I don't know for sure but didn't the rules change after we knocked our stand down, meaning they didn't have to.
I may have made that up but I'm sure I heard it.

The bar could have been closed,but I am sure that had nothing to do with it. Plus when the 'pay extra' paddock at the front was scrapped most people just changed ends down the front. I also remember many used to get onto the pitch and walk down the touchline.
I seem to think it was demolished when the council had control for those few years. They also made us demolish the floodlights too and they were far better than the Cas ones that still stand today.

Let's not forget the South stand, supposedly demolished due to the land being unsafe and a danger to those houses behind.

The south stand was demolished by the club because they wanted to move the ground so that a supermarket could be built behind the North Stand. The problem with the bar was that it was a big open area below a wooden stand which at Bradford contained flammable materials.
I thought the floodlights were being replaced for those that could be lowered so I doubt the blame could be down to the council.

I remember both walking through the tunnel and down the pitch when we used to change ends at half time...oh the good old days


I've posted this before but as it's cropped up again I'll re-post it...my step-dad was Principal Electrical Engineer for WMDC at the time and when they inspected the floodlight towers, they found that they had been made of tubular steel but had never been capped off, so over the years they had filled up with rain water and corroded from the inside-out and were on the point of collapsing, so had to be demolished for safety reasons

No the floodlights were definitely condemned by the council. In fact it was within a few days of us getting back the ground that they demanded that, good on em eh. We have had quite a few issues to contend with over the years ground wise. Yet Cas just seemed to carry on as normal. I remember not long ago their floodlights catching fire when we played them and yet they are still in use.

This was 10 years ago

Have they updated them since?

Gas mantles are dangerous.

Cas seem to be at the front of the queue with all the signings they are making.....BUT....they are making them without a head coach in place and IMO none of them are exactly marquee signings are they ??
It would appear that whoever does come in as coach won't have any money left to buy the players he actually wants !!





Fev, on the other hand, seem intent on letting quite a few of their squad go, so is there anyone there that could do a job for us next season ??

I'm not sure which queue they are in though.
I don't think I'd be that impressed with their signings for Championship never mind super league

Cas have 'released' quite a few players, so they needed some incoming.
Perhaps their next head coach is already at the club and making the recruitment decisions ie Lingard

My guess is they are not signing to impress, they, along with the rest of of SL team are already in pole position for SL, the rest of the championship/ league 1 clubs have to scramble amongst each other to raise their IMG points to dislodge any team in SL, I’m trying to remain optimistic of our chances of getting back into top flight, but it’s getting harder, and probably worse when the IMG preliminary team scores arrive next week.

Cas have a director of Rugby who will be making those deals.

Innes Senior though?!

If they are confident of their IMG score I think they are in for a surprise.

Well let's just hope that we don't appoint him as our D.O.R then

I don't really understand the DoR role.
Surely the coach decides the list and the DoR sorts the terms and contract stuff.

IIRC They had them repaired but didn’t replace with new ones.

Lingard coach, Danny McGuire assistant

No offence, but I can't believe he's left HKR for Cas.......

I think Peters wanted SKD as his assistant..
Been a bit smart has McGuire
He didn’t want the top job at cas as it would of put him in the firing line in what could be a struggle for cas next season..
However he needed a job and this will of suited him.
By taking the assistant role he can hang around… see if any jobs become available, or if lingard gets the chop, he will by then know wether the top job at cas will be worth taking on..

10 year ago ,T Smith was playing for us in that game .Time flys when your enjoying your self

This is an utterly bizarre signing for me, Wallis goes to Huddersfield on a four year contract and Senior to Castleford on a season long loam with no recall option. I know Cas are trying to cut their wages bill, but I can't see Wallis being a big wage earner, and Senior just isn't that good

We’ve gone off Topic the last few posts, let’s get back onto takeover updates when they eventually happen, hopefully.

Neither particularly is Wallis, especially not for a 4 year year contract. I'd say the weird decision is Huddersfields there.