Looks like its close, agreed personal terms with them. Will certainly mean we are on the lookout now though, if we were indeed in for him. Very good player but not too disappointed as I can't see Hardaker changing personality anytime soon, if he can't do it at a club like Leeds, not sure its going to happen at Cas longterm, with his 'mates' on his doorstep.

Thewlis saying we are still nearly up to the cap even with eorl retired. If that is the case we are definitely up the creek. With 5 players leaving so far surely that can't be right ?

I think most clubs say that just to temper fans expectation. Can't recall often clubs coming out and saying "yeah we've got a good chunk of SC left to spend". Apparently we had no cap space left last year and then we signed Ferres off you about 2/3 weeks later.

Crooks confirmed on loan to Leigh so looks about right that they have made space for Hardaker. Wouldn't have minded crooks actually to cover centre.

Disappointing we couldn't get this over the line, makes the mamo deal more critical. Hope we sign a centre with Eorl's salary (assuming Wardle won't be playing there this year)

Anybody confirm what was in League Weekly today about the Mamo deal? Anything fresh?

Am sure the club have known for weeks about the Hardaker deal going dead. The lad wanted a move to Cas so let him go. It's a potential time bomb swerved if nothing else.

The salary cap will be being taken up by the Bradford 3 plus Huby, who he is really trying to move on. If we find homes for those 4 then cap space will be freed up.

Either way, bullet proof Thewlis is getting off scotfree. Thank the lord that Rick Stone came in when he did to start sorting the absolute shambles that was unfolding.

The fact he wants to move to cas shows how the club are right to stay away. Moving closer to his idiot mates who are part of his off field issues and affect his behaviour. The fact he doesn't want to stay well away from them says it all.
Chase and hardaker on the same team- What a recipe for disaster!!!!

yep hardaker want to go to cas so fair enough, wouldnt want a player at the club who doesnt want to be here, had that problem before!! still have with some like wardle.

well done cas, sure he will go well for them and eden on the wing

That's not what I meant- I meant he wants to go to cas-nice and close to his idiot mates rather than get his head down, get away from the bad influences in his life and save his career. As he can't see that that is the wrong choice- thank goodness we aren't in the running!

if we are up to the cap then we must still be paying some very avarage players top dollar again like we did with mason

Can't really disagree with any of that. That said I hope he does sort himself out and he goes well for Cas, He has the game, but is it the most important thing to him.

TBF it's hardly like Hudds and Castleford are that far apart. He'd still be around his mates had he gone to Hudds. I also think too much blame is placed on "his idiot mates". They weren't there when he got booted out of England's WC squad. He was with some of the younger Rhinos players when he assaulted that student. Seems he's the bad influence, not his friends.

Cannot g;et my head around this.

Eorl gone and now talking about moving Huby on.

Who are we going to have as props next year.

If smith gets cricked again we are up Shiite creek again.

Well thank god it's finally been announced he's going to cas!

Yep

If we'd got him I'd be ok
The fact we haven't
Totally ok