Leeds

Garbage. Tex Hoy has had a shocker.and we have never had a sniff of scoring.

I don’t think we’re garbage. Clearly we’re struggling and the the injuries + unfit players on the field isn’t helping us at all.

Pal of mine is a Rhinos fan, he only really watches them and was convinced we’d beat them he was telling me all week how crap they are.
He said they still are and they don’t rate Smith - but we were abject and he wasn’t being that guy gloating, he didn’t come away happy! I am away so was spared seeing it in any way, thankfully.

I concede I was way wrong with Leeds game. We were well out of the running. But there’s a few things that I took from the gane.

1- we need to get nasty and cheat a bit. Leeds were easy offside on the refs blindside and the only team he pinged for it was us. We need to put in lazy elbows, late hits and ref the game.

2- we got our first pro Cas reaction from the ref in the 54th minute. He gave them everything up to then.

3- they did not challenge the ball but the player when Hoy went up. Nothing given. Hoy even came down with the ball but the Leeds player put his knees into him and he dropped the ball. Got got no cover when going for these balls.

We were well beaten. Miller wasn’t fit but played due to macca injury. We looked busted. This week off is much needed.

RaoulDuke

Not sure a week off will make much difference.
You seen our next 3 games.
Sounds like Macca could be out a while.
Miller defiantly not fit.
Could have Lawler back.
Sadly our first 21 player squad, bar ⅔ are all average players, some are even championship players at best.
Lingard is hoping a full season in SL will make them into good SL players for 2025, I have my doubts.

I do find forums, etc. to read, particularly in relation to the latest result on the pitch.

I’m not sure cas fans are any beter/worse than others in te RL world but you we really are a bunck of knee-jerkers.

Any win, and the team is better, improving, on the right track.

Any defeat and it’s slash your wrists time.

Even the greatest sports times across the world took time to develop. Success does not occur overnight.

we were all aware that, by and large, this years squad contained a number of new players, namy untested at SL level. The Club even acknowledged tihis and advised of such. When you have a 3 year programme, you should really make final judgement after less than half of one of those years.

Yes, tyou monitor progress, and I for one believe we have seen some progress so far this season. However, there are bound to be setbacks along the way.

I still believe Martin Jepson’s input and approach is a significant positive for the Club and progress, on and off the field, will continue.

From the squad for the Leeds game.

Players I’d release.
Hooley
Miller
Griffin
Hodson
Hoy
C hall.

Possible, not sure.
Watts
Macca
Putt

Keep.
Wood
I senior
El-zakham
Mellor
Westerman
Horne
Milnes
S hall
Namo
QQ
Robb
Hill.

That from last weeks squad, and just my opinion.

In todays Rugby League we could spend the cap plus marquee and still get dumped out of SL, The board are trying to ensure a SL place and the squad has to recruited to suit the money available.

Is it right for a professional sport to be run this way? NOT IN A BLOODY MILLION YEARS ITS NOT

We all knew this at the start of the season and in all honesty we are in a better place than i expected, but that is because a team with a concrete guarantee of SL dont give a f**k about results this term.

WHY ARE WE SURPRISED WHEN RESULTS LIKE THIS HAPPEN? WE HAVE PLASTIC SEATS TO POLISH NOW AND THAT HAS TO BE BETTER THAN A WINNING TEAM, DOESNT IT.

This is my last season darnt lane and if my games were not already pre paid I wouldnt even be going this year.
Rugby League under IMG bullcrap has lost its appeal and is now just a sporting entertainment like the wrestling instead of a truly competetive sport,

I will be watching from afar

CTID

FlatCapper spot on. One of the reasons I no longer frequent the other Cas forum. It’s generally full of negativity, even some of the sane ones are losing it.

I can accept that people have a view but it won’t change the club. Moan all they want but unless you can affect a change, go shout at the moon.

We’ve been told by the club we are rebuilding and it’s not a quick fix. It’s made harder by the fact we have to sort out the ground and that’s where the money has to go.

Interestingly, wilkin was moaning about hull building their team for the future in the knowledge they can’t be kicked out, they have the magic points. They aren’t concerned about coming last. We aren’t afforded the same luxury.

Hepworth you sitting have stayed in the sun and watched it out there. The away support isn’t coming anymore. Leeds took about 250 to saints away last weekend. The clubs are being strangled but the viewing figures are better.

pirate not going to Cas is actually playing into IMGs hands. They want eyes on screens not on terraces.

We should aim for selling out WR and no space for away support.

RaoulDuke

Cas fans will always turn up if they see effort on the field.
It’s always been like that for donkeys years.
To be fair I’m surprised the attendances we are still getting this season.
Some of the dross served up down lane this year as been abysmal.
Fans so far haven’t dropped off. We’ve had some good attendances.
Fans are doing their bit for the crazy IMG.

Would like to know our average so far, anyone know.

RaoulDuke
67 years old and living in Scarborough has limited my attendance anyway. IMG ruining the sport has left a sour taste in my mouth,
If London and Hull pick up and we finish bottom we should be relegated, I would go as far to say it would be embarrassing if we kept our place if that happened,
If London manage to get above Hull they should stay in SL on merit and Hull should go down.
Teams like Hudds and Salford are adding all the free tickets to their attendance figures.
Catchment areas are all Bo****ks as well.
The IMG script is just a charter for cheats
I WANT NO PART OF IT
I may be an old fart but i can see what is right and what is blatantly wrong.
I have the motorbike and fishing to fill my time
I will become that armchair fan if i can be bothered.
My support will be only in the form of the daily draw and the odd bit of merchandise

CTID, but the sport died before me