GAME ON : Castleford Tigers v Leeds Rhinos - 18:00:00

GENERAL CHAT ABOUT THE GAME, BUILD UP, THE ACTION AS IT HAPPENS AND AFTERMATH BELOW.

Hope we win, it would be great to have a different winner and would enjoy more additions to the "McDermott must go" thread after the loss

I will be hoping for a Cas win and I hope their philosophy and style of Football really does become the blueprint for the British game.

The distraction of Hardaker and the weather make me lean towards Leeds if I was making an objective call.

I'm looking forward to the game, hopefully it will go down to the wire.

As to who I'd like to win, it's a bit like my wife asking me if I'd like French or English mustard on a beef sandwich.

I should look at it rationally really & say Cas, but as "Moz" said

"We hate it when our friends become successful
And if they're Northern, that makes it even worse"

As to Leeds, it reminds me of an old Rocky movie with Cas putting them on the canvas time & time again, but have they got it in them to get back up this time?

Decisions, decisions, one set of fans seeking the ultimate high, the other chasing the original high, a bit like a smack-head. Either way, one lot will be insufferable if they win, whereas the other lot will be as insufferable as ever if they do.

That is possibly the best post on RL fans this year, love it

Perhaps you should spend the day in bed.

Coming from the West side of the Pennines in Manchester I have no allegiance or hate for either side tonight really. I just want to see a game that promotes the sport really well.

There are good backstories to the game.

Cas never having been champions before, taking the league by storm this year, with a MOS coming back from an operation last month, almost blowing the semi which they eventually won in hugely dramatic fashion but then lose their star player in amazingly stupid news; against a team who’ve won more trophies in the last dozen years than anyone, who’ve got two club legends leaving, who’ve just plodded along all season quietly but still finished second and were absolutely brilliant in the semi final last week, it’s October, it’s raining, it’s Old Trafford...

And it’s a derby!

Let’s hope it lives up to the drama of the backstory... come on RUGBY LEAGUE!

Is Gale playing?

Cas dont look the same. Well done Zak

Leeds in full control so far, shwowing their champion pedigree. Cas could do with a try before HT.

Walker at full back has been excellent.

Looks like the winner will be whoever holds the ball best!

Outstanding. Glad he signed a long term deal at Leeds, the NRL will no doubt come sniffing.

Soft no try that. Briscoe should be allowed every right to fight for that ball, in my opinion.

Good effort Briscoe