This is not meant to be in anyway a pop so before the keyboard warriors start here goes

Yesterday was a good day for us but obviously not you, now im on record as saying and still beleive that I would rather watch my team compete in a league where the competition is fierce and we can win things.

Some of my capper mates see the SL as the promised land,I do not, because for me to know that all there was to play for week in week out was the hope of beating the bottom teams with no PR then that would be pointless.

Some of your players and fans yesterday looked and sounded like it was just a matter of turning up.

In particular the chants of "easy easy" after your first try..were soon quietened when Fev got settled in and realised that your posturing and talk were not matching up to your performance.


So I guess what I am asking is do you tiggers believe that you stand any chance of finish above the bottom three given the performance yesterday.

no

So how do you see your season panning out then,what will the highlights of your remaining fixtures be and where do you see Cas finishing..

Genuine question.

I think your take on life in the championship is very interesting and very honest.
I posted something of a similar vein when for all the world it looked like we were going to cease to exist.
Should we regroup in the championship or struggle vainly on in the SL (if we were to have a choice)?
I have huge admiration for the championship and featherstone rovers, and indeed for supporters who think that SL isnt the be all and end all.
Watching your team do well week in week out (in the lower leagues) or struggle in SL? Personally I'd love to see local lads turning out week in week out and doing well and if that means being in the championship I could live with that.

I see Cas finishing 9th or 10th, don't think we will get into the play-offs

Im sure he was talking to cas fans not some obsessed bottle thrower, go back to the dark side you tit

I agree with you and I do believe that SL in its current form is not the promised land. I watch a lot of rugby league(Amatuer and Pro) for the product on the field and the size of the crowd,or the condition of the ground are largely irrelevant to me its about the players and the passion and the game.

Yesterday we saw a SL side go out to a lower league team,we saw Widnes run Saints very close so for me there is a big disconnect in the we are superior SL argument. No PR nothing to play for in a lot of cases just leaves me feeling the SL is sterile.

The Rugby League world yesterday were able to see how close the gap between SL and the Championship really is. Our guys hold down jobs and are part time the Cas team are full time pro's. So I guess cappers we need to be careful what we wish for.

Might not be too far off the mark there.

What about a prediction for the next few seasons instead?

This season, a poor finish somewhere around 10th (if we're lucky) culminating with excuses from the club that Millward inherited this team, give him a few seasons to get his own players in etc. A few seasons later with no improvement since the board only allows to bring in below standard to replace below standard, Millward moves on and in comes a new coach and the whole process starts again. No wonder you'd rather stop in NL1 mate.

I enjoyed my days in NL1 but wouldn't want it permanent. I'd expect we should win every game and so would lose that underdog feel you get when you turn over the big boys. I'd also end up getting bored if we did win all the time in a league that pretty much meant nothing (no offence intended). That said, if we were in NL1 I would have to settle for second place at best judging by yesterdays performance.

Well done Fev by the way, fantastic effort from everyone involved at your end. Thoroughly deserved that win and showed up my club massively. I can only hope that something good comes from this.

No offence taken mate you make some sound points...My real gripe is with the people at RFL that have killed major sections of our game turning it into a farce in some cases. I must admit though when you signed Basil I thought he would have done a bit better I had you down as a top 8 side this year with him in charge..

When will someone man up and ban this clown? Every post he makes is filled with personal insults, designed to circumvent the swear filter and adds absolutely nothing to the conversation.

Seriously - the licence he's given on here is embarassing.

Most of the moderators can't be bothered since a lot of the Cas fans don't come on here any more and Wakefield fans seem to be more prevalent, particularly the trolls.

Back on topic, anyway.

No, I don't think our season was over. I was gutted last year when we started the season really well and got to the Semis of the cup - only to lose out on both.

As I put on t'other forum, I'd rather get knocked out by Fev if it meant making the top eight. We have had a very tough start and our coach missing for a few weeks on compassionate leave meant the players lost their guidance - the performances replicated that.

To an extent, I still feel we are bearing the burden of TM's legacy both in attack and in defence (and also previous recruitment). In this situation, Millward has had to do the best with what he has and I do genuinely believe that Years 2/3 of the licensing will be significantly better.

As for this season, we still have a lot of winnable games - for instance we're yet to place Widnes still - and so the season is not lost.

My expectation for this season was outside the play-offs. I don't change my view that that will be the case but top eight is not yet gone.

Thank God For Fully putting a thread back on track

First and foremost Featherstone deserved the win, They were more commited and seemed to want it more, We looked like the old cliche of a 'big ' team thinking all we had to do was turn up to win ,Well we didnt ,Is that the end of our season ? IMHO NO as i saw enough in the last couple of league games to suggest we can compete and we should be able to kick on and put this defeat behind us.

Good Luck to Fev in the next round

Delboy66(aye of the Tigers fanzine)

Here here!!
Not all that glitters is gold!!

our season isnt over,still 17 league games to achieve something in the league and now have an opportunity to see what certain youngsters are capable of before next years recruitment starts