Can we break the 19 year hoodo : Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:33 pm
Well Cas havent won at New Craven Park (MS3 Stadium since 1994, the heady days of Steadman, Ford, Blackmore, kemp, Nickau, Crooks etc.I will be most surprised if they break that spell, but it is a game that we could win, especially if Dobson and Burns are missing, it would give Ellis and Chase the upperhand at half back.
After HKR we have Wakey and Saints away and Huddersfield at home.
Surely we must win 2 of those 4 games, if not we are in the mire, and the wooden spoon beckons, who are we likely to beat - Salford at home and maybe Widnes, I cant see too many victories coming our way.
I know we have 20 games left, but it is a sad state of affairs when I have to report my feeling to this extent.
I have watched Cas since the days of John Sheridan, Charlie Howard, Les Haughey, Albert Lunn and co, so I am n ot someone who has come to the party in the 1990's like most people on this board.
Ithink I have the experience to realise what is happening.
In those days it didnt matter too much, you could survive on gates of 2000, with low paid part time players, where the expectancy was low, and the only time the coach was changed was when he had had enough. The goals posts have move several fields away since then, and now it is a result and profit based game, and you have to change with the times.
We need to change very quickly either in performance or management or else we will slide into oblivion.
I will wait until Sunday before I pass further judgement.