CAN pay on the gate.

Never mind paying on the gate, I've found it difficult to get through the fekkin things at Cas in the past, they must be designed for whippets

I've got a special secret reason for going there at the moment ...

I am quietely confident of an upset.

Don't get me wrong, On the form of this week, You would fancy Leeds, But Cas showed a lot of spirit yesterday, We have lots of new faces who will improve significantly for that, And if we can stay with you for the first half hour, I have a strong feeling we will turn you over.

Anyone who thinks you will win by 20 and 30 points, Will be straight to the bookies this week, As I expect the Handicap to be about 12-14 points. And, I will be backing Cas.

Enough about me.

If we show the same defensive speed and aggression as against Ull we should beat Cas comfortably.
As for changes other than the Vickery situation id stick to the same 17 until the after the Wcc unless we swap kirke with Ward because all the others were very good and Kirke although Decent on friday for me is the weakest of the 17.

Lets not get complacent after all this is their annual CC Final.

Even when we're on our game there's quite a few sides that stay with us for a substantial chunk of the 80. I'd be interested to hear why you think Cas would finish the stronger when so many sides fail to.

Saying that, you're due a good result. I'm just hoping your wait's extended just a little longer.

Tim Roby will be the man in the middle.

Never a good idea to be over confident going to Cas. Form book suggests we should win comfortably enough, but cas always lift a bit when we go there. Still, we seem to have done alright there in recent years. My memory's not what (I think) it used to be though, so I might be wrong about that.

At least if we pick McGuire we've got a try on the board before we even get started.

Leeds results at Castleford during the SL Era:
Pl 19, W 10, D 2, L 7, Pts For 503, Pts Agst 361, Avg Rst (26-19), 58%


5-Apr-96 ….. CHP ….. Lost 26 - 23
26-May-97 ….. CHP ….. Drew 30 - 30
2-Aug-98 ….. CHP ….. Lost 22 - 16
30-May-99 ….. CHP ….. Drew 12 - 12
31-May-00 ….. CHP ….. Won 18 - 20
18-Aug-00 ….. CHP ….. Lost 20 - 16
24-Feb-01 ….. CC ….. Won 12 - 42
29-Jun-01 ….. CHP ….. Lost 28 - 26
18-Aug-01 ….. CHP ….. Won 10 - 17
2-Apr-02 ….. CHP ….. Won 16 - 36
17-Apr-03 ….. CHP ….. Won 14 - 15
22-Aug-03 ….. CHP ….. Lost 28 - 20
7-Mar-04 ….. CHP ….. Won 8 - 34
16-Jul-06 ….. CHP ….. Lost 31 - 30
7-Mar-08 ….. CHP ….. Lost 38 - 20
15-May-09 ….. CHP ….. Won 22 - 24
13-Aug-10 ….. CHP ….. Won 6 - 38
29-Apr-11 ….. CHP ….. Won 6 - 48
2-Mar-12 ….. CHP ….. Won 14 - 36

Leeds' record down t'road on a Sunday L, D, W, L

2012 .... Cas 14 - 36 Leeds
2011 .... Cas 6 - 48 Leeds
2010 .... Cas 6 - 38 Leeds
2009 .... Cas 22 - 24 Leeds
2008 .... Cas 38 - 20 Leeds
2007 .... no game
2006 .... Cas 31 - 30 Leeds
2005 .... no game
2004 .... Cas 8 - 34 Leeds
2003 .... Cas 14 - 15 Leeds ....... Cas 28 - 20 Leeds
2002 .... Cas 16 - 36 Leeds

Cas 3 wins .... Leeds 7 wins

Ryan Hall has played at Castleford 4 times and scored on each occasion (8 tries)
Danny McGuire has played there 8 times and scored on each occasion (12 tries) ..... he missed the 2008 game, Leeds' heaviest defeat there in the last 10 meetings.

You can pay on the gate.

I was mistaken on something.

Probably because we just played Warrington and matched them for the latter 60 minutes of the game, even dominating them towards the end.

It's not as clear cut as you lot seem to think it will be. It could be a tonking but it could also be quite a close game.

I can't get to Cas Sunday. The Delorean is in for a service.