Tigers to announce sponsorship deal

The Tigers are set to announce a major sponsorship deal for next season and potentially for the whole licence era permitting the Tigers get one, the Casforum Website Team understands.

Details are unclear at this moment in time, but it is expected that the deal will be announced early next week with Monday morning seemingly likely to bring the fruition of news.

It is understood that major bus company Arriva, who have sponsored the Tigers on several occasions over the past few seasons, will be the people that will plough a significant amount into the club, although again details are yet to be released.

Whether this will see the tenure of GMB Union as the Tigers' main shirt sponsor come to an end after several years of association remains to be seen, however with the income being supplied to the club, it is thought that it could well be.

It was common knowledge around Castleford that Commercial Manager Craig Poskitt had talked to two potential sponsors, which included a trip to Millennium Magic to showcase the Tigers in action. It would therefore seem that as a result of this Arriva have decided to back the club, with Poskitt's hard-work paying off.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Chambers Leave Tigers

Dwain Chambers Leaves The Tigers

The tigers can today announce that disgraced sprinter Dwain Chambers has failed to earn a Super League contract with the club and he wont be recieving a contract offer. The cannot fault dwain's commitment but as saturday nights match proved they have more important things to worry about.

Castleford Tigers CEO Richard Wright said: “Many people watched Dwain in the trial game and he has certainly won over some of the doubters, and proved that the trial was more than simply a ‘publicity stunt.’ “During his trial period Dwain has been a joy to have around. His work ethic and professionalism have been exemplary. He has got on well with all members of the club’s staff that he has come into contact with and he has been in great demand, proving a popular visitor to local schools. He has also given us a huge media profile. I believe that he feels that he has gained from his time with us, so there are no losers. “However our coaching team feels that he would need a significant amount of additional time to prove whether or not he would be capable of making the grade in Super League, and time is something that we don’t have. Furthermore we have an outstanding group of young players coming through whom we need to focus upon and give our attention. As a result we have reluctantly come to the decision not to continue with the trial. “All the club wish Dwain the very best for the future in whatever path he chooses to follow.”

Continue reading Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Chambers set to stay?

Dwain Chambers is set to stay in Castleford it seems with the general consensus of press believing that a sponsorship package is being plugged together to keep him on until the end of the season.

BBC Sport says: "Sprinter Dwain Chambers is expected to find out if he has a future with Castleford in rugby league on Tuesday.

"Castleford are trying to put together a sponsorship package to retain Chambers following a month-long trial."

A crowd of just over 3,000 saw Chambers make his debut a week last Sunday against York City Knights' reserves.

The former banned athlete completed 39 minutes of the game and made one try saving tackle in that duration.

Several clubs from both rugby league and rugby union are also waiting in the wings to make offers should Castleford fail to agree terms with the Londoner.

Monday, May 5, 2008

Tigers fall to pieces in Wales

Report by Daniel Kemp

Castleford: (6) 16
Tries: Owen, Westerman, Shenton
Goals: Dixon 2

Wakefield: (24) 54
Tries: Watene, Obst, Grix 3, Moore, Blanch 2, Atkins.
Goals: Brough 9

Fans of the Tigers were left contemplating their affinity with the club after yet another below-par, and to summarise somewhat shambolic and disgraceful performance, in the annual showpiece Millennium Magic event in Cardiff.

Danny Brough was the star man for the Wildcats, while the Tigers lost four players to injury throughout various periods of the games.

And it was the little Genius who got the scoreboard ticking after 5 minutes when he slotted over a simple penalty, one of ten that the tigers conceded on a day where they didn’t bother trying to help themselves.

Continue reading Monday, May 5, 2008

Tigers name 19 to face Wakefield

The Tigers have today released their nineteen man squad to face the Wakefield Wildcats in this weekend's Millennium Magic spectacle in Cardiff.

As usual, there are no real surprises with Awen Guttenbeil, Ryan Clayton, Luke Dorn and Craig Huby all recovering from their respective injuries which saw them miss last week's game against Catalans.

Ned Catic is also poised to make his first-team debut against his former clubs, providing his paperwork is completed in time. However, today's Yorkshire Evening Post carries an article which admits that time is against the club, which could see Catic relegated to 18th man.

Mark Leafa is still missing from the squad, as is Peter Lupton who will be out for four weeks after suffering a facial injury.

Full Squad: 1. Luke Dorn, 2. Stuart Donlan, 3. Michael Shenton, 4. Kirk Dixon, 7. Brent Sherwin, 9. Andrew Henderson, 10. Michael Korkidas, 11. Awen Guttenbeil, 12. Ryan Clayton, 13. Joe Westerman, 14. Liam Higgins, 15. Craig Huby, 17. Matt Cook, 20. Scott Moore, 21. Richard Owen, 23. Ryan McGoldrick, 26. Brendan Hlad, 27. Ned Catic, 30. Adam Fletcher.

Friday, May 2, 2008

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