He's still a Pie.

What a load of lazy, rehashed tosh.

And Featherstone "...also have arguably the best ground of the three"? Give me a break.

I'd watch Cas in the championship any day of the week over the synthetic wet dream of Red Hall.

The article went something like this" Pro merger warble (30 or so lines).......it's not my place to advocate a merger." Knob.

He's a complete ar$e wipe, full of e

A merged club will end my 35 year interest in rugby league stone dead.
Cas in championship i could live with ive done it twice before.

My sentiments entirely.

I genuinely don't think we need to worry about being relegated. There are teams in the league with worse attendances, teams, grounds and junior set up. It would appear the new ground may actually have been started before the franchises are handed out too. Also, who in NL1 or whatever they have decided to call it this season has more to offer than us? Why swap one team for one that is worse?

Merging teams with over 100 years of history just would not work, it would not be popular and is not respecting all that tradition. Yes we do need to live in modern times, but we must also aknowledge the past. If the RFL are not careful their desperation to move the game on too quickly will actually kill it. Why try and force clubs that have happily existed for decades into changes they can't bloody afford.

Who in National League could add more then we do? Maybe Widnes...But they're far from setting NL on fire. In fact, neither are Leigh based on their last 2 results!

I don't really want to see a merged team, but reading what i've just read with people saying they would rather watch an unsuccessful / NL1 Castleford team isn't right either. Look at the way the fans are dropping off at the moment. I think it's just hard core fans that are saying the above.

your from the suicide forum arent you

Its really interesting thinking back to the half time pitch sit in at post office road now and that regardless of the rocky road since that point we have been a mainstay of superleague punching above our weight. At the time travelling up from Reading to the Saints match that would have seen us in the Grand final and the pride that falling at the last hurdle yes, but everyone gave 100%.

Merging now would feel a bit like a capitulation as its entirely driven by the wider economy (we just cant get loans on reasonable terms and the land value of our current ground has gone through the floor) exactly at the time when we need the license renewed. Could I support a merged club? Yes as I recognise the financial realities and do believe it would allow us to compete with the Rhinos quicker...but I dont want to be in that position as we can grow as a club at the new location. Their support will fall as Leeds United regain more regular support through promotion.

Given that perfect storm I still feel Cas can stand on its own but cannot afford to be out of superleague as the cost structure genuinely could see us go bankrupt. Look at Portsmouth, it can happen even in the money slushing premiership. At the end of the day Wakey council cant give the Wildcats anything now so if the issue is the cash to get a new stadium then we should all swallow some pride and get a joint stadium. I know that this will irk some but at the end of the day its a bit of concrete and steel. If in the NFL the New York teams can come to this economic conclusion then perhaps we should too. For all the great games down the lane its getting knocked down and the greater memories of cup triumphs happen away from there. Remember for as many awful designs we might have had recently....the history is in the shirt, lets have a bright future in it too.