Well, I think we are likely to change very little. There is a possibility that Thompson or Nash could come in depending if there is anyone needing a freshen up, but other than that given the turmoil and emotion around, I can see there being little will for anyone to change much this week.

Terrible game for us and a bad time to be honest to play Wigan I think. If I had to have even the most optomistic bet the only cash I could put on us is ahead at half time, Wigan full time, but I genuinely feel with the disruption of the week and there being a ready made excuse for a team who can't decide if they are "confident or not" to get blown away. I am a pessimist and look for the worst traits in human nature - I would be more than happy to be proven dreadfully wrong.

Unfortunately like mdean it's looking like heading for a landslide on Sunday.

I'm not expecting a close game, but hopefully we'll just ... manage to come out of it with our a**es still in our pants.

Generally, we give Wigan a good competitive game. We have to stick with them like glue in the first half, play the percentages, frustrate them, kick well & complete sets. The longer we're in the game, the more frustrated they'll get.

There's always a slight chance that the players will use the tragic events of last weekend as a motivating factor and go out intent on 'doing it for the coach'. Whether or not that'll be enough to overcome an in-form Wigan side is another matter...

Looking at the form thus far, it's hard to see anything other than an emphatic win for Wigan.

Thanks to Phil Clarke for use of his Margin Meter

Well, the Wigan side are hitting their KPI's more consistently than Castelford, and if we have a look at this brightly couloured sideways bar-chart, it will illustrate that point. <serious face into camera>

etc etc.

He's a bore isn't he? I don't need a margin meter however, to tell me that Cas will be massive underdogs for this one; it wouldn't be the first time they've shocked a bigger side though - t'games not laiked on paper, or indeed in a Powerpoint presentation.

You always give us a good game, if Chase runs out wide and your centres play well they could get into Goulding and Hughes and cause us some problems. From our point of view of pack is looking pretty big and no doubt we'll try and get on top in the middle and throw it wide on the quick play of the ball. Hopefully a game played in good spirits in repect of Robbie Millward.

am hoping we give em a good game and cause an upset.i think the players will be motivated to do it for millward which will (hopefully) save us from getting walloped

Fully agree on all counts. The respective results against Drabford Dulls suggest you'll give us a whipping however we were a different team last week so I expect something a little bit closer!

Cas by 6 or a real thumping in wigoons favour, its just the Cas way.

COYF

Agree with that, my margin meter says that the team with the most point on 79 minutes might just have enough Eddie to get them over the line.

I think Phil will go with:

kick off - Wigan by 20
20 Mins - Cas by 32
HT - Wigan by 6
45 Mins - Cas by 42
50 Mins - Wigan by 86
60 Mins - Draw
70 Mins - Cas by 60
79 Mins - Wigan by 28
80 Mins - Oh! I don't think its working (Cas win)

While we are talking about the Margin Meter, I have just done some post it note stats myself in my head - my margin meter says:
Wigan first score
Cas second score
Wigan by 12 at half time
Cas to score last
Wigan by 22 full time.

Based on the results I have just gone through from memory - the tricky one being the draw from last year.

[url=http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rleague/12/02/23/RUGBYL_Castleford.html&BID=480Donlan thanks Nathan Brown for help[/url

Squad unchanged from Catalans, I think Walker will come in this week, as it is going to be physical in the middle, I actually expected Hudson back in the 17 becuase he can tackle - but I don't blame Donlan for not changing much.

Nothing in the announced squads changes my opinion of the game, us in a bum squeaker or them by a wheelie bin full.

Tigers 19-man squad:

1. Richard Owen
3. Joe Arundel
4. Kirk Dixon
5. Josh Griffin
6. Rangi Chase
7. Danny Orr (c)
8. Jake Emmitt
9. Daryl Clark
11. Brett Ferres
12. Jonathan Walker
13. Steve Snitch
14. Stuart Jones
15. Adam Milner
17. Lee Mitchell
21. Oliver Holmes
22. Nathan Massey
23. Ryan McGoldrick
24. Steve Nash
28. James Grehan

Unchanged ‘19' v Wigan on Sunday Acting Tigers head coach Stuart Donlan has named an unchanged 19-man squad ahead of Sunday's home clash with Wigan Warriors

hello , Is there any where decent park at the ground ?

Best place to park is Castlefields car park. Free parking on Sunday and a ten min walk from the ground

WF10 5BH is the postcode for your Sat nav

Thanks for that

What's the weather like over there today ?

Dry, bright, just starting to cloud over about 10 degree's.

I'm guessing Arundel, Ferres and Walker are all injured?

arundel out for 3 weeks,not sure about ferres and walker played in the u20s