Back at home. I'd hope that with it being a derby game the players will step up and start to perform now. Keep up to date with all the action during the match: Match Day Live Chat

At this point I rather think a group of professionals have to make a decision for themselves that what is gone is unacceptable. Whatever you think of the leadership, a little professional pride from the senior players would make any result more bearable. I am not saying they're not trying, but there is trying and trying! The point has been made related to clear dissatisfaction and now we must move forward.

Decent squad, should keep the whinos below 30. i am optimistic with only 30, I am also resigned to us going down. in almost 60 years I have never seen cas perforances like the first 4 games before, and i have seen some bad Cas sides but at least the effort was there , this lot though, they seem just to be going through the motions, almost as if its by design. I fear for the future of the club this season. The RFL wanted rid of us at the start of SL and now with the IMG crap on the horizon, we are playing into their hands. I wouldnt be surprised if the M word was brought into play again is this depression i am suffering?

One thing that is a cetainty, if we do go down, with this IMG crap it could be 5 to 10 years before we are back in SL. SL will become a "closed shop" once the IMG rubbish start. The 12 who are in then, will be the same year after year.

Tigers v Rhinos - Round 5

TheMachine

Eden/QQ
QQ/Eden
Broadbent
Turner
Faraimo
Widdop
Miller
Massey
Macca
Smith
Westy
Mellor
Lawler

Milner
Mustapha
Hall
Matagi

Watts
Edwards
Fonua
Vete

It won't be that but that's what I'd go with

pirate

Just setting off from Scabados , I must be bonkers

If i can turn up at my age with dodgy knees and back, lets hope the team turns up.

CTID (dementia in my case more likely)

TheMachine

Lawler out
Mustapha in

Late change

Matt

Always good to get a win against the Rhinos 🐯

Defensively we were much improved. Fingers crossed we kick on from here now.

Hepworth

Got everything I wanted tonight, good team spirit and excellent defensive effort id have settled for that but getting the win ,and deservedly so was the icing on the cake.

Maturecasfan

Get in boys.
You beauties.

pirate

Enjoyed my trip home and it was well worth it,

arrived depressed and expecting nowt but the boys came good

It was a good journey back to the coast with two whino fans in the car

Onwards and upwards I hope

FlatCapper

Always enjoy a win over the Whinos but I have to say we were still sketchy with our execution in attack. Still, a platform is laid giving us something to build on.

My Whino workmates are blaming Olpherts and say we only won cos we gave him to them but in fairness, Faraimo did exactly the same, even in the same corner.

There did appear to be more desire in the team but I think this comes from actually competing and building self-confidence. Andy Last may have opened the door on becoming Coach but it is only ajar.

Matt

Andy Last is clearly very keen to take on the role and mentioned last night that he had been assistant for a while and wants to make the step up.

If we can work on last nights performance he might be worth taking the risk. Not sure who’d come in to be his assistant though.

One thing is he seems to be a bit more highly spoken of by the players than Radford ever was.

pirate

Matt
Greg Eden made a comment when given mom, he said "the players want to play for Lasty" does that mean they didnt want to play for Radford?

I have said before that Lasty cannot polish a turd, but he certainly rolled it in glitter last night

In my opinion this mutual respect between coach and players ie essential and Lasty should be given the job till the end of this season with extensions dependant on performances. This will stop any complacency setting in and also stop him getting too comfy before he has shown us just how good he is.

The good times are coming back ( god i am so bloody fickle, i was depressed yesterday morning)

What a difference a win makes

CTID

Maturecasfan

Tell you what Matt, I believe radford was part of the problem.
He never should have been appointed coach.
He never showed any passion for the club, even when we won he was so nonchalant, his interviews, he never looked at the interviewer and was constantly fidgeting.

Last showed all the passion in one game, radford showed in all the time he was with us.

Also watts and westerman seemed different players
Macca ran with the ball, with freedom.

Let’s see how he goes in the next 2/3 games, then we can make our minds up if he’s the man for the job.

Matt

We have Wire, Catalans and Wakefield up next. I wouldn't rush the appointment for a new coach. Lets see how he goes for those 3 matches and then decide.

Maturecasfan

Matt

Be great if we can get 4 points from them 3 games, but can only see a win v wakey.

pirate

Maturecasfan

An overconfidant warrington may prove to be an easier nut to crack than a very desperate Wakey, especially if they come to us winless

I think we can get 4 out of the 6 on offer if we keep up this level of intensity and the ball sticks to hand.

Hepworth

Huge game for Wakey against KR on Thursday,they lose that with St Helens away to follow and they're in deep trouble. Their match at Salford was close but on every measure it was Salfords worst performance for a long while. As others have said throw the kitchen sink at Wire and adopt a no risk strategy for Catalan, the slightest doubt about a player and leave them out. Focus on Wakey and opening a points gap between us.

stuey

Wakey have got lucky as Hull KR will have about 6 of their best players missing against them., and will probably win.

Maturecasfan

stuey
Salford had about 4/5 out.
Problem with Salford they only have 18/19 decent players.
HKR have more.