Thank you Richard for all your hard work

Thank You Richard Wright for everything you have done for the club. Whatever people say In my opinion you can hold your head up. Some on here will knock the efforts of the board but they have held us together and events of recent years show that this is not easy. For me exciting times ahead for the club. Take a directors role Mr Wright your experience and support will be needed by whoever takes the reigns.

Ferris (sp?)

Best of luck to Richard and thank you for everything.

Divided opinion but never shirked away from the club and demonstrated how much he loves it over the past few years.

Like everything, things have to come to an end and many supporters have got their wish but I am glad to see him remain as a Director as his experience will be invaluable going forward.

New start, new era. Time for everyone to be on the same page now.

As a person RW isn't a bad guy. However, as the CEO of any company you can't expect to make so many empty promises, miss so many targets, and miss so many target deadlines and still hold professional credibility.

There are many sayings that sum it up and a key saying in his case may well be....'It's not what you do, it's what you are seen to be doing.'....and RW in his time as CEO, was seen by Joe Public and Cas fans in general as a man who made far more promises than he actually kept. I'm not saying that it would have been all plain sailing behind closed doors at Cas, but a CEO should be the caliber of person to manage that situation internally, diffuse it, and present it externally.


Any way..as far as I am aware though, one of SL's criteria is that a club must have an appointed CEO, and hence lets see what the new broom brings....because there is a lot of sweeping up to be done at Cas.

All I ask for is less spin....more straight talking, and the balls to do...that which needs doing!

So who is the smart money on for new C.E.O?....Ferres?, Robert Elstone?, Robbo?



Also should we read anything into Mal Reilly meeting a sponsor as seen on the club website and local paper?, somebody of his stature around boardroom level could be very useful to us.

I agree however hope this is not a sign that something dire us about to happen and ain't a case of rat jumping ship!!

Steve Ferres please



Then stick a couple of somewhat wealthy RL people around him so he has some money to work with.

Part one is plausible, Steve is OK as a football manager and everyday administrator. If Mildrid is the problem as you suggest then Ferres will get rid of him. If he stays then either Steve rate him and you will have to accept that - or - someone else is pulling the strings.

Part two seems unlikely in the current economy without a Stadium and thus a guaranteed franchise.

And before anyone starts I concede we are only marginally nearer to that holy grail than you so not gloating.

Like the collapse of the ground sale after all his spin.....you could understand him seeking to avoid making that announcement.

Steve Ferres it is. Confirmed on official site

hope he can bring to Cas what RW didn't - the stadium

Well i'm quick to come on here and poke fun so fair play.


IMHO Steve Ferres is the right man for Cas and will help take you forward on and off the field, i'm not a close friend and i've only spoken to him half a dozen times but he's been at Wakey before and he tried to steady a sinkling ship. Yes it did sink but i can't blame him for that




I would have him at Wakey given the chance.

I think it's totally unfair to suggest that Richard Wright is responible for the stadium project not being completed by now. We as supporters are not privy to all the details of how the project is progressing or what is delaying it. I do know that without all the work that has already been done the project would never have come to fruition, i have no doubt that the stadium will be built and this will be due to the work put in by the B.O.D. including Richard Wright.

Steve Ferres is good with players and running a club, i would be suprised if he will be involved in Stadiums.

Well said.

Sometimes it's not what you are doing....it's more a case of what you are 'seen' to be doing. RW, rightly or wrongly, will by many have been 'seen' to be failing to deliver on promises made. When put in a role of CEO, that's unfortunately one of the responsibilities that you have to accept....fairly or unfairly!

This.

Not this.

I found it interesting to hear the pre-match interview that BBC Radio Leeds did with Steve Ferres. The key words he said were.....'I won't be making any promises that I can't keep!!!'.

I think that is a perfectly acceptable thing to say...IMO weve been fed the brown stuff from RW (i dont hold that against him though, he was trying to do his best!!) its nice to have somebody come in and be honest.

That brown stuff that rw was feeding everyone kept cas in superleague. If he had been honest about the progress of the stadium , we would not have a franchise ............... nor would wakefield (twice) !!

Of course it was RW telling anyone who would listen that kept us in Super League. I am sure that the team who looked at each franchise saw exactly where the club was at (although I think they were looking at the Bradford financial page at about 4:59pm on a Friday afternoon

just got back from my holidays were my goddaughter texted me to let me know Richard Wright had stepped down .id just like to say thank you richard for 15years OF HARD WORK..GOOD LUCK to steve ferres hope he can take our club on to better things.