Castlefords Season Over ? : Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:50 am  

This is not meant to be in anyway a pop so before the keyboard warriors start here goes

Yesterday was a good day for us but obviously not you, now im on record as saying and still beleive that I would rather watch my team compete in a league where the competition is fierce and we can win things.

Some of my capper mates see the SL as the promised land,I do not, because for me to know that all there was to play for week in week out was the hope of beating the bottom teams with no PR then that would be pointless.

Some of your players and fans yesterday looked and sounded like it was just a matter of turning up.

In particular the chants of "easy easy" after your first try..were soon quietened when Fev got settled in and realised that your posturing and talk were not matching up to your performance.


So I guess what I am asking is do you tiggers believe that you stand any chance of finish above the bottom three given the performance yesterday.

Re: Castlefords Season Over ? : Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:55 am  

no

Re: Castlefords Season Over ? : Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:57 am  

castigersdave wrote:

no

So how do you see your season panning out then,what will the highlights of your remaining fixtures be and where do you see Cas finishing..

Genuine question.

Re: Castlefords Season Over ? : Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:02 am  

I think your take on life in the championship is very interesting and very honest.
I posted something of a similar vein when for all the world it looked like we were going to cease to exist.
Should we regroup in the championship or struggle vainly on in the SL (if we were to have a choice)?
I have huge admiration for the championship and featherstone rovers, and indeed for supporters who think that SL isnt the be all and end all.
Watching your team do well week in week out (in the lower leagues) or struggle in SL? Personally I'd love to see local lads turning out week in week out and doing well and if that means being in the championship I could live with that.

Re: Castlefords Season Over ? : Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:28 am  

I see Cas finishing 9th or 10th, don't think we will get into the play-offs

Re: Castlefords Season Over ? : Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:40 am  

kinleycat wrote:

I think your take on life in the championship is very interesting and very honest.
I posted something of a similar vein when for all the world it looked like we were going to cease to exist.
Should we regroup in the championship or struggle vainly on in the SL (if we were to have a choice)?
I have huge admiration for the championship and featherstone rovers, and indeed for supporters who think that SL isnt the be all and end all.
Watching your team do well week in week out (in the lower leagues) or struggle in SL? Personally I'd love to see local lads turning out week in week out and doing well and if that means being in the championship I could live with that.

Im sure he was talking to cas fans not some obsessed bottle thrower, go back to the dark side you tit

Re: Castlefords Season Over ? : Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:40 am  

kinleycat wrote:

I think your take on life in the championship is very interesting and very honest.
I posted something of a similar vein when for all the world it looked like we were going to cease to exist.
Should we regroup in the championship or struggle vainly on in the SL (if we were to have a choice)?
I have huge admiration for the championship and featherstone rovers, and indeed for supporters who think that SL isnt the be all and end all.
Watching your team do well week in week out (in the lower leagues) or struggle in SL? Personally I'd love to see local lads turning out week in week out and doing well and if that means being in the championship I could live with that.

I agree with you and I do believe that SL in its current form is not the promised land. I watch a lot of rugby league(Amatuer and Pro) for the product on the field and the size of the crowd,or the condition of the ground are largely irrelevant to me its about the players and the passion and the game.

Yesterday we saw a SL side go out to a lower league team,we saw Widnes run Saints very close so for me there is a big disconnect in the we are superior SL argument. No PR nothing to play for in a lot of cases just leaves me feeling the SL is sterile.

The Rugby League world yesterday were able to see how close the gap between SL and the Championship really is. Our guys hold down jobs and are part time the Cas team are full time pro's. So I guess cappers we need to be careful what we wish for.

Re: Castlefords Season Over ? : Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:43 am  

castigersdave wrote:

I see Cas finishing 9th or 10th, don't think we will get into the play-offs

Might not be too far off the mark there.

Re: Castlefords Season Over ? : Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:47 am  

What about a prediction for the next few seasons instead?

This season, a poor finish somewhere around 10th (if we're lucky) culminating with excuses from the club that Millward inherited this team, give him a few seasons to get his own players in etc. A few seasons later with no improvement since the board only allows to bring in below standard to replace below standard, Millward moves on and in comes a new coach and the whole process starts again. No wonder you'd rather stop in NL1 mate.

I enjoyed my days in NL1 but wouldn't want it permanent. I'd expect we should win every game and so would lose that underdog feel you get when you turn over the big boys. I'd also end up getting bored if we did win all the time in a league that pretty much meant nothing (no offence intended). That said, if we were in NL1 I would have to settle for second place at best judging by yesterdays performance.

Well done Fev by the way, fantastic effort from everyone involved at your end. Thoroughly deserved that win and showed up my club massively. I can only hope that something good comes from this.

Re: Castlefords Season Over ? : Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:53 am  

marshman wrote:

What about a prediction for the next few seasons instead?

This season, a poor finish somewhere around 10th (if we're lucky) culminating with excuses from the club that Millward inherited this team, give him a few seasons to get his own players in etc. A few seasons later with no improvement since the board only allows to bring in below standard to replace below standard, Millward moves on and in comes a new coach and the whole process starts again. No wonder you'd rather stop in NL1 mate.

I enjoyed my days in NL1 but wouldn't want it permanent. I'd expect we should win every game and so would lose that underdog feel you get when you turn over the big boys. I'd also end up getting bored if we did win all the time in a league that pretty much meant nothing (no offence intended). That said, if we were in NL1 I would have to settle for second place at best judging by yesterdays performance.

Well done Fev by the way, fantastic effort from everyone involved at your end. Thoroughly deserved that win and showed up my club massively. I can only hope that something good comes from this.

No offence taken mate you make some sound points...My real gripe is with the people at RFL that have killed major sections of our game turning it into a farce in some cases. I must admit though when you signed Basil I thought he would have done a bit better I had you down as a top 8 side this year with him in charge..