As I read it, Castleford announced today that Rangi Chase submitted a transfer request. Nowhere does it say when that request was submitted. It could have been submitted weeks ago.

I think any deal done for Rangi Chase in this country would have to be agreed subject to a Visa being granted.
Perhaps that is why this saga has gone on for too long.

I think this is being stage managed to keep the Cas public onside with the club.
My guess is that the deal has been done and he will not play against Salford

There is no reason at all why Chase shouldn't play against Salford.

Already a done deal isnt it???

Good luck to him and salford next year and we have to move on

we will all find out soon enough......

Because they're a bunch of bitter c**ts.



There's a good example for you.

There's certainly something funny in the Castleford water supply.

The Visa issue has been covered in detail. I'm not going to go into the legalities of it again as people just believe whatever they want to anyway, regardless of what they actually know!

One major obstacle to his Visa has been removed - he was serving a sentence up to 10th August 2013. This excluded him from a Visa or Citizenship automatically.

However, a Visa/citizenship will still be difficult. No Visa or citizenship has ever been granted to anyone who has been convicted of a violent offence before their conviction is 'spent' (the time before a conviction is 'spent' is double the sentence) - so Chase's conviction will not be 'spent' until 10th August 2015. If he gets a Visa or Citizenship, he is setting a legal precedent in doing so. It will open a floodgate of appeals from others who are refused a Visa on this basis.

It's not impossible but I would be surprised if he was granted a new Visa or Citizenship.

There is: Cas fans tend to get mard heads on when we have 14 players on the field.

Have we got any players who are retiring who might be playing??

Having a whip round to go looking for Tansey might be fun, dirty cheating b'stard still deserves battering for his head high tackle earlier this year.

Nice. After critisism of Castleford fans on this very thread, along comes someone who proves that all clubs have a minority of idiot supporters.

Because he got a massive fine and suspension for it.

Twas a joke, Tansey though did intentionally attack a Salford players head.

Should knock a few quid off the transfer fee now he's put in a transfer request. Good work all round.

I bow to your superior knowledge on the legalities. I don't know or understand the ins and outs but I do know that the visa situation was ironed out between the RFL and UKBA several weeks back, at which point Saints were still in the mix for his signature.