I think you raise some good points my take is that the game last night will work to Cas' favour. They have faced and avoided the abyss and like the great Leeds sides of the past gained fortitude from their ability to handle adversity. The Cas player that worry me the most would be Roberts he seemed ill equipped to deal with the pressure he single-handedly gave the momentum to Saints in the second half

Which game did Castleford do this or are we talking Leeds at Wigan? Last week (from memory) Cas had nine of last night's seventeen on duty - Eden, Webster, McShane, McMeeken, Springer, Roberts, Cook, Foster and Sene-Lefao plus Lynch (who after last night can no longer equal or beat Sinfield's SL appearances record) Hitchcox and Monaghan. It was actually a reasonable looking team on paper - would have arguably coped with a full strength Leeds given recent results between the two - but Hull had far more to play for and it showed.

Thats not quite true. You opened a thread called "Additional Pressure" intimating there was another factor the team, coach and players would consider regarding the WCC games.

Why is your wife having a baby?

This is a game of rugby - a form of entertainment, do you get nervous when you go to a concert?

I agree it was a great game & I think Child deserves some credit for what a i thought was an excellent refereeing performance.
The last minute penalty was entirely correct IMV & a dumb piece of play by Morgan since Shenton was never getting to Gale's kick.

Benny had an absolute stinker for us last night. Rocks and Diamonds - luckily it didn't cost us in the end...but even Daryl said post game "its one Benny will want to forget" He wasn't the only one to be off his game. Still don't understand picking 4 subs and using 3...

Hopefully tonight's game will just as entertaining, fingers crossed the weather brightens up before tonight.

Looks like walker will be playing tonight.

is golding injured? doesn't deserve dropping after 2 excellent displays

He's picked that up from the master tactician.

I'm sorry to say I really fancy Hull tonight. I think with the wet weather their forwards will do a number, with Sneyd's kicking influential.

I'm not sure RE Golding. Just that Walker posted on Instagram a picture of him playing against cas with the caption game day can't wait to get back out there.

How does Walker merit selection?
Great prospect but so is Golding and has not let the side down recently.
Not sure Walkers defence tonight is going to help us much.

Tbf it is genuinely one of the toughest selection dilemmas from recent memory. If he goes Golding and we lack a bit on attack then they'll be calls saying he should've picked Walker and likewise if he goes Walker and he isn't strong enough defensively.

Not sure what forecast you looked at mate but BBC weather has dry with sunny intervals for rest of day and dry evening.

Anyway, we have to deal with Sneyd's kicks that is a given whatever the weather or we will suffer the same fate as the Cup Semi.

It reminds me of when we had Hall and Smith battling it out for the right wing position about a decade ago, and unless they can find a way to get them both in the team, then it will go the same way as that battle did for one of them. Although, it seems the club see walker as a 6 long term.