Re: Uninspiring : Wed Nov 12, 2014 8:50 am  

I will renew my season ticket but not because of the quality on the field. The slide to mediocrity that has been evident since McDermott took over will continue. The squad is the weakest it has been since Murray. The coaching structure and expertise is also very poor for a club of this stature and financial strength.

I am in a fortunate position where I can afford the £600 it will cost and not impact any other activities I want to do but its a social event and you will some good rugby - unfortunately most will be played by our opponents. If, as it appears, Hetherington has forced McDermott's hand in having to play the youngsters then there will be the added interest of seeing how the youngsters cope and develop. The fact that Keinhorst has made it into the top 20 suggests the club has some real strength in depth issues.

However for the club the wage bill will be probably the lowest its has been since Powell was in charge. Every cloud has a silver lining eh Gary?

I agree with G1 about the sex - the days of outdoor fun!! are a distant memory

Re: Uninspiring : Wed Nov 12, 2014 9:47 am  

Out of the darkness comes the dawn. One can only hope

Re: Uninspiring : Wed Nov 12, 2014 10:28 am  

lionarmour87 wrote:

Out of the darkness comes the dawn. One can only hope

Except in this case, the darkness has been caused by the club drawing the curtains on a sunny day.

Re: Uninspiring : Wed Nov 12, 2014 1:43 pm  

Sal Paradise wrote:

However for the club the wage bill will be probably the lowest its has been since Powell was in charge.

Ditto the attendances.

Re: Uninspiring : Wed Nov 12, 2014 2:07 pm  

This thread makes me feel like ending it all

Re: Uninspiring : Wed Nov 12, 2014 2:40 pm  

Tony Soprano wrote:

This thread makes me feel like ending it all

Re: Uninspiring : Wed Nov 12, 2014 2:59 pm  

I must have nodded off for the last 35 years when every game was a classic, with at least 8 evenly matched teams full of world class stars. Next season will be such an anti-climax.

Re: Uninspiring : Thu Nov 13, 2014 4:37 am  

Tony Soprano wrote:

This thread makes me feel like ending it all

You think it's bad now, apparently on a YEP story about Aiton, GH reveals that McDermott won't be hiring an assistant.

Got to admit even I'm disappointed with that.....although not quite as much as the wrist slitting misery brigade will be.

Re: Uninspiring : Thu Nov 13, 2014 8:19 am  

tigertot wrote:

I must have nodded off for the last 35 years when every game was a classic, with at least 8 evenly matched teams full of world class stars. Next season will be such an anti-climax.

There are a handful of world class players in SL and even that is stretching the imagination - who would you say is world class at Castleford?

Do you honestly think you are evenly matched with Wigan, Saints, Warrington?

Re: Uninspiring : Thu Nov 13, 2014 8:48 am  

Sal Paradise wrote:

There are a handful of world class players in SL and even that is stretching the imagination - who would you say is world class at Castleford?

Do you honestly think you are evenly matched with Wigan, Saints, Warrington?

I'm not sure what your point is in relation to my post. I was suggesting that over the 35 years I have been watching, & for the last 15 that has been Leeds more than any other club, there has never been a golden period of RL. There have obviously been dominant teams with a host of WC players - Wigan, Bradford, Saints, Leeds - during that time, but usually at the expense of other clubs chances of making a fist of it. If that's your bag, fine. But we have a more level playing field now than any other time in that period. And I don't buy the claim that a number of clubs are cruising or not trying until the end of the season. The standard of RL in late 70s, early 80s, was absolute garbage in comparison. But I still loved the game as much as I do now.