Totally agree, Chase isn't needed. Gaz O'Brien looked really good in the few games he played this season, and we've got Ratchford.



If we signed Chase it would be an unnecessary drain on the salary cap and a wasted quota space.

Agreed. I reckon our spare quota spot and money left in the cap should be spent on bringing in a world class loose forward. Not sure who's available though.

It wouldn't suprise me if we bought Chase this year and loaned him back to Cas for a season as part of the deal until we have salary cap space available and the need to replaced Briers.

I was thinking exactly the same thing yesterday. At the moment we don't need him and I'm not sure he would fit in to our current style of play. We would also have to get rid of a high earner to get him in. The last bit would be possible in 2013.

The only problem with waiting to sign him could mean Wigan could come in and get him, I reckon they will be interested in him.

l'd be very suprised if we signed anyone else for 2012 tbh.



Chase is very good but O'Brien is also a real talent.



I'm happy with our 2012 line up, but Kingy leaving leaves a hole that we can't fill.

Surely Kings 'spot' (ok not ability) will be replaced by either Ratchford (centre) or Riley (wing)?

Riley (i hope not) but i highly believe will be wearing black and white with the demics next year

dont understand the people saying we should be signing a better player to replace briers, simple fact.. there is nobody better than rangi chase that we would be able to bring in. FACT! he offers that x factor in his play similar to tomkins , and all of his play has been behind a castleford pack which this season has been mostly injured. we havent really got room for him atm because it would be harsh to play myler or chase out of position but i would be ecstatic if we were to sign chase and would understand if we were to loan him back to castleford. put it one way i would not want to be playing against a wigan team with him in it.

i'd say benji marshall is better than him

so would i but we will unfortunately never see him in the P&B.

yeah i never thought i'd see alan langer or joey johns in a wire shirt either.

we have to be realistic though , and rangi chase especially under tony smiths coaching would be a great addition and hes already proven in super league i'd be more than happy with him as a replacement for briers but we probably do have to move fast to secure him.

i am being realistic, we've potentially got the money to put a decent bid in for him, we're a team on the up, in need of a stand off at some point, and we've got high level players going back to the nrl speaking very very highly of us.

No one in super league will anymore, realistically. The rising cap over there means that not only will the squads get bigger but the true superstars will be able to earn the amount of money to stop them going elsewhere, whether it be here, Aussie Rules or Union.

i'd forgotten about that,

Chase as picked up the Albert goldthorpe medal,.

Doesn't really mean that much. Cas as a club only got 71 points over the season and Chase got 40 of them. Brett Hodgson was our highest Goldthorpe scorer and he hasn't been our best player. In fact our best player isn't even in the top 10.

I like riley. Will be well disappointed if he is at widnes next year.



Be a bit miffed if we have signed chase too. Don't need him and most likely can't afford him!

We're realistically probably the only club who can afford him.

Its a pivotal loose forward that we need to sign. We have Racthford and Briers for another year. We dont need any more back line, maybe replacement for Hodgson in 2012/13.



Warrington is missing a Mike Gregory, someone who can take the ball down the centre, pass and make breaks.



Chase is good but what would he actually add to the overall squad, we need stability and balance going forward. Develop the youth talent, that is exactly what Smith is doing.



Transfer Harrison to prop, and get a decent loose forward.

Why not Wigan?

You got bills to pay. I don't think you'll be too keen to open the cheque book again after the Fielden debacle...





(he's been great yadda,yadda, yadda) Nowhere near value for money, one half decent season.

see Gareth Thomas.

Correct about the loose forward. At present with the system Smith uses of the fourth prop as a "loose forward" we are too one dimensional in attack.