That's just it, it will take home and away fans off the gate. It shouldn't as it's a damn good local derby.

I will be working so for me it's good but still wish it wasn't just for the loss on gate.

Had a feeling that as we were not on sky for some time this game would get picked. One of our highest attended :/

I'm really brassed off about this - I organised my holiday so I'd be back in time to go to the match and now I've got no chance.

Sky have probably just cost the club several thousand quid in gates - most annoying.

It's Sky's way of trying to knacker our crowd figures. Absolutely no other reason to televise this "nothing" match!

First the bulls game and now Cas, because of shift patterns I will now miss both games so much for having a season ticket

Im sure it's not a plot by sky to do us out of crowd figures! To be honest I think that the more exposure we get the better at the minute. I mean we'll probably get hammered, but the crowd should be ok and hopefully get a few more in next game.

Will be flying home from holiday whilst game is on now. Thanks sky. Mind u as we'll probably get our handed to us then maybe its not a bad one to miss.

its good sky is showing this game it puts both us and cas on the national map. Sky can be criticised for making the decision a bit late. We wont get hammered Cas are done now after that cup match. Im predicting a Wakey win. Hopefully Moore will be back for that putting some half decent kicks in.

Hemmings has just mentioned next weekends Sky games being at Wigan and Wakefield. He then said 'Two W's in the league'. I couldn't help thinking and there will be two W's in the commentary box.

Hopefully Kear will be in the commentary box with them instead of coaching the team.

Agreed Altofts. He played tongia today which is fair enough, however it was his debut against arguably the best side in the league in a position he's not accustomed to! He hauled Morton off who for me did no wrong, the men inside him were woeful especially the likes of Lee and smith who kept getting caught out of position time and time again, Morton was solid under the high ball too. Walk away now John were grateful for the past but you're spoiling things now and to say you were happy with the defense after leaking 11 tries shows just how much you've lost the plot!

I have mentioned on another thread that I felt sorry for Tongia playing centre a position that he has hardly if ever played in against one of the if not the best centre wing partnership in the country.

I thought it was noticeable how much more comfortable Tongia looked at fullback and in the 10 he spent at fullback offered more in attack than Vievers did in the other 70.

If you want to hear news of next years season ticket offer then you need to be at the Wakefield v Cas game.

Home page of the official site don't think our next fixture time has changed

It's on the board above the Donny Rd. entrance though!!

Some absolutely ridiculous coaching and substitutions made yesterday.

Firstly Smith ahead of Tony, ridiculous!
Vievers at Fullback and Tongia in centre, ridiculous!

Taking Morton off and replacing him with a forward (can't remember who came on for him)
Then taking Dean off and putting Gledhill on.
Leaving Frankie on after he could hardly walk, when the game was done and dusted.

Every one of those decisions individually were wrong, combined they were just the most bizarre display of management/coaching that I have seen for a long time.


As much as I appreciate what Kear has done for us, he is now not doing himself or us any favours by staying in position until the end of the season. Let him walk away now, even if we still have to pay him till the end of his contract. Give someone else a chance to pick a team that contains players who want to play for the shirt and that can play in their proper positions.

To be honest even if it means asking James Elston to pick the side, it can't be any worse!!

Looking forward to having a quick chat with Hemmings as he makes his usual way to the commentary position just before broadcast time.