Re: TO MERGE OR NOT TO MERGE THAT IS THE QUESTION. : Fri Apr 12, 2013 3:44 pm  

vastman wrote:

Hi,

Don't wish to be rude but that is b*llocks.

Don't you beat about the bush Vasty!

Re: TO MERGE OR NOT TO MERGE THAT IS THE QUESTION. : Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:52 pm  

I never get this argument

#Point 1: The Calder district is a hotbed of rugby league talent.

Solution: Merge 3 sides into 1

Now, this may just be common sense, if you merge 3 teams into 1, won't you lose a lot of rugby league talent a) out of the area or b) to the game itself?

Cas are leading the way in terms of academy prospects in the Calder area but Wakefield and Fev both bring through their own youngsters on occasions too (Annakin and Trout two recent ones from Fev).

Sorry, but make your mind up.

Re: TO MERGE OR NOT TO MERGE THAT IS THE QUESTION. : Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:28 pm  

Fully wrote:

I never get this argument

#Point 1: The Calder district is a hotbed of rugby league talent.

Solution: Merge 3 sides into 1

Now, this may just be common sense, if you merge 3 teams into 1, won't you lose a lot of rugby league talent a) out of the area or b) to the game itself?

Cas are leading the way in terms of academy prospects in the Calder area but Wakefield and Fev both bring through their own youngsters on occasions too (Annakin and Trout two recent ones from Wakefield).

Sorry, but make your mind up.

Nearly right mate.

Re: TO MERGE OR NOT TO MERGE THAT IS THE QUESTION. : Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:35 pm  

FWIW I think Ellis & Westwood are far better players than anything to come out of Cas in the past 15 years.

If 2 clubs died then yes the area would be poorer.

If the 2 satellite town's were in the championship, playing as subservient satellite clubs for the city team, then no I don't think it would.

Re: TO MERGE OR NOT TO MERGE THAT IS THE QUESTION. : Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:50 pm  

Same diff.

Wakefield/Fev - you got the gist and I'm knackered!

Ellis came out of Cas FYI.

Re: TO MERGE OR NOT TO MERGE THAT IS THE QUESTION. : Fri Apr 12, 2013 7:09 pm  

Fully wrote:

Same diff.

Wakefield/Fev - you got the gist and I'm knackered!

Ellis came out of Cas FYI.

Lock Lane isn't Castleford Tigers.

He was produced through our system not yours. Something which I still think your bitter over. He'll be coming "home" to you though one day won't he.

Keep believing.

In truth I hope you get your acts together. The derby is too important to both clubs. I do think we're blindly stumbling into a 1996 situation. Get ready to fight for your club. IF (& it's a bloody massive IF) Newmarket is under construction in 12 months time I think our place in the top 10 of SL will be assured & we'll have nothing more to worry about.

As I've always maintained: 1 stadium will happen & as soon as concrete is mixed the blood will drain from the club left behind. Newmarket is & has always been IMO the single biggest threat to Castleford's independence. I think many others have seen this for years too. Yourself included Fully.

Oh & to be balanced to our flat capped friends, Rich Whiting is one of the most consistent players in SL for me. A real hard worker, but backs it up with great strength & versatility. A yard more pace & he'd be GB everyday for me.

Re: TO MERGE OR NOT TO MERGE THAT IS THE QUESTION. : Fri Apr 12, 2013 7:29 pm  

I never said he played for CT.

You said Ellis was better than anything to come out of Cas.

Ellis was born and raised in Cas, and played in Cas before moving to Wakefield. Therefore, he came out of Cas.

Re: TO MERGE OR NOT TO MERGE THAT IS THE QUESTION. : Fri Apr 12, 2013 8:22 pm  

Ok Mr parochial & pedantic :

If were going down that road he did, because as we all know your a small town in Wakefield

Re: TO MERGE OR NOT TO MERGE THAT IS THE QUESTION. : Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:56 pm  

TrinitarianWF2 wrote:

Lock Lane isn't Castleford Tigers.

He was produced through our system not yours. Something which I still think your bitter over. He'll be coming "home" to you though one day won't he.

Keep believing.

In truth I hope you get your acts together. The derby is too important to both clubs. I do think we're blindly stumbling into a 1996 situation. Get ready to fight for your club. IF (& it's a bloody massive IF) Newmarket is under construction in 12 months time I think our place in the top 10 of SL will be assured & we'll have nothing more to worry about.

As I've always maintained: 1 stadium will happen & as soon as concrete is mixed the blood will drain from the club left behind. Newmarket is & has always been IMO the single biggest threat to Castleford's independence. I think many others have seen this for years too. Yourself included Fully.

Oh & to be balanced to our flat capped friends, Rich Whiting is one of the most consistent players in SL for me. A real hard worker, but backs it up with great strength & versatility. A yard more pace & he'd be GB everyday for me.

IMO the stadium issue is now nowhere near as critical for license purposes as it is for income generation. We seem to have the bigger problem because we're stuck at WR but does anyone really know how greatly Wakey will benefit from tennancy at NM or whether it will be built before they're again mired in debt.

You're absolutely spot on about Whiting though.

Re: TO MERGE OR NOT TO MERGE THAT IS THE QUESTION. : Sat Apr 13, 2013 5:19 am  

smoking monkey wrote:

IMO the stadium issue is now nowhere near as critical for license purposes as it is for income generation. We seem to have the bigger problem because we're stuck at WR but does anyone really know how greatly Wakey will benefit from tennancy at NM or whether it will be built before they're again mired in debt.

You're absolutely spot on about Whiting though.

We already are and if we don't get NM soon we won't survive at this level imo.