Re: Cas v Crusaders : Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:28 am  

I think it will be a close game, but we will just edge a thriller! Kabosh!

Re: Cas v Crusaders : Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:28 am  

I think we're due a big win over someone and I reckon this will be it. I'm going with 30-14.

Re: Cas v Crusaders : Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:04 am  

Gazemous wrote:

If Gareth Thomas plays he's our best way to the line. Tony Martin was covering him defensively last week, I have no idea why Catalans didn't hound that side of the field.

I agree totally, while thomas is on the field we need to throw everything we have at him attack and defence.

Crusaders are a very good team with some real quality players but we can beat them with the right game plan and right attitude.

Re: Cas v Crusaders : Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:14 am  

Agreed, but we will more than likely not bother!

Re: Cas v Crusaders : Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:43 am  

Cas to win by 8

Think the players will be up for it friday,partly due to the fact the players wont want the stick they'll get if they lose.

Re: Cas v Crusaders : Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:21 pm  

Its early in the season to say, but this Friday nights game is do or die time. If we lose to the Welsh then the confidence will be the lowest for several years with the players and fans. With Wakey, Saints and Huddersfield next up we must get some positives back in the squad.

The team CAN win Friday night. But will they win depends on getting issues resolved NOW. We need two half backs playing together moving the team forward.

Re: Cas v Crusaders : Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:01 pm  

duke street 10 wrote:

Cas to win by 8

Think the players will be up for it friday,partly due to the fact the players wont want the stick they'll get if they lose.

Looking at the fixtures, this could be a very good week for us. If we win and other results go as expected we will be in a decent position in the league table and level on points with Leeds and Crusaders, and we will have opened up a decent gap between us and the bottom 3.

It would also be our first home win of the season!

Re: Cas v Crusaders : Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:36 pm  

Incidentally Crusaders were the last team we beat at home and the man in the middle is the only one we've won with all season.

Re: Cas v Crusaders : Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:29 pm  

Hopefully Crusaders will be targetting this too.

Let'a hope for a good game of rugby league. Keep an eye on Witt though, he's a tricky little player and I think could be the difference for us.

I hope you lot struggle with the cross kick as that has been his main weapon so far this season with big Vince Mellars taking them freely.

Anyway, hope to see a few of you off here in the pub near your main end behind the posts (forget the name) and share a few pints before and after the game. Good news is I am not dressed as Batman this time so won't be terrorised by kids for the full 80 this time. Looking forward to it now.

Re: Cas v Crusaders : Wed Mar 24, 2010 4:28 pm  

2. KIRK DIXON, 3. MICHAEL SHENTON, 4. JAMES EVANS, 6. RANGI CHASE, 7. BRENT SHERWIN, 8. MITCHELL SARGENT, 9. RYAN HUDSON, 10. CRAIG HUBY, 12. STEVE SNITCH, 13. JOE WESTERMAN, 14. STUART JONES, 15. LIAM HIGGINS, 16. PAUL JACKSON, 17. RYAN CLAYTON, 21. JORDAN THOMPSON, 23. RYAN McGOLDRICK, 27. SHAUN AINSCOUGH, 29. MIKE COOPER, 30. CHRIS TUSON http://www.castigers.com/article.php?id=630 No Wainwright interestingly. I expect Jackson and Evans to drop out. I'd go with: McGoldrick Thompson Dixon Shenton Ainscough Chase Sherwin Huby Hudson Higgins Snitch Jones Westerman Sargent Cooper Tuson Clayton

2. KIRK DIXON, 3. MICHAEL SHENTON, 4. JAMES EVANS, 6. RANGI CHASE, 7. BRENT SHERWIN, 8. MITCHELL SARGENT, 9. RYAN HUDSON, 10. CRAIG HUBY, 12. STEVE SNITCH, 13. JOE WESTERMAN, 14. STUART JONES, 15. LIAM HIGGINS, 16. PAUL JACKSON, 17. RYAN CLAYTON, 21. JORDAN THOMPSON, 23. RYAN McGOLDRICK, 27. SHAUN AINSCOUGH, 29. MIKE COOPER, 30. CHRIS TUSON http://www.castigers.com/article.php?id=630 No Wainwright interestingly. I expect Jackson and Evans to drop out. I'd go with: McGoldrick Thompson Dixon Shenton Ainscough Chase Sherwin Huby Hudson Higgins Snitch Jones Westerman Sargent Cooper Tuson Clayton