Lets hope we turn up on Sunday and really give Cas a game, Last weeks performance we all agree wasn't up to scratch but I was upset to see a select few people giving the players shi!t when the week before they were up there rear end. Lets put that behind us and go into the Cas game with a positive attitude otherwise we are chasing the game before it starts. Apart from Crusaders who are our bogey team we have only been beat of Wigan,Saints,Leeds, some would agree that's not the easiest of starts! There is still an awful long way to go in the season and I think with the right attitude we can still make the top 8. I just hope the players don't let us down as for many years Salford have done. Come on Red Men!!

Hopefully the Crusaders game was just another blip and we can get back to maybe not winnings ways against Cas because they've been superb this season, but hopefully we can put in a good performance and then take that into the Bradford at home game, which for me is a must win if we want to have any chance of breaking into the play offs. Not heard anything on Sean Gleeson, but his injury didn't look too clever so I'm presuming that he will be out again hopefully Ashley Gibson will be ok and that will just be a straight swap.

The thing I didn't understand against Crusaders was why we dropped a halfback Mark Sneyd who's been playing well IMO and adds something different to the team when he comes on, for a second rower who's been out injured all season and is clearly not match fit? Totally baffled me did that, Anderson needs a few games in the U20's to get anywhere near match fit, he was shoddy against Crusaders dropped the ball a number of times and was at fault for the Gareth Thomas try, he fell hook line and sinker for the dummy then couldn't get back into position leaving Holdsworth with far too much to do.

I like having Sneyd on the bench it signals our intent of what sort of game we're going to play, an expansive game as at time we have 4 halfbacks on the field Holdsworth, Smith, Ratchford and Sneyd and the last few weeks it has worked a treat for us. For some reason though (maybe his name/the amount we're paying him) we decide to bring Anderson onto the bench, which means we were going to have to play a more direct game plan, which lets face it we never win when we play up the middle. Not slagging Anderson far from it as there's no doubting his class, but for me he's been thrown back in a little too early.

FWIW I'd go with the following against Cas:

1. Patten
2. Gibson
3. Henry
4. Ratchford
5. Broughton
6. Smith
7. Holdsworth
8. Cashmere
9. Godwin
10. Boyle
11. Nero
12. Adamson
13. Wild

14. Sneyd
15. Sidlow
16. Jewitt
17. Neal

How is Lance (Boyle) going these days? He worked hard at Cas. Not the biggest but gave it his all. Good to see Godwin again too.

Went Ok last year. This year he has really stepped it up definatley been one of our top performers when he's played IMO.

Sunday 10th April


Engage Super League XVI

Castleford Tigers v Salford City Reds

KO: 3.30pm

Ref: Mr Phil Bentham
TJ R Hicks
TJ P Grundill
IG P Marklove
IG B Armstrong
RR J Roberts
TK R Tennant
MC T Randerson

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Valvoline Cup

Castleford Tigers v Salford City Reds

KO: 12.30pm


Ref: Mr J Roberts
TJ T Bell
TJ T Hudson

Castleford Tigers Squad

Mathers, Dixon, Youngquest, Arundel, Owen, Chase, Orr, Jackson, Hudson, Huby, Emmitt, Snitch, Ferres, Milner, Fozzard, Aspinwall, Holmes, Widders, Clark.


Salford City Reds Squad

Patten, Broughton, Henry, Nero, Anderson, Ratchford, Holdsworth, Cashmere, Godwin, Boyle, Neal, L. Adamson, Wild, Smith, Sneyd, Jewitt, Sidlow, Paleaaesina, Spencer.

Paleaaesina


hope he's improved his defence or the traffic lights will not be needed.

Paleaaesina, a luxury we can not afford