Not looking forward to this game at all.

Should be a routine win for Wigan but hopefully we can be competitive.

The day a win at Cas is routine for us is a day Zak Hardaker will be made mayor of Castleford.

A one point win would be a great result for us.

Agreed. Hostile fans, undersized pitch and archaic facilities after 23 years of SL. It won’t be easy.

It’ll be a very tough game regardless of whose playing for Cas. They always up their game against us at their place.

Won’t want Zak to return a winner.

We could do with Lockers and Flower fit.

3 game ban for McShane. Big loss for them.

If we beat Cas it'll send a real message to the fans and opposing teams... the champs are back.

Decent looking squad.

how will it, you would of only beaten a very weak and depleted cas side

Hardaker
Manfredi
Sarginson
Gildart
Burgess
Williams
Sammut
Naverette
Leaulai
Bullock
Greenwood
Isa
SOL

Bryne
Flower
Sharrocks
Partington/Smithies (Oli to start if SOL unfit)

already a noticeable lack of Rubbie Duckie posts

can only beat whats in front of you, we are weak and depleted also....

Flower the most unlikely to play this week. Groin is still not right.

This weak and depleted Cas side are still third in the league.

Until the Hamlin story broke

No matter. Hemmings et al will be sure to lay it on thick re their devastating injury crisis. Hopefully we can spark another pitch invasion by Powell.

....and a stadium that we own and an atmosphere your lot would die for at the pie-dome. Central Park eh, those were the days.

Had the atmosphere gone on its hols for the saints game? Or maybe the volume on my tv was faulty!

Looking forward to the game. Always one of the fixtures I look for when they are released. Hope the fact it’s a Friday night doesn’t put too many off travelling on the M62, though it’s understandable if it does.
We’re severely depleted, but playing Wigan often brings out the best in our players, particularly at home.

Don't know pal - I was in Tenerife. It's usually great as long were not getting mullered. We don't boo our team though and it's never quite like visiting a library.

I like going to Cas. The friendly welcome from the home fans....

OK, not that!

But there's a pub and beer garden across the road, and you can have a smoke at half-time.

Obviously you missed this particular visit to the library then.

A stadium?

You’re not referring to the crumbing bits of concrete surrounding that sports field in Castleford as a stadium are you?



It’s a bit like a homeless person saying to a man renting a five bed semi that he should feel jealous because ‘at least I own my cardboard box’.

Just hope the Cas fans behave themselves on Friday.

Likewise. We all know we have a minority of idiots. With Hardaker playing at full back he’ll have his back to the WRE and be very close to the crowd. Wouldn’t surprise me if some reprobate went a step too far.
And I’m not discounting the possibility of it being Hardaker himself either. It wouldn’t be a massive surprise to see him ‘do a Cantona’.

If Hardaker scores a try and then proceeds to sniff the line I’ll personally bow down to him

I too also hope my fellow Castleford fans behave. I'm sure Zak will get booed and jeered but it wont affect him. If anything it will spur him on to perform better as Leeds fans found out when he scored for us several times against them. I wont boo or jeer him though. He was awesome for us and I can respect his efforts in a Cas shirt. I will just ignore his return though and cheer on my team.

I dont think we will win though. You seem to be picking up a bit of form and we seem to be on a downward spiral at the minute. Wigan by 16 for me.

Enjoy your trip over to our dump. Its ageing and needs replacing but not many more grounds can create a good atmosphere like 'The Jungle' can on a friday/Saturday night.