doesn't have to be in good with anyone, he just has to know the rules and how we should be using them, which I think he would.
Problem is the minute a ref retires ...they aren't on the inside seeing how refs are interpreting rules and going to apply them in the future .....
Maybe, but I don't think he instantly loses all his contacts inside either?
Agree, he may have fallen out of favour with the hierarchy but you would think he would still have his contacts, plus as far as I know his Mrs is still at the very least running the side line, so you would imagine that she would have to be in the know about the latest in refereeing interpretations.