Your right. That is because Leeds are not a desperate club that can only keep a star player by giving him a very large chunk of the salary cap. You remember the effect the Harris signing had on Bradford with his large salary? If you think its worth compromising squad morale and the quality across the squad to keep Chase then so be it.

I think you will find Chase has signed for another year at Cas, and will be announced shortly.

Fooking dumbest post I've read in ages.

I particularly liked the part where Chase has allegedly insisted there is no possibility whatsoever of him getting out of the deal.

I appreciate rugby players almost by definition are not entirely all there but surely they all have agents or managers these days to look after their best interests and ensure they don't make foolish decisions.

Hear hear dumbest post ever to grace the boards !!
You can see it now Rangi Chase and his agent verbally agreeing a deal with Castleford, and then insisting them to make it legally binding so that he cannot get out of it even if someone came in and offered him double !! Yeah right get real !
He loves the club and the town.......hmmmm he must have lots to do like going to freeport and also eeerrrrrrr ???? oh lets not forget diggerland !!! Bwah Bwah !

I like that bit where the rhinos couldn't afford him! Well burgess cross and keiths wages would arguably be more than 200k combined easy! Plus we are the most profitable club in SL with a suger dady! If the f*ck knuckle had said GH is too tight to pay a fee he may have had a point! Also the nobody good enough bit?

Maybe he's like a contractual Houdini?

"Now, I want you to check that these are real chains and there is no way I can get out..."

Would have rather had Dobson from Hull KR than Chase. Fantastic player though he is.

Good point in a weird way! McGuire, Sinfield, Peacock, Buderus and webb are players who are too good to swap for chase! Leeds would be losing out on some of the best young backs in sl if Bjb, Watkins or hardacker were offered!

mcshane would be an option as he is quality but you have a good young hooker.

Ryan hall maybe but would you swap a winger for a half back? Guess not.

Do it is a tough one. It would have to be burrow plus a forward.

Or you could just give us chase and cash for Kirke

You can tell how far the Rhinos club have fallen from grace.

The fans are now arguing the toss with Cas fans and hoping to steal their best player!

Could be worse. It could be Cas trying to steal Leeds' best player.

And don't ask!

Not going to happen.

Kirke's just signed a two-year deal.

agreed

Chase is from Dannevirke, NZ. Anyone who has ever passed through the place could quite easily visualise it being twinned with Castleford, so yes... Chase could indeed be in love with the town of Castleford.