Well, this game (just like the last one) is huge.
If we lose this one it's pretty much curtains for me.
Catalans coming on the back of 2 defeats in a row, can we make it 3?

I think that we are going to have to beat Leigh to stay up. There is a sense of irony and theatre in all of that and while Cas have shown nothing to suggest that they will win again this year, we still have that weekly opportunity (PD permitting) to leapfrog.

Imagine having to beat the newly promoted team to stay in SL?

That game and Cas’s game would probably get moved and televised with the same kick off time, and it would be squeaky bum time.

Cas have an interesting game against Hull FC next, nothing to play for and have lost a couple back to back. I'd say Cas have more chance of beating them than we have of beating Catalans or Leigh.

That said if they don't pick up the win and it goes down to the last game of the season, I'd say we have a massive chance of beating KR. Hopefully they're cemented in the playoffs and field a side like they did against Wigan just before the CC final.

There is every chance that this could go to the last round, with us needing to beat KR and hoping that Leeds can do us a favour v Cas.
The only glimmer of hope is that Leigh are in a solid 4th spot (unable to drop and unable to improve to 3rd) and maybe, just maybe, they rest a few players and we have a good day. - talk about clutching at straws.

The club need to find a way of filling the ground on Friday for the Catalan game and hoping that a fully partisan crowd can help ensure that we get a few calls from the officials and somehow, we find a performance.

The problem with the Leigh game is that they don't have a reserve side that they can utilise to field a weakened team.
A lot depends on Hull FC doing the business for us once again too.

Think this is big Dave's last game.

Losing to Cas twice has pretty much confirmed relegation. Maybe if we had a proper Head Coach and took recruitment seriously at the start of the year we wouldn’t be in this mess.

The cas v hull is the big chance cas have, if they lose that we have a fighting chance.

Up the Trin

Clifford has just copt a one match ban so misses the CAs v Hull game. Boost for Cas's chances.

But we've 3 missing that got injured against Warrington.

Miller has a 1 game ban as well.

Biggest game in the club's history arguably. Probably slightly less so with a potential takeover in the works. However, we need to win this. We MUST.

Not one of them comparable to the influential Clifford though. You get an additional boost of Miller being unavailable too. Hopefully he's running on with doped water.

3 what missing ,Coach as messed about whith first team so much have not got a clue what first team looks like .Will be last game for me this season .

He is referring to 3 Cas players injured at Warrington

Dont rely on us winning, think Cas will beat us, own owner gave up on the season in June, looks like some players have too, a few injuries and suspension for our best player, meaning we have no halfbacks. Cas will win as they have something to fight for. Just have to hope you can win two more games.

It's not really how it works though is it, having something to fight for isn't an automatic win.

I think we will beat Catalan on Friday.

Well skybet have already published the handicaps for friday.

Trin are getting 12 start
Cas are getting 2 start.

Personally I think our game could be very close with that handicap and 12 is about right.
My bet would be Cas. I think they will beat Hull outright.

It is, if the other team have given up

With Cas very likely to beat Hull, we may have to beat Catalan just to stay in the chase.
Having something to fight for against a side that has nothing to fight for and that are already "on holiday", certainly improves your chances.

Of course, anything can happen but........

Are you forgetting Ward has only been in charge for 3 games?

Whoever loses their SL place be it us or Castleford deserve to do so.

Cas won’t win another game this season. Problem is i doubt we will either.

I would have more confidence of victory against Catalan if it was last season’s squad and coach but if they could not raise the game sufficiently to beat Castleford then I fear for the three games left. I don’t blame either because we were put into this insidious position by our two incumbents and their desire for prudence.
I agree MC saved us from his boss but sadly they did not get anyone in place quick enough to save us from them. I hope we survive despite them but fear even our usual survival luck cannot overcome what we have done this season.
If we do then I will wish them well for whatever the future brings far away from the club but relegation will be a legacy they will have to bear for our great club.

Haven't you done the "current incumbents to blame" thing enough now?