Not a bad signing but hope this is because we are keeping Lee smith and their attempts to sign have failed.

I didn't know we were apparently after Lee Smith.

His agent was trying to get him to Cas but Lee wanted to extend with us.Not sure what's happening regarding him getting a new contract but was well documented in press and by every man and his dog that he was well linked with Cas.

Is there only me who doesn't want Lee Smith to stay ?

I only want to keep Lee Smith because of his Utility and Kicking of the T

No mate I'll join you.

But

He signed a new deal weeks ago.

I rate him he's scored some good individual try's where we have had no right to score and never gives up. He's had to play out of position and not been allowed to settle in his natural position.

Fantastic, I hope you are right.

He is Sandal Cat. Signed few days before Bradford match

Cannot remember it being announced.
We could do with some sort of announcement re.players signing/resigning to boost ticket sales.
Still amazes me that Cas are splashing the cash so much re. signings.
Is it a gamble seeing that next season is so important?

not been announced yet. But JE alluded to deals that have been done but not announced yet in a recent interview

I too heard he had signed I have also heard that Tim Smith has signed but I could be getting my Smiths mixed up !

James Elston did say that Tim Smith was in his office the other day

They maybe waiting to give us some good news next week before the Castleford Match to send us on our holidays as happy bunnies

Mend a hose jungle! Ha ha ha

I was looking at post on VT about who they've signed& they might be 'splashing the cash' but when I look at their signings so far, non of them really make me think, oh I wish we'd got him.

Great cover though for injuries.

Where signing better squad players which we been short off because around Easter we fall to bits as you knowl but now starting to have cover. We need a class stand off to replace Rangi but where we going to get another one of him god knows we might come in for Tim Smith I know you got reduce your wage bill so we might do business but it will effect your season ticket numbers so it proberly not happen.

Looking at Cas's signings i think they are just spending Rangi's salary on as many players as they can. Not really improving there first choice team, but certainly improving the squad. There are a couple i would have been interested in to add depth to our squad.

Love him or hate him Chase is gonna take some replacing mind.

Who says we have to reduce our wage bill?

And if we did, we wouldn't be offloading Smith to ease the problem.

I think (unless someone can provide a link) that it's yet another myth that's been peddled but the longer it rolls the bigger the snowball gets.

The Elston interview he said we will be spending same amount as last year on salaries. With regards to Cas signing all players without a good half back like chase will not make much difference as even we have noticed with one half missing this season we have looked in affective at times.

Gibson will be good back up for their threequarters, can't imagine he'd be a starting centre

Webster and Shenton are our starting centres. Gilmour and Gibson will cover.

Just out of interest how many games has Webster started? He struggled with injuries at KR I believe