For most of the season it's been asked do Cas have a plan B because it's not always possible to play the free flowing rugby we've enjoyed. I think the last few weeks have shown, yes, we do. Quite rightly Leeds then Hull fancied their chances on the back of the disappointing cup defeat. It wasn't pretty, the ref has been blamed, it's been gritty but at the end of the day Cas have toughed it out on both occasions and got the 2 points. I think that shows we might be able to tough out a victory in knockout rugby (and yes I'm well aware we didn't in the cup).

Re: The LLS. At the start of the season a friend asked if I'd be disappointed if we didn't anything. The answer was yes. Now it looks like the LLS is in our back pocket, if we didn't add to it I'd be slightly disappointed. For me it would be a minor disappointment not a major one - I was one of 37 Cas fans who saw us lose at Widnes the second time we were relegated, I've seen club record defeats, Thursday night trips to Whitehaven, home cup defeat to Barrow. So yes, I'd love us to win the GF but I'd just be happy to see us win a trophy for the first time while I've been watching them.

Finally...if and it's a big if we reach Old Trafford, I'd fancy our chances against Salford and against Leeds, the latter who we've had the edge over since the 2014 cup final. A GF against Hull would be tough to call, both teams have the edge over the other on home turf so neutral territory would be interesting. The only team I'd not fancy playing is Wigan.

Looking forward to the rest of the season regardless.

Yes, without a doubt.
But I wouldn't swap our current position with anyone. I'd much rather be where we are in the leagues and out of the cup than in 2nd-4th position and in the cup semi-final.
Winning the LLS would be a massive achievement for a club without silverware for decades. It might not count as much as the GF, but it's more than most clubs will achieve this season.

There's a fair few reasons why Cas shouldn't win anything barring the LLS.
Mind, I'd have to dig fairly deep in the barrel to find them. They're showing few signs of running out of steam even if the early season style has dropped a notch.

I don't support Cas.

Wigan W
Giants W
Leeds W
Widnes W
Leigh W
Saints W
Wolves W
Leeds W
Hull FC W

Well - I'm quite happy with that.

If Cas do go on and win the comp, I hope its on the back of the attacking rugby they play, which IMO is a great advertisement for the way the game should be played. At their best they are far and away the most entertaining side in SL this year.

Everyone said that about Wire in 2011, they averaged 40 points per game that year (for context Cas are scoring about 34 points per game) and they got pipped by an average Leeds side that finished 5th.

That almost sounds like Jealousy, one could be forgiven for thinking that your team is struggling this year

If a WCC and CCSF is struggling then I hope we struggle every year.

Regardless of the WCC success, 7th in the league is definitely struggling and beating Swinton
and literally scraping past Wire is really nothing to boast about.
Be careful what you wish for, you could end up battling to avoid the middle 8's

Take your 1st choice: 1,2,3,4,5, 9,10,11,12 out of the side with injury for 30% of the season and any team would struggle to be honest, the fact that Wigan have not hit any kind of form yet might be a concern for some when the business end begins next month.