Cas were relegated under P&R when they finished second from bottom. The bottom club that year was an expansion club - Catalans. Same situation you now find yourselves in with Crusaders.

It was a massive injustice to the players & the fans (as it is this year) and I expected history would remember it so, and I also expected it would make the game a national laughing stock.

Turned out it barely caused a ripple even within the game, let alone outside of RL.

It also turns out that 5 years later history doesn't really remember anything about it, outside of Castleford of course.

The only picture the RFL care about is the one they have got, Catalans having a strong season and playing well, are the bothered about the bigger picture, well i doubt it.

On the face of it the Catalans have been a huge success and the RFL will take all the headlines for it.

Not in anyway a dig at the French but thats how i see it.

They have a smaller pool of players to start with. If, as you say, the elite division teams are reducing in numbers (I have no idea - I'll take your word for it), then the pool will be reduced even more. Is it all because of the club mergers that formed Catalans? I honestly don't know - I'm asking.

Ahem

Never in any doubt

The most important thing to do before the 30th is to all get down and buy our tickets for next season yes most of us did not want Agar but we can do nothing about it now other than back the club and give him a chance
but remember it wont happen in 1 season he needs time come on 2500 is nothing we should sell 5000 at this price