If you actually believe what you have typed you need to up your meds. tim smith as good a rangi is the same tim smith who failed so dismally at wigan or another?
wildie better than clark? has wildie had top sl and nrl sides after him? if he was as good as clark you wouldnt have signed ellis and obst as clark is far better than ellis and has far more potential.
Johnson the second rower is as good as huby who was the form prop in sl before his injury last year, pull the other one mate.

Well done you have just lost whatever small amount of credibility you ever had.

They aren't our only 4 players who can play prop you know, massey, nash, martin and snitch can all play there. Strange how you include your fringe players when comparing depth but not ours.
wildie isnt in the same league as clark and milner.
We have other players who can play in the halfs too, brierly, goldy, thompson can all play in the halfs.
orr is organiser, pace isn't the main asset he needs to posses, deacon has played a big role at wigan the last few seasons but hasn't had pace in years.

Or rising star Matty Wilde to step into that position who impressed last year and bags of potential probably more than Milner and as much as Clarke. Motu Tony is also available to cover in that position. Considering our depth is stronger I would again say we are better equipped for next year.
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Are you taking the mick you idiotic Wakey fan, you can't even spell Wildie's name right you nitwit, so your telling me Matty Wildie and Motu Tony are in the same league as Milner and "CLARK" then you are on a planet of your own, remember pigs can't fly

Comfortably too, the full strength team last season was beating the better teams in the league. Add in the young players have that extra year of experience and a new coach with fresh ideas and a better conditioner (that is the biggest gain this off-season, a better conditioner)

I have neither the time nor the energy to get into this..

Let the lads prove which opinion is more factually correct. You'll know where to direct your apology when the time comes to smell the coffee. Admit it now or stay in denial, it doesn't matter to me, we all know where the momentum in our district is & it certainly isn't at WR.

Even if you win one game it doesn't mean you're factually correct. And if you want to take bragging rights in a friendly (should you win) so be it.

Least we know we're YOUR CUP FINAL.

And to be fair, if you class building a better team than last year as momentum you're more deluded than I though. Let's face it, you weren't all that great last season in all aspects so retaining SL licence and being able to sign better players was always going to be a marked improvement.

But, anyway, why am I talking about Wakey on a Cas forum? Oh, I forgot: it's all that seems to happen when the Wakey Collective come out.

I do agree with you on Tim Smith, disappointing signing but always an outside chance he’ll come good. But please spare me the Huby hype, he’s a good average SL prop that’s all and Johnson has had a great season in a poor team, many times against decent team he would put us on the front foot with his runs. Most Hubys so called impressive performance came early season when you had a run of form against weak out of form teams. Any average prop can look good charging into a retreating Crusaders defence, the real test come when you play the good teams before he got injured he was basically a no show in them games.

Clarke better than Ellis pull the other one. Maybe Clarke will turn into a better player but all we have is potential, that’s it! He could turn into a no mark average player we just don’t know. Please don’t mistake potential for class. As for Milner overhyped! Massy and Nash and front row, Brierly or Tomphson in the halfs, what a prospect, I bet SL defences are shaking in the boots!!!!!!!!!!

So we are down to opinions here so only time will tell. Lets just let the field do the talking.

Maybe not Tony but Wilde certainly is. I'm happy to say all mentioned players have equal potential but you lot seem to thinking it's a gimme that every youngen that comes through your system is due for automatic stardom, the Castleford delusion of grandeur continue.

With Ellis and Davey as well as the mentioned it's position that we look solid imo. I’m quite happy with our option at 9s.

Oh dear Fully after the end of season moaning about injuries (and boy did you do a lot) I'm surprised you haven't learnt that the game is played with a squad of at least 25 capable players. You will not play the season with 17 men...FACT!

For the record, I don't think there is much between both teams 17 but we are smart enough to build a bigger squad rather than blow a tidy sum on a player you clearly can't afford.

Apart from one of our lads playing for England, of course!