Saints up next not FC

[Ken Smith]

Top 4 still possible. Best displays I’ve seen have come from Saints, Catalans and Salford the latter admittedly against a poor Hull FC. Not too bothered about Leeds or Wigan at the moment. As for the Challenge Cup we’ll beat both Hull FC and Wigan then with a kind draw against Leeds, hey presto in the Final.

[heritage1926]

When the chips are down, we always seem to band together better as team for some reason. I still think top 4 is possible. Saints will definitely be there, so too Wigan. You'd have to say Catalan and Warrington will be the other 2 pushing for it.

[tigerfeat]

Saints
Wigan
Cas
Huddersfield

Would be my top 4

[gateman]

wigan may be winning but are far from impressive

[heritage1926]

wigan may be winning but are far from impressive

I think we've learnt from 2017 that being impressive for 27 games counts for nothing. Wigan have never been an entertaining team, but know how to do it come business end.

[North Leeds Tiger]

I think the back up half back at the start of the season was Rankin.

[HuddsTigers]

I didn't understand before the season started why we didn't have a back up half back in place just p.ss poor planning you move Mcshane which I suppose must have been the thinking as we've got Milner and Oneill you lose a lot with Mcshane not playing 9 almost like a double whammy if one of the two half-backs get injured

DP probably didn't expect Rankin to go home though midway through and he would have been our cover half with Eden/Clare/Turner filling in.

Personally I think moving forward O'Brien should stand in. Hopefully we don't need that though

[tigerfeat]

I wouldn't have moved Rankin to fill in at half back he looked good at full back I didn't think he looked nearly as good when he played 6 or 7 it was bad luck he left
Now we got Obrian if we have a injury to Truey or DR I'd move him into half leave macca at 9 and play Turner at full back as we ended with yesterday

[heritage1926]

Couple of things regarding GOB;

1) He's on a decent salary at Toronto and i imagine will want to match that at his next club.
2) He has stated time again that he is a fullback and wants to play #1
3) Would he really stay to play back up half back when he wants to play FB.
4) Would we pay him handsomely to only play a back up part - it's not often young halfbacks like Trueman & Richardson are out for long periods at a time and Evalds never misses games either.

The only benefit we have is, every club in SL has a fullback, which may mean he has to think about his options. Would love to keep him a capacity, but would understand him wanting to go and start somewhere. Hopefully he enjoys his year with us and it sways him to stay.

[old cas lass]

Disciplinary.

https://www.superleague.co.uk/article/1 ... ry-round-9

[tigerfeat]

Couple of things regarding GOB;

1) He's on a decent salary at Toronto and i imagine will want to match that at his next club.
2) He has stated time again that he is a fullback and wants to play #1
3) Would he really stay to play back up half back when he wants to play FB.
4) Would we pay him handsomely to only play a back up part - it's not often young halfbacks like Trueman & Richardson are out for long periods at a time and Evalds never misses games either.

The only benefit we have is, every club in SL has a fullback, which may mean he has to think about his options. Would love to keep him a capacity, but would understand him wanting to go and start somewhere. Hopefully he enjoys his year with us and it sways him to stay.

I think a lot of players will be glad to have a contract for next season I read what he said about the way him and the rest of the Toronto players had been treated
He got a shop window at Cas see what happens

[heritage1926]

Couple of things regarding GOB;

1) He's on a decent salary at Toronto and i imagine will want to match that at his next club.
2) He has stated time again that he is a fullback and wants to play #1
3) Would he really stay to play back up half back when he wants to play FB.
4) Would we pay him handsomely to only play a back up part - it's not often young halfbacks like Trueman & Richardson are out for long periods at a time and Evalds never misses games either.

The only benefit we have is, every club in SL has a fullback, which may mean he has to think about his options. Would love to keep him a capacity, but would understand him wanting to go and start somewhere. Hopefully he enjoys his year with us and it sways him to stay.

I think a lot of players will be glad to have a contract for next season I read what he said about the way him and the rest of the Toronto players had been treated
He got a shop window at Cas see what happens

Either way, it's a win/win scenario for Cas IMO. He either does stay and we've recruited a very decent player or, he plays out of his skin for a contract elsewhere and we get the best out him.