Arona has been an absolutely devastating miss for us. He's not spectacular but he is absolutely 100% solid and gives his all in every game he plays.
His workrate allows the other players to show up and do what they can do and it's no surprise that we were coping before we lost him and ever since that Hudds game we have been shocking.

Is there no end to your ego, I don’t actually require your permission to post anyway I like, so with all due respect I’m not all that interested in what you think.

As for PB and Avenger supposed knowledge, I only have your word for that and frankly that’s far from good enough.

It’s not so much a case of dismissing it but one of wanting to know how they feel they can talk with such authority, most notably the conditioning of players! Who are they? Where do they get their info from.

It’s all statements not backed up by any form of evidence. It’s like the Brexit battle bus and the NHS statement, it looked great but had no substance.

My view is that this is an anonymous forum and due to that posters claiming to have knowledge have zero credibility despite what some chose to believe.

There are two exceptions to that above, Daddycool and TRB, both of whom make it clear who they are and where their info comes from, both are brave men.

PB and Avenger May say what many want to hear but they don’t have the guts to name themselves which in my mind makes them no more reliable than anyone else on here.

I’m unhappy with the way we have played in the last few month it’s been shocking and we can all see the on field reasons, that’s fair enough. However I for one am not arrogant enough and let’s be honest it is arrogant to suggest I know the underlying reasons! It’s this bit that sticks in my craw, because I don’t believe either are anywhere near close enough to the team or club to know and if they are they should be sacked immediately!

Truth is anyone can kid they are an expert with insider knowledge on here especially if people chose to be gullible enough to believe them.

The club/team is in the crapper and those who, with one obvious exception who can sort it are not posting on here.

I pretty much agree with your post but just to be clear to everyone, being anonymous isn't a case of guts, it's the forum rules and must remain so.

Probably from the same place as you, but unfortunately have the temerity to form a different opinion to you.

Not sure what brexit or the NHS has to do with trinity other than clouding your concerns regarding two posters obviously far knowledgeable than you.

There's a bit of confusion here chief, If it's an anonymous forum as you agree with, then why are you saying that they haven't the guts to name themselves, surely with the number of years you've been on here you would know it went against the AUP.

One thing is for sure though, they use the same user name and don't try to confuse people with multiple accounts

Sorry captain but I don't have an ego, just a few opinions that differ to yours, and as you consistently and also quite rightly tell people you don't require their permission to post, I'll let you into secret I/we don't need your permission to post either, and as for PB and Avengers knowledge I know as well as you do, seeing as you know PB quite well from your swag days they get their knowledge from the touchline side along with your old adversary belly and not imfo gleaned of rlfans like your good self.

I don’t understand why some people are intimidated by others with more knowledge than them, there’s certainly no need to get overly upset by it. If it’s hard for you to read and somehow damages your self esteem then don’t read it, simple, no need to lash out.

I’ve always thought that forums were a good place for banter, for discussion but also for learning something new as well. I’ve never felt inferior by someone else’s greater knowledge of things just grateful for their sharing of it. Maybe it’s me that’s odd!

Cam on hear about 12 week ago about how the backroom staff were out of there depth trying to defend Chester and got shot down for it .I am not Chesters biggest fan but logicle if the backroom staff have not had much experience with S L they are going to struggle,,Finn made is name in the championship not in S L.Pleased with the two signings but think the tackeling is much worst than the attack wich is shocking .Do not no if we will go down but it does not help when players get injured when you have 3 very good players already out for season

point 3 is the reason we are in the relegation battle again.

May be, but the facilities available to the players nowadays make me doubt that. It's what's in the the chest that counts, and to me it seems were lacking confidence and heads fall.

This is where the captain comes into his own. I'm sorry to harp back to the 'good old days' but a captain like Derek Turner simply would not stand for lack of effort on the pitch.

I'm not sure that either Kirmo, as good a player as he was for us, or Miller, have the ability to roust the players when times are hard.

Very good interview with ex Cas player Brian Lockwood In League Express this week. Where he tells a funny tale about Rocky and his ways of instilling discipline.

Do you mean the ex Wakefield player who also played at Cas?

I was in the same class as Brian at school and played in the same junior teams as him. Still see him now and again and at one time he was living near to the Newmarket site. I think we had the best years out of him.

The captain often sets the tone of the squad, probably more so than the coach does.

I have to say although recruitment has to be about skills of players and building a team, my number 1 requirement for next year is to bring in a good captain.
We may have missed that chance now but certainly has to be a priority for the year after.

I have a memory of him being dropped and playing for Walnut Warriors for a time, and I suspect there is an amusing discipline-related story about that.

Its a strange topic "Chester out" as I took my level 1 coaching course with his dad. We called a truce on the arm wrestle drill and just went through the motions.

I believe Westerman will be captain next season but that's just my opinion.

Oh god no, I hope not

He had the Talbot in Normy for a while, probably mid eighties, we went in after playing 5 a side, I had an Australian Kangaroos shirt on, he turned to me and without a grin said, “toilets are through there, change that f*****g shirt or you won’t get served!”, I sat for five thinking he was joking, he came back, shrugged his shoulders and went back to the tap room. I duly went and changed my shirt, went back and greeted me with a “nice one cock, you’ll always be welcome in my pub”, and true to his word he always made a fuss when we went in again.
He also told many a tale of a coach of Cronulla who was a gangster about the time he was out there.

It has meandered a lot but I'm OK with it. Better conversation now then when doing the Chester out or in thing.

surely out? the players need a different voice and to be playing for their contracts next year at the moment they at not

Interesting to note that when Huby left several disastrous results followed, Catalans away, Cas home, Wigan away. Granted we were poor before that. There was also a dip in form and performance when Horo was “let go” and Pauli punted onto Salford.

Well unless he walks put we can't change coaches now with 4 games to go. The fact he is still here suggests the club have no intention of letting him go for next year. On balance he probably deserves the chance to go again with a fit squad if we stay up but a disappointing start to 2020 I would expect him gone.

There was also a dip in results after Fifita signed his 3 year contract.

We can read into anything if we want to. Ultimately the players and coaching staff have to rectify what has gone wrong and whatever the reasons why. It might just be that injuries have caught up and too many players have been carrying too many knocks.