Sorry. I have to admit to dereliction of duties because I've lost the will to read half the stuff on here.

so have most of us

I actually think you look well balanced in the squad you have selected and am less than confident coming to your opening party! Early season so I can see either team getting a 12+ point win, i doubt it will be a strong defensive show from either team..... I can foresee 40 points on the board between the sides. Obviously my hope is our continuity and your emotion of the new ground and that means we settle better and win.



Well done on getting your new home built and yes I am a little jealous. Also, glad to see the threads on other teams boards are derailed into pointless drivelling bickering and knackers - I thought is was just the Cas Forum!



Good luck, but not too much against us.

Anyone else notice that we've gone from feast to famine as in the Advertiser this week we had not one but two full page colour adds for the game?



Does advertising of that nature now rest on the shoulders of the stadium management company as surely the better advertised it is the more bodies we get and ultimately the more profitable the stadium becomes for them.

I don't know why i bother correcting you constantly, is it becoming an obsession to you... We raise the issues of the failures quite often and most people's ( expert witness's ) opinions are he's a top fella but his judgement is abysmal.......Also PT brought up a great point on the wilkinson thread...." it depends on whose pockets he's lined as to whether he's liked or not"



Getting back on thread......



Castleford battered Salford's forwards in yardage and collision. It was always going to be a forwards down the middle battle with the freezing conditions, and Castleford won the arm wrestle even with 3 main forwards missing. I've been slated for month's having this opinion to which has been proven tonight that our pack is bobbins, Again Adamson offers absolutley nothing, he and Patten was at fault from the Castleford try under the sticks from a chip over / cross field kick by Rangi Chase scored by Milner which was the game breaker.



Again Feka was the standout forward, and i still think Gleeson is weak in the centre position. Sean long's role look's to be working as when Salford spread the ball they look dangerous only a momentry lapse in concentration proved on a few occassion's unlucky not to score......



Positives.....



Feka....Strong running and some great hits

Howarth....Alway's probing and back's up well....

Ashurst....Great backing up for his try.....



Negatives....



Patten....Caught out of position for and never beats the 1st man, easily tackled

Gleeson...Weak in defence 2 tries he was at fault, dropped to much ball,

All the pack except Feka.....GOT DOMINATED AGAIN......

A embarrassing firework show along with a very poor turnout.



It's going to be a long hard season.

Mr Inferno - much as I hate to agree with you, bearing in mind some of your previous posts, I'm afraid I do on your last post

Now, how about something constructive - we are where we are, we have the players we have, what would you do to improve things?



And finally, just a note for the editor of the programme - I bought one (as I usually do) but that's the last one until View from the Pew is gone - fundamentalist claptrap has no place in sport - what on earth are you thinking printing such cobblers?

BartonFlyer I'm worried you're calling me Mr....



There isn't much you can change at this moment in time due to the shoddy recruitment. The pack is weak and gets dominated. I'd try to instill aggression and venom into these forwards it couldn't do any worse, their's no pack leader that's what Parish tried to solve with the Adrian Morley capture.

Can't argue with most of that

Wouldnt be too downhearted, the conditions made the game 1 dimensional. Ultimately we had a better kicking game and forwards made more yards. Really hard to judge too much. I said at half time that it was a game that could go either way but couldnt get too annoyed if we lost, dont think you lot should either. Matty Smith looked better then he did last year, as did feka. Who got the ball in the face? Ouch on a night like tonight.

Think it was Howarth. Definitely a nasty one, ball always seems to feel like it weighs ten times more when it hits you in this sort of weather. His legs were wobbling like jelly when he came off, don't think he knew where he was.

not a surprise, because it wasnt a chip, it was a full on punt aiming to make 40 metres!!