Actually spat my cup of tea out last night when Eddie said what a great signing ,sweet lord were do you begin with a car crash that is rangi let's hope he doesn't fail as many tests as he did this year that all I will say

Rangi played his best rugby at Cas for sure, and I'm interested to see how he does under Powell, Orr, and Sheridan - three halfback coaches. His statement is quite something..

[i“I’ve been thinking about rugby a lot while I’ve been away from the game, and I’ve been thinking about my Cas days, as those were the times when I was really happy. When the opportunity came up to come back to this great club I took it with both hands, I wasn’t going to let this opportunity slip away from me,”

Chase added: “It’s like coming back home for me, I love the people here. This move is purely about the badge and the way it made me feel when I played for it. I feel so blessed to be here and I thank God and everyone at this great club for giving me a second chance at Castleford Tigers.”[/i

The best thing Cas ever did was get rid of him to Salford. Their Club blossomed without him. Every Club Chase has been at he creates really big splits in the playing squad. There's no doubting his talent and ability to win games single-handed, but those performances are rare and are counter-balanced by his ego, antics, and disruptive nature. His life away from RL also seems to weigh heavy on his performances and for me he is just too much of a gamble for any Club.

Massive chance that Cas are taking, even though they're familiar with him. Powell will probably be earning his crust trying to make everything work in a team based very much on how hard they work and bond together, and fitting in a special but disruptive talent.

Good luck to all parties involved, but I can only see it ending in tears.

Rangi leaving isn't what made Cas great, Powell was. and Powell only had him for half a season.

Must just be a coincidence then eh?

Be interesting how they fit Gale, Roberts Chase and Eden in together, Cant see Eden sitting on the wing like he does in the NRL

When Millward was sacked in 2013 Cas were rock bottom of SL . We recovered that season and put some decent results together and weren't far off the playoffs. That was with Powell as coach and chase at 6.

Clearly Cas are struggling for injuries right now so bringing him back to partner Gale in the halves makes sense.
And who knows, maybe an off-season under Powell's wing could be good for Rangi. There's no denying that he has talent, someone just needs to screw his head on for him.

I can only agree - he's got that Gareth Hock, unfixable quality about him; seems like a terrible fit at Cas, who if they have nothing else, appear to have an excellent team spirit.

I'm not sure where this myth comes from. During his time at Cas, he was well liked by the other players (apart from Keith Mason, by all accounts).
I don't recall any issues with other players at Salford or Leigh?
The question mark is over his ability to play to a structure and not try to be the hero on every play.
And over his own health and well-being.

When he signed for Salford, Cas fans warned them, they ignored it saying he would change.

Then He signed for Leigh, Salford fans warned them, but again they ignored it, saying he would do well for them.

And in a full circle he signs for Cas, Powell is a good coach, but let's not pretend he can work miracles with all players, there have been players he has signed that hasn't worked out.

Guess we will have to see if this works out, if I was having a bet I would guess it will all end in tears.