Re: A new lease of life outside Cas : Mon Apr 16, 2012 2:30 pm  

Manu left because we were relegated. Didn't Blanch do the same?

Re: A new lease of life outside Cas : Mon Apr 16, 2012 2:33 pm  

casman2 wrote:

Manu left because we were relegated. Didn't Blanch do the same?

Yes, but they didn't really shine half as much for us as they have since gone on to do for others.

Re: A new lease of life outside Cas : Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:08 pm  

I know things my look bad at the moment and i have had my fun today with the Cas fans at work but if you keep Millward next season and he is allowed to bring his own players in and get rid of some of your high payed ones that don't give a monkeys whether Cas win or lose I believe you will make the top 8 easy next season you may even make it this year there is a long way to go I am interested what you think to your club signing these players on long contracts then you are stuck with them if there form dips

Re: A new lease of life outside Cas : Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:23 pm  

first of all get rid of Hudson - I bet he has quite a big wage packet that should be utilised elsewhere.

that's the thing we have no money and ambition - no players will ever come to cas over a top side like Warrington, Leeds etc, because we simply cannot offer a higher wage then the top clubs, and no ambition is there for all to see with signings such as Nash which have lit the whole Super League alight!!!

Re: A new lease of life outside Cas : Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:51 pm  

If only we had more players such as Adrian Vowles and Dale Fritz. Shame we can't go back in time and bring them back as they were when they joined us.

Re: A new lease of life outside Cas : Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:00 pm  

jtfev wrote:

I know things my look bad at the moment and i have had my fun today with the Cas fans at work but if you keep Millward next season and he is allowed to bring his own players in and get rid of some of your high payed ones that don't give a monkeys whether Cas win or lose I believe you will make the top 8 easy next season you may even make it this year there is a long way to go I am interested what you think to your club signing these players on long contracts then you are stuck with them if there form dips

I'm all for long contracts if they're consistently good.

The backbone of Owen-Chase-Clark is excellent and now having our front row sorted for the next few years it's starting to look ok.

We really need some more competition for the three quarters and that has to be our priority this year.

Re: A new lease of life outside Cas : Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:46 pm  

the_grobs wrote: How about bringing Brierley back and playing him instead of McGoldrick? He would provide another attacking dimension. He has pace, a good step, a good kicking game and fitness. Scored 4 tries and was man of the match yesterday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed8xMdB_Xug

the_grobs wrote: How about bringing Brierley back and playing him instead of McGoldrick? He would provide another attacking dimension. He has pace, a good step, a good kicking game and fitness. Scored 4 tries and was man of the match yesterday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed8xMdB_Xug

Re: A new lease of life outside Cas : Mon Apr 16, 2012 9:06 pm  

PNE wrote: Scored 4 tries and was man of the match yesterday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed8xMdB_Xug That sidestep he has is brilliant. Remember seeing him tear u20s teams to bits with it so good to see it works at a higher level.

PNE wrote: Scored 4 tries and was man of the match yesterday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed8xMdB_Xug That sidestep he has is brilliant. Remember seeing him tear u20s teams to bits with it so good to see it works at a higher level.

Re: A new lease of life outside Cas : Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:58 am  

Whilst our home-grown players obviously have a strong connection to the town, do our players from other areas or from overseas ever truly develop an affinity for the place?

I know every player wants to win but when I see comments on twitter talking about how gutted they are to have lost, yada yada, I can't help but think whether or not they really feel it the way we all feel it - we being the people who've been enduring our team for years and will be for many more after the current squad have moved on. Do our home grown players have a duty to breed the passion for Castleford in those who've come from outside who ultimately make our squad stronger?

We've seen far too many 'un-Cas-like' performances this season for my liking but many fans seem more passionate than ever and the players seem to really appreciate this. Maybe this solidarity will help to breed a bit more passion from the current squad and ultimately result in some of the local young players staying with us rather than being exported to other parts of the country.

Re: A new lease of life outside Cas : Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:08 am  

PNE wrote: the_grobs wrote: How about bringing Brierley back and playing him instead of McGoldrick? He would provide another attacking dimension. He has pace, a good step, a good kicking game and fitness. Scored 4 tries and was man of the match yesterday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed8xMdB_Xug How the hell can we afford to have a player with that level of skill and pace out on loan?? Just watch his support play and tries around the 7.25 min mark, the 11.00 min mark and 11.38 mark on the video clip. Who do we currently have who supports like that with that level of pace and skill? Absolutely no one at present!! Now just imagine Chubbs drawing 2 or 3 men in, and offloading the ball to Brierley, it would definitely be an attacking option that we don't currently have and one which would have no problem fitting in at SL level. We need him in our first team line up ASAP. If we end up losing this guy, who we've all known about for 3 or 4 years now, someone needs hauling over hot coals!!

PNE wrote: the_grobs wrote: How about bringing Brierley back and playing him instead of McGoldrick? He would provide another attacking dimension. He has pace, a good step, a good kicking game and fitness. Scored 4 tries and was man of the match yesterday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed8xMdB_Xug How the hell can we afford to have a player with that level of skill and pace out on loan?? Just watch his support play and tries around the 7.25 min mark, the 11.00 min mark and 11.38 mark on the video clip. Who do we currently have who supports like that with that level of pace and skill? Absolutely no one at present!! Now just imagine Chubbs drawing 2 or 3 men in, and offloading the ball to Brierley, it would definitely be an attacking option that we don't currently have and one which would have no problem fitting in at SL level. We need him in our first team line up ASAP. If we end up losing this guy, who we've all known about for 3 or 4 years now, someone needs hauling over hot coals!!