Seemed to spend more time trying to suck Wigan into a brawl last night than concentrating on his and his teams performance last night which is a shame cos he's a cracking player when he focuses on playing rugby.

I've still not seen him take control of a big game like Sinny and Magsy did and actually manage the game how it needed to be played.
Very good player admittedly but sadly he's not as good as he believes he is

He us not all that and never was, simply a gear in a well oiled machine(game plan) but sided gave esiily found out how to stick a spanner in the works in the big games. Cas best ever period in there history, and had as much success as Huddersfields good period 5 years ago. Just a nice drinks plate and a fireworks display.

Chicken and egg. Do you think the cas players have had belief in the big game plans they were given? Perhaps the players were right and the game plan wrong?

Cas players don't have the killer instinct. If they don't win one of these big games next year, they never will.

Honestly think the grand final last year would have been very different if a certain full back hadn’t derailed their season. They might not have beaten us but it would have been a different game.

Agreed. Just like Huddersfield a few lyears back.

Gale has developed into a smashing player, but he doesn't have these same qualitiy around him that Sinfield and McGuire did in their haydays.


It's all well and good saying folk saying Gale doesn't grab big games by the neck but the KS and DM had the players around them that made it easier for them too do so.

Who had the better players round them in last year's GF because McGuire absolutely schooled him? That's the difference between a good player and an all time great.

Gale is great when things are going well. He really knows how to exploit the great platform he is given and looks a worldy. Problem is, when things aren't going well he seems more interested in getting mouthy and starting a load of push-and-shove than trying to drag his team out of their rut.

Players like Mags and Sinny could play whether we were on top or not.

It's for that reason that gale will struggle at international level where against the aussies and the kiwis we are often not on top but still need to figure out how to win.

Gale is around 200,227,333 billion miles away from being even remotely close to the player Danny McGuire is.

maybe Gale will blame it on having his so called appendix removed again ! before a BIG game

I think the surgeon f***ed up. It's not an appendix he's lacking.

What a difference a year makes.
Most Leeds fans were screaming to have Gale in our side last year the very same who thought a few years ago both McGuire and Sinfield were past their best.
Now his team lose a semi final and he is not fit to lace their boots.
Funny old world.

Not me. Neither am/was I in the Powell for coach camp.

Me neither, whilst he has done a brilliant job in getting the Car team to where they are he often comes across as petulant and his record in big games is pretty bad

Be interesting how next year pans out for Cas. Like others have said, I don't think they'll get a better opportunity than they did last year.

For me, Gale falls solidly into the big fish little pond category...

‪There’s already seven changes to our squad numbers with no Delaney, Galloway, Jordan-Roberts, Moon, Hall, Lilley, Keinhorst for next season. Expecting Thompson to move on making it eight, then a few others like Ormondroyd, Walters, Mullally and maybe JJB.

Saw the League Express headline about Wakey sniffing around one of our props. Anyone got a copy and know who it is? Suspecting Mullally or Ormondroyd.

Mullally, I believe. Think he'll go well for them if they give him a regular slot.

With the word on here that he had signed a two year deal a while ago, it certainly looks like Sinfield is looking it seeing if he can get out of some of those deals. rightfully so, it's not just out of contract players in danger it seems...

Not much a 7 can do when his pack gets stuffed and every PTB takes half an hour. Watching Wigan is how I imagine slowly sinking in quicksand must feel.

Completely agree - its turgid to watch, teams need to give them a taste of their own medicine.

When I look back on that middle 8s comp ,we really were fortunat to survive let alone playinv in the MPG . Sincield has a lot of work to do this off season .

Was not aware we played in the MPG. Bad as we where, we was never really in any Danger, there was always 4-5 of the sides worse than us.
But yes we have work to do, and the clear out may take a few. Weeks, months to get through.

I have nothing against how Wigan go about their business, it works for them and as it stands is within what the officials deem as legal. I just wish as a whole the whole ruck and wrestle was cleaned up.one of the big reasons the game is going down the toilet, rugby league used to be the greatest game because of its fast flowing crisp play, these days many games are like wrestle mania, friday was just a dire watch for neutrals.