www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/20 ... n-triangle Wonder how long it took Andy Wilson to think of this article to write up.

www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/20 ... n-triangle Wonder how long it took Andy Wilson to think of this article to write up.

There's only one possible response:

’k off, you Pie b*st**d

Beat me to it, in all honesty he is right as much as we don’t want to do it is it the only way UP?

West Tigers done it and look at them.

Pie? He's from Oldham.

Genuine question to Cas fans. Would you rather have Castleford playing in the Championship or a merged club in Super League?

=#8000FFTrinity Tigers or something along those lines any day of the week, it'd be a better run club with a better youth set up so good for everyone.

And Featherstone?

=#8040FFThey could join in if they wanted but there's no room for their name

Well given i'm a cas fan i would rather support cas in any league than any other team.

I would have no more reason to support a merged side than i do to support wire, hudds or catalans. Actually thats not true i have a catalans berret (sp) and none of those teams would have anything to do with killing off my club, so i would have more reason to support any of those especially catalans.

Out of those two options a Castleford in the championship, unless the merged was called castleford and played in cas.

merge and stay in super league and be called something like trinity tigers or be a new club like Glasshoughton RL and have the Tigers and Wildcats clubs like feeder clubs playing in the championship or championship 1 still bring the good young players throught like they do in the nrl.

just think a new ground next door to xcaspe and a new squad like.

1. Richard Owen
2. Aaron Murphy
3. Michael Shenton
4. Daryl Millard
5. Damien Blanch
6. Rangi Chase
7. Sam Obst
8. Richard Moore
9. Ryan Hudson
10. Craig Huby
11. Dale Ferguson
12. Steve Snitch
13. Joe Westerman
14. Glenn Morrison
15. Brett Ferres
16. Tevita Leo-Latu
17. Ben Jeffries
18. Liam Higgins
19. Ben Gledhill
20. Stuart Jones
21. Dean Widders
22. Jordan Thompson
23. Oliver Holmes
24. Joe Arundel
25. James Davey
26. Dale Morton

Also with the loyal supports both clubs have we would be 1 of the richer clubs in the league like leeds, wigan & warrington. and we would not lose quality players to richer clubs like both team for done (shenny 4 cas and same like with atkins & brough 4 wakey). we would have money to keep this player and i think that club would be a super league winning side.

With you on that one all the way.

A merge would mean my rugby days would be over.

He's still a Pie.

What a load of lazy, rehashed tosh.

And Featherstone "...also have arguably the best ground of the three"? Give me a break.

I'd watch Cas in the championship any day of the week over the synthetic wet dream of Red Hall.

The article went something like this" Pro merger warble (30 or so lines).......it's not my place to advocate a merger." Knob.

He's a complete ar$e wipe, full of e

A merged club will end my 35 year interest in rugby league stone dead.
Cas in championship i could live with ive done it twice before.

My sentiments entirely.

I genuinely don't think we need to worry about being relegated. There are teams in the league with worse attendances, teams, grounds and junior set up. It would appear the new ground may actually have been started before the franchises are handed out too. Also, who in NL1 or whatever they have decided to call it this season has more to offer than us? Why swap one team for one that is worse?

Merging teams with over 100 years of history just would not work, it would not be popular and is not respecting all that tradition. Yes we do need to live in modern times, but we must also aknowledge the past. If the RFL are not careful their desperation to move the game on too quickly will actually kill it. Why try and force clubs that have happily existed for decades into changes they can't bloody afford.

Who in National League could add more then we do? Maybe Widnes...But they're far from setting NL on fire. In fact, neither are Leigh based on their last 2 results!

I don't really want to see a merged team, but reading what i've just read with people saying they would rather watch an unsuccessful / NL1 Castleford team isn't right either. Look at the way the fans are dropping off at the moment. I think it's just hard core fans that are saying the above.

your from the suicide forum arent you

Its really interesting thinking back to the half time pitch sit in at post office road now and that regardless of the rocky road since that point we have been a mainstay of superleague punching above our weight. At the time travelling up from Reading to the Saints match that would have seen us in the Grand final and the pride that falling at the last hurdle yes, but everyone gave 100%.

Merging now would feel a bit like a capitulation as its entirely driven by the wider economy (we just cant get loans on reasonable terms and the land value of our current ground has gone through the floor) exactly at the time when we need the license renewed. Could I support a merged club? Yes as I recognise the financial realities and do believe it would allow us to compete with the Rhinos quicker...but I dont want to be in that position as we can grow as a club at the new location. Their support will fall as Leeds United regain more regular support through promotion.

Given that perfect storm I still feel Cas can stand on its own but cannot afford to be out of superleague as the cost structure genuinely could see us go bankrupt. Look at Portsmouth, it can happen even in the money slushing premiership. At the end of the day Wakey council cant give the Wildcats anything now so if the issue is the cash to get a new stadium then we should all swallow some pride and get a joint stadium. I know that this will irk some but at the end of the day its a bit of concrete and steel. If in the NFL the New York teams can come to this economic conclusion then perhaps we should too. For all the great games down the lane its getting knocked down and the greater memories of cup triumphs happen away from there. Remember for as many awful designs we might have had recently....the history is in the shirt, lets have a bright future in it too.

Any merger would have to be at Glasshoughton, given that it's by far the best commercial location by a mile.

As for if I support one, I'm very much on the fence, and have thawed to the idea in recent months. As long as the Castleford identity remains, I think I'd support the team