Re: OUT 2023 | Blake Austin - Castleford Tigers : Thu Aug 03, 2023 8:35 pm  

If Powell came in as coach id consider not renewing my ST!

Re: OUT 2023 | Blake Austin - Castleford Tigers : Thu Aug 03, 2023 9:08 pm  

This season has been an unmitigated disaster, now compounded by our only dynamic player leaving the club. I think he has been the most exciting player to watch, and would have fared even better with more quality around him. Three of our new signings are deemed not good enough to get in a poor team (Hooley, Roberts and Olpherts), and you would say Mcdonell has been the only true success out of the seven new faces this year. That is disgraceful for a club of Leeds stature. I won’t be renewing our season tickets next year, not because of our poor team or the shambolic way the club is run, but because of the way the game has morphed into a contest decided by the subjective views of a referee who has to make four or five decisions every tackle/play the ball. It may be be a fortunate time to be bailing out.

Re: OUT 2023 | Blake Austin - Castleford Tigers : Fri Aug 04, 2023 3:27 am  

Having seen him in the Long Bar post-game this season he's never looked happy even picking up the MOM award. Maybe that's his personality but he just seemed lethargic to the extent he rolled up with trackie bottoms tucked in his socks and a body-warmer on most of the time whilst the rest of the team seemed to be in smart polo shirts etc. Not that bothered if he goes for good TBH.

Re: OUT 2023 | Blake Austin - Castleford Tigers : Fri Aug 04, 2023 7:12 am  

christopher wrote:

I think it’s pretty clear the club weren’t happy with what Austin has been saying in public. What we don’t know and doubt ever will know is what happened between Austin and GH yesterday evening.

Correct, we don’t know the background to this scenario. No doubt the rumour machine will be in overdrive, whatever has caused the situation it looks like it’s been badly handled. No doubt both parties the club and player have to accept some responsibility for this outcome. Maybe Austin was frustrated at not being offered a new contract. He virtually asked on sky for a new contract without any response from the club. As another poster mentioned leeming leaves the club, no replacement found and then joins one of our main rivals. Walters signs for Wigan ,club claims he wanted to go back to Lancashire . Was enough done money wise to keep him. On top of that we sign several players obviously bargain basement products who have failed spectacularly.

Re: OUT 2023 | Blake Austin - Castleford Tigers : Fri Aug 04, 2023 7:15 am  

Hetherington saying it’s nothing to do with the SM stuff and it was Austin and his manager in Australia who initiated it on Wednesday night, he says it came out of the blue.

Re: OUT 2023 | Blake Austin - Castleford Tigers : Fri Aug 04, 2023 7:32 am  

So now it transpires GH first heard about this on Wednesday, yet still RS was told nothing.

Re: OUT 2023 | Blake Austin - Castleford Tigers : Fri Aug 04, 2023 7:35 am  

christopher wrote:

Hetherington saying it’s nothing to do with the SM stuff and it was Austin and his manager in Australia who initiated it on Wednesday night, he says it came out of the blue.

If that’s the case it’s probably a result of not being offered a new contract. Not a good way to leave the club, obviously it leaves us in a bad position in the half back position.

Re: OUT 2023 | Blake Austin - Castleford Tigers : Fri Aug 04, 2023 7:40 am  

The podcast Austin was on has been online for weeks, so if the club were annoyed by it then I doubt they would have waited until now to take action. Players have done far worse over the years, and stayed at the club, so perhaps Austin just wanted out.

Re: OUT 2023 | Blake Austin - Castleford Tigers : Fri Aug 04, 2023 7:43 am  

Seth wrote:

So now it transpires GH first heard about this on Wednesday, yet still RS was told nothing.

Didn't RS say in his press conference he was told on Thursday morning and the deal was done late on Wednesday/early Thursday?

Re: OUT 2023 | Blake Austin - Castleford Tigers : Fri Aug 04, 2023 7:52 am  

Jack Burton wrote:

Didn't RS say in his press conference he was told on Thursday morning and the deal was done late on Wednesday/early Thursday?

Yes GH saying he found out Wednesday Night, which tallies with what RS said.

Not sur how GH could tell RS before he himself knew.