Your description of Hull is fairly accurate, but how is that not suited to a cup campaign? Ain't about how you win, you just need to win. Cas could've beaten Saints by a single point, they'd have still been through and playing Hull away the next round. Hull ground out your wins vs Wigan and Wire to win the cup last year, didn't have to put 50 points past them. You even point out that that Cas might not have the consistancy to do it all year, in the cup you don't get a 2nd chance.



Any examples of this though? At home they've always been in front. Away from home they couldn't come back vs Salford or Saints. Away to Hull (who they face in the cup) they were 18-0 down but then had a man advantage for 60 mins and they didn't come back and win......so maybe we don't know they can do something spectacular if they fall behind.

Our game is on Friday on Sky.

Salford vs Wakey is the Thursday game. We're scheduled to play Wakey away the Sunday before so expect them to want to move that game forward 24/48 hours.

Wire/Wigan - Saturday. Hull/Cas - Sunday.

In the cup you need to be rise to a different level - Leeds did it against Wigan at Huddersfield, Warrington in 2015 and Saints 2016 I just don't see Hull being that kind of side. I don't Hull having a mare like Leeds did in several finals either. I see Cas being that kind of side that if they are really on it no current SL can play at their level. Can they come from behind who knows and you could be correct their style of play isn't suited to risk free grind.

The asylum has let another inmate out!!

I thought this was the asylum!!

Didn't you watch Hull's wins in the semi and final last year then? Certainly rose for them games.

Of course it does Frostie, Wakefield at home to Salford would have been the bestest draw

Cas have been in three grinds this year so far, and lost all three albeit those games were away from home. But none of the finals will be held at Wheldon Road neither will the CC semi should they get there. I agree with Sal that Cas at their best right now are head and shoulders above the rest but you seldom come up against shoddy defences in the big games or get the chance to play champagne rugby (particularly on a damp cold manchester night in October)

Lets also not forget Wigan have a lot of big guns to return and If/when they do i still see them as THE team to beat if you are serios about winning silverware this year. As for our own chances, the cup draw has helped plenty and we are handily placed in the leage. The club knows what it takes to get the job done in the big games and we still have players, although past their best, still good enough in one off games to produce the goods. All in all, i like our chances much more than i did a couple of months ago and am happy to see us as outsiders sneaking up on the rails for once.

4 grinds mate. Huddersfield away most recently. And don't disrespect them too much as they pumped you lot the week previous.

True, but then again we went away to Hull and put 52 points past them and then a few weeks later Cas' all conquering unstoppable attack with a man advantage for 60 mins away to Hull only managed 24 points. Funny how it works out some times

Better hope he doesn't get injured then, sounds like a one man team

These ex Leeds cast offs adding Zak to the list certainly showing us how it should be done

No, we have internet now.