Re: CONFIRMED | Zak Hardaker to Castleford Tigers : Wed Jun 28, 2017 6:58 am  

newgroundb4wakey wrote:

cos he's got a father figure of a coach at cas who kept him on the straight and narrow at fev.

I really hope you are right, i truly do, he is the best FB in britain for me and we need him making headlines for his rugby not other antics.

Time will tell.

Re: CONFIRMED | Zak Hardaker to Castleford Tigers : Wed Jun 28, 2017 12:45 pm  

Did anyone see Hardaker's social media postings over the weekend ? Thought he was trying to wind Rhinos fans up on social media (especially twitter), he shows no class at all and no respect to his former team mates at Leeds.

[Ex-Swarcliffe Rhino]

Re: CONFIRMED | Zak Hardaker to Castleford Tigers : Wed Jun 28, 2017 1:34 pm  

He was the same when he was at Leeds, nowts changed except now we are the butt of the joke.

Good luck to him, cant say that we haven't had some damn fine performances from him, bit peeved how its all gone down but hey, wharreva, that's sport. Crack on and find the next Hardaker.

Re: CONFIRMED | Zak Hardaker to Castleford Tigers : Wed Jun 28, 2017 2:45 pm  

Biff Tannen wrote:

I really hope you are right, i truly do, he is the best FB in britain for me and we need him making headlines for his rugby not other antics.

Time will tell.

Thanks Biff.

Re: CONFIRMED | Zak Hardaker to Castleford Tigers : Wed Jun 28, 2017 3:25 pm  

Trebor1 wrote:

Did anyone see Hardaker's social media postings over the weekend ? Thought he was trying to wind Rhinos fans up on social media (especially twitter), he shows no class at all and no respect to his former team mates at Leeds.

He said the boos spurred him on.

What's wrong with that?

[Ex-Swarcliffe Rhino]

Re: CONFIRMED | Zak Hardaker to Castleford Tigers : Wed Jun 28, 2017 4:56 pm  

Think he meant the "Cup Farnal" tweet.

Re: CONFIRMED | Zak Hardaker to Castleford Tigers : Wed Jun 28, 2017 7:30 pm  

Someone with a bit of humility would have just walked back to his mark after scoring the try. However, he looked at the Carnegie stand and made a show of thumping the cas badge on his chest a few times with an expected smug look on his face.

Having said that why Leeds agreed to let him play against them this year is beyond me. He is miles better than what we have and a big loss. £150k is cheap.

Re: CONFIRMED | Zak Hardaker to Castleford Tigers : Wed Jun 28, 2017 8:19 pm  

He is a class act as a player, but that's where class and Zac part company. He appears to be an immature and deeply flawed young man. I am sorry that Leeds and Zac had to part ways and I wish DP and Cas every sucess in keeping him on the straight and narrow. But in the final analysis, he did have to leave, he was ill disciplined and a F**k up looking for a time and place to happen and the club had stood by him through too many brain farts. I don't doubt he will taunt us for years to come,

Re: CONFIRMED | Zak Hardaker to Castleford Tigers : Wed Jun 28, 2017 8:20 pm  

Mark Laurie wrote:

Someone with a bit of humility would have just walked back to his mark after scoring the try. However, he looked at the Carnegie stand and made a show of thumping the cas badge on his chest a few times with an expected smug look on his face.

Having said that why Leeds agreed to let him play against them this year is beyond me. He is miles better than what we have and a big loss. £150k is cheap.

Booed every time he touched the ball, can't knock him for giving some back.

Maybe a player who played a pivotal part in Leeds most successful season in history deserved a bit of humility too.

Re: CONFIRMED | Zak Hardaker to Castleford Tigers : Wed Jun 28, 2017 10:37 pm  

I admit when it was first announced we had signed Zac on loan I was very dubious, I'd seen all about his off field exploits at Leeds and he seemed a complete idiot.
What has surprised me since he signed for us is how immature and innocent he is both in interviews and when I have spoken to him personally.
Just remember how we all were at his age (and all the other young stars in SL) and cut some slack.