A lot can happen in year. Why didn t the club try doing something to sort it out.

It seems they did:

As much as it is dissapointing to lose Joe i think this is a good deal for all concerned. Last season Joe was a shadow of the player he was in 2007 and 2008 and to an extent 2009. He was usually always the first player off the pitch at the end of games and was known to be part of the drinking culture at Cas. I dont think he would have improved under Matterson and the statement by RW says pretty much he did not want to stick around. Getting a fee for an unhappy player is good for us and it gives us some money to bring in 1 or 2 players. I think Joe will go well at Hull and hope a change will do him good. In return we lose a young star which yes it doesnt seem good, but with Joes known drinking and unhappyness i think it is the best move for us and him.

what i find unsettling is his reasons for wanting to go - bad coaching/managment by all accounts.

ah gossip again.

Aye. "By all accounts" - I don't remember you and I, or indeed a great deal of others citing those things Teebs, do you?

Good for us and hopefully good for Westy and Hull. No other club I would rather he had gone to.

Very disappointing for a club to lose a promising youngster. But, I suppose you did cash in.

Nor Westy, though he did say: ""I want to thank Castleford and all the players, coaches, staff and supporters for everything they've done for me, particularly Terry Matterson who gave me a chance from being young."

nice to see a lad with the potential to be a great player finally break free from the Co-operative Championship standard club that has held him back for so long

The reason I was unhappy this morning was because the quotes make it look like we've sold just to fund the new stadium. It hasn't. We didn't want to sell or need to sell. However, the money will no doubt help cover the Full PP costs and make things a little better on the purse strings. It also looks like this was why PP was delayed. Again it isn't. Oh and Hull fans it's 175k not 150k

1/10 Must try harder

its money,its the same at wakey, you get good players andsell them to survive. its not part time any more where they all work down the pit. neither club will win anything again unless a millionaire comes in. new stadium or not it will still go on,thats why they wanted teams to merge

I understand the local janitors are happy he's leaving

This is hard to take and not just because he had great potential but because of the overiding opinion held by most that he could not develop further at Cas. How long before we hear whispers that other such young lads are not happy with the club and have had their heads turned while playing for their country? paranoid? me?
Of course there are other young un's to fill in and have just as much potential but how long before the glamour of playing for the home town club wears off and a huge wad of cash is handed the clubs way for a want away player?
I want the new stadium to happen more than most but it seems we may have to suffer a lack of ambition from the club on the field for a few years yet and thats only if we get a new licence which is in the balance even if all goes to plan with the new stadium.
In my humble opinion Rangi Chase is on the verge of gaining full international honours on recent form and this is a worry to me as the trend seems to be Cas lad plays for country Cas lad moves on. Who knows Westermans replacement may something special although at such short notice I cant see it.
Sad really.

is it 175k really been reported on our local radio to be near the 100k margain

No one will ever no the real figure.
All we know is it was a 6 figure sum.

Wrong . Try £100K .

Wonder if the rumour of Chase going for 75k has any truth in it? Not stirring but mention has been made on these boards, a case of no smoke without fire perhaps or the rumour about £175k needed for the planning permission application that you need could also be right from the speculation, I guess time will tell

hull daily mail reported £150,000

No, I am not.

Chase? 75k? Give over!

If that was true I would have expected Hull to sign him aswell.

I'm suprised that Cas didn't ask for Cash plus Washbrook he is a good Sl palyer and if allowed to play LF could devlop into a very good SL player.

Unless Cas needed the money more than players?

We have a youth system, we don't need to buy players

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