Mathers : Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:33 am  

Richie has been made vice captain of Wakefield.

Obviously they see him as a long term signing, maybe we will offload him permanently at the end of the season??

Re: Mathers : Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:37 am  

I don't think we well ever see him in a CT shirt again.

Re: Mathers : Fri Jun 08, 2012 9:36 am  

I think most WTW fans would be happy if we signed him for next season - he's been great for us and by all accounts, has become a very positive presence in the dressing room and around the club.

Sometimes players and clubs just don't fit - maybe that was the case with Mathers and Cas.

Re: Mathers : Fri Jun 08, 2012 9:49 am  

Seems about right B2K.

Re: Mathers : Fri Jun 08, 2012 9:52 am  

I thought he fit very well with us - Millward/Richard Wright obviously didn't!

Re: Mathers : Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:47 am  

i think mathers is poop and a moaning swine but id still rather have him than richie owen i dont see what millward see's in him, put nick youngquest in with that and i didn't realise he was an aussie poor player what makes it even worse.

Re: Mathers : Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:01 pm  

bren2k wrote:

I think most WTW fans would be happy if we signed him for next season - he's been great for us and by all accounts, has become a very positive presence in the dressing room and around the club.

Sometimes players and clubs just don't fit - maybe that was the case with Mathers and Cas.

To be fair to Mathers he looked really good at the start of the season when we were on fire. It was when we had our backs to the wall and we needed experienced players like Mathers to stand up and be counted that he, unfortunately, went missing. This made him a scapegoat for the terrace and his form dipped even more!!

Re: Mathers : Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:02 pm  

He's in talks with us about a permanent deal and also has "other options" according to the programme notes...

Re: Mathers : Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:30 pm  

He is bound to have options. One of life's vibrant characters, has had good and poor form defintely a player who has cycles and peaks and troughs. Seems to be a player looking at club history that fell in and out of favour - there must be types of coaches he fits with and sadly ones where it goes south and fast.

Abso no hard feelings to be honest, didnt work out with Cas, want to wish a decent bloke and a good player all the best and good luck at Wakey.

Re: Mathers : Fri Jun 08, 2012 1:23 pm  

I remember having high hopes of him when he came from Warrington but his form was very indifferent. I don't think it was just down to him though, it was the players around him as well. I think we should have kept him at full back this season with Owen playing on the wing.

There is no doubt on his day he is one of the best full backs in Super League and I think our loss will be WTW's gain if his move goes through. Be sad to see him go, and like others have said, I don't think we'll see him in a Cas shirt again.