: Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:39 pm  

braytontiger wrote:

told yesterday that both shenton and chase are out injured with their replacements been wainwright and higgins.

lets hope the person is wrong.

Who was that person?.....Don't take his/her advise on the donkeys for gods sake!!!

: Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:43 pm  

Didn't look injured the slightest, played well and caused Hull some problems but we had him locked up tight.

: Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:19 pm  

castigers222 wrote:

Interesting but the point I was making was the re-shuffle required if Shenny didn't make the squad and IMHO Playing Westy at 6 would be a far better option than Chase who IMHO is way out of his depth at this level.
A point I think clearly proved by the fact that TM has him on the bench and prefers to use Si at 6, hardly testamony for someone who came over as our designated no 6 this year is it.

Again IMHO Westy has all the skills to be an effective 6, his distribution is second to none (something that Chase clearly does not have as he spends most of the time running in circles!!), he is quick and is not afraid to take on the line...

I don't think coaching England is in my future but if you think Chase would be a better option than Westy then I would confidently predict that you won't be recieving a job offer either........

It appears some people have been a little premature in writing off the abilities of one of our signings, after a mere 5 games in a Castleford shirt.

It also appears that some people still live in the eighties with regards to playing players from the bench. The game is now more of a 17 man game and a strong bench with impact players sat on it, is the sign of a good team / team selection and not a sign that the starting 13 are significantly better than the 4 that sit on it !

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:12 am  

Poker Face wrote:

It appears some people have been a little premature in writing off the abilities of one of our signings, after a mere 5 games in a Castleford shirt.

It also appears that some people still live in the eighties with regards to playing players from the bench. The game is now more of a 17 man game and a strong bench with impact players sat on it, is the sign of a good team / team selection and not a sign that the starting 13 are significantly better than the 4 that sit on it !

And some people believe in one swallow making a summer .......

Also if you believe that dirertribe about the strong bench then you really are struggling.......... where on earth did you dig that up from Chase is not an impact player he is suppossed to be our recognised 6 ... partnering Sherwin..... you know the reason we brought him over ....starting like he did tonight ......

Personally if I may suggest you are the one being premature ...... I have had six games to make my opinion on Chase you have made yours after this one game .........isn't that a little bit the wrong way around....don't you think you should wait to see if Chase can actually back up tonights game before trying to appear superior...as it really only makes you look small and weak minded ...... honestly it does.........

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:13 am  

castigers222 wrote:

And some people believe in one swallow making a summer .......

Also if you believe that dirertribe about the strong bench then you really are struggling.......... where on earth did you dig that up from Chase is not an impact player he is suppossed to be our recognised 6 ... partnering Sherwin..... you know the reason we brought him over ....starting like he did tonight ......

Personally if I may suggest you are the one being premature ...... I have had six games to make my opinion on Chase you have made yours after this one game .........isn't that a little bit the wrong way around....don't you think you should wait to see if Chase can actually back up tonights game before trying to appear superior...as it really only makes you look small and weak minded ...... honestly it does.........

'You have had six games to make your mind up and I have only had one' ?!!

I don't make my mind up about any player after 6 games in this country, in a team with 10 new players, in such a pivotal position. Do you honestly think you have seen the best of Chase in a Cas shirt after 6 games. I will judge Chase at the end of the season, you write him off...

Your reply about the bench shows a lack of understanding of the game, so I'm not even bothering going there with that one.