IMO the top four sides in SL as they currently stand will not change come round 30

So the worst case scenario for each of the top four sides that are also currently still in the Challenge Cup is that they will get an away semi final in order to make the Grand Final, Therefor I would imagine that each of these clubs would settle for that would they not?

The Challenge cup final is a fantastic show piece event which is watched by millions on terrestrial tv and is also one of the only three trophies available to win each season, So i believe that clubs currently in the top four can put the SL on the back burner and really give the CC Competition a real go

I'm going for a last four of
Huddersfield Giants
Warrington Wolves
Hull FC
Wigan Warriors

Wakefield
Warrington
Hull
Cas

If England win their Euro 2016 game tonight, they will be playing their next game at 5pm on Saturday. Probably explains why only a handful of seats have been sold so far, even with the ST discount.

It's a crazy situation.

If the football does end up being on Saturday I doubt we'll push much above 5k.

And we will now be without Ben Flower who's been charged with a grade C tackle. Certain ban coming up!

Over 20 coaches coming from Cas . 17 just from official travel alone not to mentioned all the pub coaches and those who drive. 2.5k-3k Cas I would have thought.

Thanks to our shot-shy strikers, Wigan/Cas is now only competing with the Welsh.

I should have had more faith in how bad we are at football!!

Looks like Gale is out on Saturday. He trained this morning and pulled out early with the injury that side-lined him last week.
McMeekan also doubtful, which is a shame as he has been our best forward.
So it looks like we will be going with a halfback pairing of McShane (who is really a hooker) and Millington (who is really a prop).
We will also have problems in the goal-kicking department. Without Gale, we only have Tickle who is comfortable goal-kicking, and he only plays about 40 minutes.

If Gale doesn't play I'd rather us use Rocky somewhere either at FB or HB to free up Mcshane to interchange with Milner. Dorn can play HB and we have Tom Holmes too but no doubt we will go with Mcshane and Millington. Could be the key to victory who we play in the halves as using Millington and Mcshane makes us weaker elsewhere.

General question - Why do Cas fans not use their forum on this board?
I know they have their own site but it's strange that their one on RLFANS is effectively dead?

Everyone uses the alternative forum, generally known has the nut job forum, due to one or two who fit that bill. It's a shame no one uses the RFL fans, forum has it's good to have people from other clubs comment on games, something we don't get on the other side, bar a few Waky fans.

Just as well really because the drivel that is being written on casforum this week about us is ridiculous. It is Tuesday and they have even started a thread about the referee and loading the thread up just in case they lose so they can blame him.... AGAIN!

Squad announced :
Joe Bretherton, Greg Burke, Josh Charnley, Ben Flower, Oliver Gildart, Willie Isa, Dom Manfredi, Lee Mossop, Sean O’Loughlin, Sam Powell, Dan Sarginson, Matty Smith, Ryan Sutton, Taulima Tautai, Lewis Tierney, Joel Tomkins, Sam Tomkins, Jack Wells and George Williams.

Assuming the fitness tests go OK for Williams and Sarge, I guess we will line up something like:
Sam
Manfredi, Sarginson, Gildart, Charnley
Williams, Smith
Flower, Powell, Mossop
Joel, Isa, Lockers
Bench: Bretherton, Burke, Sutton, Tautai