You beat us 23 10. Hardly a hammering. With 15 minutes to go in was 16-10. The following tea against KR was a hammering. Dont forget just 18 months previous we had been rock bottom , coach sacked and a laughing stock of the league. We are better equipped this season with far more quality then the 2014 side which came close to winning the cup and LLS. How does your side compare this season to your 2014/15 side ?

Is my old pal agent provocateur still on here? Probably been banned as he wasnt popular with the sensitive types.

Not sure whether a half back is on the way given McDermott's comments about Moon.

Guess there are a few variables with McGuire burrow and Lilley at the club.

To put it in perspective Powell said early in the year it wasn't all about this season as he was building something special for the next few seasons.
Steve Gill has also said we are 2 seasons in front of where we planned to be at this stage.
Contract extensions of our best players and some superb young talent coming through would seem to give some credence to all this.
Prepare to be 2nd best for quite a few more years yet.

You were battered in that game, like a rabbit in the headlights. One sided final. Outclassed in every department.

I don't really care about the actual Cas team in terms of what happens next. I've been very open about my support for Cas and always had a soft spot for them as I played my junior rugby in the Cas and District comp. I've always said if Saints could be at the top then why can't Cas. It's good to see.

But many a good team before haven't gone on to dominate. Cas fans are acting like a teenager watching his first porno! Dining out on League wins and mocking Leeds for brining up former glorys when we were still defending champions this time last year.

Banjo strings being snapped at an alarming rate!

Honestly the close loss at your place last Easter hurt more.

They may not even reach warrington's heady heights. After all, wire did win the CC 3 times, was it, during their glory years.

I agree that Castleford under performed but Leeds were fortunate that they did going into the game with a negative attacking game plan and sticking to it. The end result justified the means for that golden generation to complete the set but I'd imagine it was a poor game for any neutrals to watch.

I agree but it was the prefect game plan. it totally nullified cas. whilst not pretty in finals its all about winning.

I agree with this. Its a cup final and you do what you have to if you want to kift the trophy. Pinning us in our own 20 nearly every set worked a treat for Leeds.

Please understand us Cas fans have to enjoy what we have going at moment. Im worried we may do a Huddersfield and drop off in a year or 2 so got to make the most of it while it lasts and if that means bragging a lot then I apologise haha. But like many have said. Its ok bigging ourselves up but if we cant make it count when it happens we will always be the team that were good but bottled it. A little like the current Tottenham team.

50 years from now speaking to my grandkids -
me: You should of seen the Cas team of 2017
Grandson: Why what did they do?
Me: We put the pressure on the big teams but bottled it.

Hope I wont be saying that and we actually win something.

As for tomorrow. Will be much closer than our last meeting. No Benny Roberts possibly no Zak. Can see single digits in it eitherway. Hopefully be a great game to cap the weekend off.

Hardaker's fitness will be interesting if he plays. Wouldn't normally suggest kicking to him but maybe we should test his fitness and his ankle and make him run about.

Famous last words but........surely we can't be as bad as Hull have been today. Good result for us especially their points difference taking a hammering.

I agree.
If we don't win it i would much prefer Cas to any of the other contenders. I enjoy watching them play and would like to see Powell's adventurous style of play rewarded. All that said still hoping for the win tomorrow and a steady improvement towards the business end of the season.

All to play for tomorrow if Cas win they will have definate clear water over the Hull at the top and if we win we go level with them .Salford should beat Leigh to keep them in touch