[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Nice day : Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:49 pm  

no this was before kick off, about 45 minutes, kept coming back and disapearing throughout the day.

Re: Nice day : Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:57 pm  

The burning smell would have been the fumes the Nestle factory next to the stadium produces.

Re: Nice day : Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:59 pm  

I suppose because I’ve been an exiled northerner living in London for over 30 years, I appreciate what a very special culture Rugby League has. In reality you can throw a coat over the rugby league heartland. Yesterday I witnessed and took part in an afternoon that represented the very best of that culture and felt strongly that I had to say something. Hopefully we’ll never lose it; we’d be so much poorer if we did.

Re: Nice day : Mon Jul 23, 2012 2:38 pm  

me and my mates enjoy going to Cas always go to wetherspoons first ( Glass Blowers I think its called ) then into the ground and the bar there always been a friendly place.

Re: Nice day : Mon Jul 23, 2012 3:32 pm  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

What up with the burning smell yesterday as well? that was a bit weird?

BBQ gone wrong nearby?

Possibly the malt being roasted. It's one of the smells associated with castleford. There's a malt factory just up the road. I could smell it on and off during the day.

Re: Nice day : Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:34 pm  

What about the narrow-minded, bigoted idiots?

In all seriousness, it's great to hear some praise for our fans and I'm glad you had a fantastic time.

Re: Nice day : Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:02 am  

Always enjoy my annual visit to Cas. Couple of beers in the pub opposite the Club Shop then straight into the ground. Good old fashioned RL stadium where you are almost on the pitch watching the game.

[Winslade's Offload]

Re: Nice day : Tue Jul 24, 2012 7:51 pm  

Yes, I thought it was a great day out as well. It was a great atmosphere at the front with the face painting, sweet stall, ice cream van etc and the stewards were excellent. One even popped over to the turnstiles to get me an U20 team sheet.

Your MC was particularly good.

I do have a guilty secret though which I will have to own up to.... I enjoyed the cheerleaders so much I smuggled a couple out in my boot. Sorry about that.

Re: Nice day : Tue Jul 24, 2012 7:53 pm  

Teessidewire wrote:

Always enjoy my annual visit to Cas. Couple of beers in the pub opposite the Club Shop then straight into the ground. Good old fashioned RL stadium where you are almost on the pitch watching the game.

The RFL should read comments like this and take it on board instead of forcing clubs, during the deepest recession the country has seen in a lot of years, into building shiny new grounds that don't have the same atmosphere as the old ones. Cas could then spend some of the money we get from having to sell our stars such as Rangi and Westeman on a decent squad that can compete and not having to bank the proceeds to pay for a souless stadium. Don't get me wrong I know to be able to eventually compete we need a better stadium and the corporate business it attracts but maybe it could wait until the economy recovers and the gates then will eventually increase. Or maybe I am being the usual cas sceptic and think that it is just because the RFL want rid of cas so the Bulls and London can survive at all costs!!!!