Despite the attempt at positive spin from the McNamara appologists on here there is still the fact that we're one win (a win we might not have got if not for a VR) from 6 games. That's nearly a quarter of the season gone and we're way off pace to even make the play-offs. As far as I can see, there's enough skill in the squad to make our current league position questionable. We are not a bad side though we do have weak spots, mainly in the back line, but even so I think the team are still using tactics from 2003.

We don't have 2 extra forwards mascarading as wingers any more. We've got a couple of wingers who've got a bit of pace, so what's wrong with a suprise early kick in the tackle count for them to chase? It's unlikely as Deacon is set in his ways and will give the same kick every time and always on the 5th tackle. You watch any defence against Bradford and 5th tackle theres always someone ready to go for Deacs. Which raises it's own tactical questions. If we've got someone coming out of the line to go for the kicker then there's a gap. What's wrong with faking the pass to Deacon and trying to cut thru towards the try line? Or am I being really naive in thinking that doing something unexpected might get you a try?

I still feel that McNamara is tactically inept and that as much as people on here rattle on about performances and giving the coach time etc etc it won't change what a lot of people can now see. We won't win anything while McNamara remains as head coach

I'm a different kind of disappointed tonight. Not disappointed at the poor performance because it was far from that. It was an excellent performance, by both teams. We were, to some extent the better team, I'm still wondering how we lost. A bit more composure, a bit more luck, some decisions going in our favour and we would have won. But hey, fair play to Cas, they took their chances well, when they were given them.
We looked like a team today though and that bodes well.
Newton, Platt and Morrison all outstanding and Menzies showed his class. It also looked like the others are beginning to read him a bit more.
I'm feeling fairly posititive tonight.
We are improving every game.

The teams from wakefield are doing well long may it last

The game against Giants our conversion went over but it wasn't given. Class it as karma.

By eck don't sit on the fence.

thats the point that a lot of the armchair fans are missing. whether we're going to improve enough fast enough is another matter

Well Done Cas



See you at Odsal on Good Friday Folks.

Sorry but professional sport is all about results and ours aren't good enough.

And your try under the posts in the first half should have been scrubbed off after one of your men obstructed the defenders. Works both ways.

That's what I posted earlier, that was the turning point of the game and after that it was downhill, I don't mind losing but when a bad decision turns a game it leaves me feeling very bitter

You did exactly the same thing up the other end twice in the first half, once it led to a try.

Great game, really enjoyed it. Shame our composure went out of the window but that's the sort of Cas finish I'm used to so I wasn't in the slightest bit surprised.

Did anyone notice what a monster Feather has turned into? I had to ask some lads in the pub after the game who he was. They showed me the programme and he's put on a shed load of timber and ran it in hard every time. Good luck to the bloke - I hope his string of freakish injuries are behind him.

Anyone have an opinion on the two incidents where Cas players were put on report? From where I was I couldn't really tell what they were for.

Tactically, what parts of today did you find inept?