I had a real shocker there!!!! +10 handicap.

I was thinking that. Hope Josh has read [urlhttp://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-league/27620892[/url, and plays (as always) with a point to prove....

Keating's included, Cox, Green & Lovegrove added & Ulugia in for Salter...hope this goes better than his 1st game www.superleague.co.uk/preview/10001

Keating's included, Cox, Green & Lovegrove added & Ulugia in for Salter...hope this goes better than his 1st game www.superleague.co.uk/preview/10001

Season defining game for me. Win and we could make top 5, lose and its scrapping for 8th.

two top 8 teams for sure - I've seen enough of the bottom 6, they're all playing like crap. Bradford and London down, Wakefield, Salford and FC out of contention, Catalans can't win away and have this season struggled at home somewhat.

Carney was very quiet when we came out 30-10 at your place so I aren't gonna look to that as an early excuse.

We did a really good job at your place so there's no reason Cas should get beaten, although the KR of late have been fairly impressive.

Definitely a tough match up but we have been outstanding at home and players never like playing away at Cas.

KR have a decent chance but Cas should be winning these games if we truly are a top 4 team - and we have been.

Can't wait to see the Red n White darn't lane and hope you enjoy your visit



Cas 32-16 KR

Struggled at home? Lost 1 game so far I think.

Coach Powell relishing the hooking battle here:- www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ru ... -1-6647286

Coach Powell relishing the hooking battle here:- www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ru ... -1-6647286

DP is dead right, both in fantastic form! Cas for me are favourites but I think we can pull it off, just got to keep it tight early on and hopefully frustrate Cas.

A lot of fans are pinpointing Carney as a big miss for this game, for me however, the loss of Clark, Sneyd, Huby or Millington would have had a far greater impact. The forward battle and speed around the ruck will be key in this game rather than the impact of the backs. We were vulnerable to the astuteness of Kevin Brown last week, if we can close down Burns and Hodgson (no easy matter), then we should edge it.

Best of luck anyway.

The sun is out, perfect for rugby looking forward to making the journey down the a1. Looking forward to good game! COME ON YOU REDS!!!!

I haven't seen anyone pinpoint Carney as a big miss, if anything all I've seen is people say that he isn't a big miss.

Looking like a heavy defeat, and two bad injuries. Bad day all round. And not even half time yet!

Unable to make it to the game today so listening on the radio.
Up to now it sound like a complete shambles, the radio commentators are describing some of rovers play as amateurish and criminal, especially when Larroyer made a break only for no one to be there at acting half resulting in Castleford regaining possession, looks like a long day at the office.

Castleford just gone in again after Wellham lost possession over their line, pathetic.
I don't think I'll bother to listen to the second half.

Welham has been absolute garbage all season and is frequently at fault for 2 plus tries a game. He a shadow of the player he was and I don't know how he gets picked for every match. Teams just have to exploit our left edge defence and the points come easy.

Who would have said before the season had started we would have got badly beat by cas twice its back to the win a couple lose a lot we just can not do it wrong coach or players

I would certainly agree with that comment, he makes the same mistakes week in week out.
His time in the first team must be questionable in future, if not then questions must be asked of the coaches team selections, the thing is, most players improve by learning from their mistakes but welham doesn't appear to, in fact if anything he has gone backwards.
However today's game so far, isn't just about welhams failings, the whole teams performance has been shambolic and amateurish.

Can't wait for Sandercock's analysis on this debacle this afternoon.

Refs fault and injurys according to sandy on humberside

Absolutely pathetic. Wrong game plan from the start. FFS Sack Sandercock!

We've just given a new two year contract to Macauley Hallet. So why is this lad not given a go? Can't be any worse.

Well he certainly cant blame the injuries as the game was running away from us well before those injuries occurred.
Cas appeared hungrier and definitely more up for the game than Rovers.
The annoying thing is....all week we have heard from both Sandercock and the players, how Rovers must go set for set with Castleford.
Come the day all that talk has come to nothing but hot air, not good enough.
Glad i wasn't able to make it today to watch such a poor performance, I feel sorry for the fans that had to witness it, they deserved much better.

According to Sandercock, he isn't far off selection, however we don't want to bring him in undercooked (so to speak) but i hope he does get his chance before long and makes the position his own.

'Set for Set'?

Did we complete even half a dozen today?

There's a necessity for him to play as far as I can see. With poor form from Welham, Gleeson with his inability to find Hull on a map, and our best centre in Salter injured. Undercooked or not. He has to play next match.

Probably not which makes the rhetoric From the coach and players during the week seem even more empty.
They cant say that the fans support wasn't there either as It sounded like Rovers had a good travelling contingent, I saw three coaches lined up in East park this morning, plus other pubs etc were running away travel so the numbers of away support at Castleford must have been quite good.