Re: Mathers sickened by "abuse" : Wed Aug 08, 2012 4:44 pm  

Gronk! wrote:

Well you were saying 3 wrongs make a right by congratulating Mathers on making himself look soft (again) by running off sulking

Funny how he didn't take offence to the Leeds players getting abuse from the Wakefield mob

We're not the ones taking offence, you are!

Re: Mathers sickened by "abuse" : Wed Aug 08, 2012 5:09 pm  

When Mathers scored at MM, did he celebrate? No. Why? Out of respect and he wasn't being abused from the first minute. And I have yet to see any "dig" he has made towards Cas.

Re: Mathers sickened by "abuse" : Wed Aug 08, 2012 6:55 pm  

marshman wrote:

I have to laugh, we boo, abuse and generally throw all kinds of disgusting crap at Mathers (err, let's not pretend it was friendly banter or that he warranted any of it) but as soon as he says or does anything in response HE'S the one who is in the wrong. Fair play Richie, you scored a try and helped your team destroy mine. What better way to stick a finger up at your ex-club and the boo boys. Also, fair play to a bunch of Cas fans who tried to show Mathers that not all us Cas fans are idiots. I think he saw that and appreciated it too.

Good luck Wakey.

Get a grip Cas ffs.

This - well said, and thank you.

I'm quite surprised that the actions of the minority of Cas fans who took the sledging to an unacceptable level aren't being more roundly condemned by their more moderate fellows; Mathers has done nothing wrong, other than perhaps sign a contract at Cas in the first place, so I'm baffled by the level of vitriol directed at him; as it seems, was he.

The malaise at Cas runs much deeper than the Richie Mathers situation - I'd suggest you need to look elsewhere to vent your frustration.

Re: Mathers sickened by "abuse" : Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:39 pm  

Don't agree with verbal abuse of him but do have a joke about him being a reject.

But I walked out the ground on Sunday stating that I'd take back Richie Mathers next season if we can. Say what you like about him, he ripped us to shreds from full-back.

I'd say that Millward needs to realise that depth is key and that there is a place for Richie Mathers at Castleford Tigers.

Re: Mathers sickened by "abuse" : Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:46 pm  

There is a place for Richie back at Cas but after Sunday he'd not come back if he was asked and who could blame him ?

Re: Mathers sickened by "abuse" : Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:48 pm  

bren2k wrote:

This - well said, and thank you.

I'm quite surprised that the actions of the minority of Cas fans who took the sledging to an unacceptable level aren't being more roundly condemned by their more moderate fellows; Mathers has done nothing wrong, other than perhaps sign a contract at Cas in the first place, so I'm baffled by the level of vitriol directed at him; as it seems, was he.

The malaise at Cas runs much deeper than the Richie Mathers situation - I'd suggest you need to look elsewhere to vent your frustration.

It wasn't sledging. It was disgusting foul mouthed abuse. I'm surprised, shocked, at the vitriolic abuse he took because he's not done a damn thing wrong in any of this.

Re: Mathers sickened by "abuse" : Wed Aug 08, 2012 9:47 pm  

The chanting was disgusting, and where are the stewards when these cretins are in full flow? They are capable of moving an individual on but they won't tackle tanked up groups of yobs. Looking at some of the stewards, they could just about tackle a pork pie and not much else!

The club need to make a stand and get rid of these 1% of idiots that give the other 99% of Cas fans a bad name. We pride ourselves on being a family club but I would not want any of my nephews attending games and hearing that sort of vitriolic language.

Re: Mathers sickened by "abuse" : Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:07 pm  

what chanting are you on about? The "If you all hate Mathers clap your hands one?" It was the only one I heard

Re: Mathers sickened by "abuse" : Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:30 am  

vastman wrote:

Cause he was celebrating and I don't blame him the unfair abuse he took from some of you lot - you're yet another cycloptic fan I this case.
Jeez Hudson virtually makes love to his Cas badge on the rare occasions you beat us and we don't moan, and that bloke took your silver and was banned for 2 years if we're talking class!

If you care to check you will find I bemoaned the release of Mathers at the time and in playing terms have continued to question it's wisdom, nay sanity, ever since. The ball throwing after the first try appeared genuinely spontaneous but his antics after the second were OTT and looked deliberately inflammatory.That doesn't make him a bad man or a bad player, just a bad professional and criticising it doesn't make me 'cycloptic'.

I don't fully understand the Hudson reference. He was a Bradford player when banned for substance abuse during their pre-season so the link between the ban and taking our silver as you put it is unclear to me. You're right about the lack of class it reflected but my post was specific to Mathers and did not imply we were unafflicted by similar clots.

Re: Mathers sickened by "abuse" : Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:43 am  

Hang on a minute isn't throwing the ball into the crowd a little different? It could have caused damage if it had hit someone, thats why it is an offense to do it. And for the record I was disgusted by the way he was treated by our fans. But just the same hope I never see the idiot in a Cas shirt again.