I'd be interested to know what teams do bring something to SL?
Perhaps you would prefer four or five teams playing each other every week?
Cas couldn't give Solomona what he demanded and stay under the salary cap. Nor should clubs be held to ransom by players who have years remaining on an existing contract.
You'll also find it was Leeds Rhions who persued legal action against Bradford. Just look what happened to Leeds after that.....

In answer to another poster, I'm not sure I'd describe the attitudes of Castleford fans towards Wigan as hatred.
However, Wigan are my least favourite team for a few reasons:
1. The seemingly deliberate tactics aimed to injury opposition players by targeting the knees.
2. Shaun Wane's arrogance and some of his comments about Castleford.
3. Sam Tomkins' immature and childish behaviour.

As such, I enjoy beating Wigan more than any other team.

1. The seemingly deliberate tactics aimed to injury opposition players by targeting the knees

1 Wigan player faced a charge for that all last season. Now I might have missed something not certain but the only charge for that for Wigan was TT against Leeds.

For Cas Ben Crooks against Wire applying pressure
Andy Lynch against HKR applying pressure
Matt Cook against Wire applying pressure

Those I feel are upto the Super 8's starting last season. Now tell me who needs to get their own house in order first before coming on here spouting off your whiter than white. As I said all sides do it your just blinded to what your side does. Can not remember another Wigan player getting banned for applying pressure to a joint in the Super 8 though maybe we can call Flowers one to Patton's nose but it was tame compared to what Chase did in a Cas shirt 2 or 3 years ago.

16 games a season? Seriously?
I don't think you'll find Cas merely aspire to survive. Over the last few year we have made a cup final and finished 4th-5th for three seasons.
Bradford had legal action taken against them, so very different to Cas who are instigating legal action.

I thought is was better last year, but it's an aspect of Wigan's approach I have disliked since McGuire was in charge.

I din't think Cas bring nothing to the comp, and at times last season they played as good footy as anyone. But I certainly find their team easier to like than their fans.

Of course a 4-5 team comp is crazy talk anyway.

My comment regarding 5 teams was somewhat tongue in cheek. Cas have played some good football especially last season and were good to watch, my issue is that they appear to continually want to stay in their comfort zone, which in itself is fine but not when it forces all the other clubs to stay the same, the game needs to grow and with that the salary cap, clubs need to continually evolve and rebrand themselves but all too often clubs just stagnate and are happy to make up the numbers. If you want to make up the numbers then fine, there are two lower tiers in our sport to do that but please don't stop the others who want to move onwards and upwards.

I'm with you on increasing the cap, but the game as a whole can't afford to take it to the level if the NRL or RU.

I agree and that's why we need to make the game as attractive as possible, not only for the supporters but the players as well. Alas I feel we will never be able to compete until we can improve our national side, reverting back to GB is a step in the right direction.

I'd completely forgot they even beat us tbh

Translation: I got called out with facts so I will just make something up to try and save face

Regards

King James

What about the previous game at Cas earlier in the season when Tomkins won wigan the game with that brilliant defensive display, particularly his tackles on Solomona.

He was MoM that game, for sure.
I remember speaking to people afterwards and commenting that once he rediscovered his attacking game he would be the best player in SL by a mile.
Unfortunately, it never happened and his defence seemed to fall off a cliff too.
Later in the year, he seemed so frustrated that he couldn't do the things he could a couple of years ago. Hopefully, he'll come back stronger next season and this will help his petulance.
As long as he has a nightmare against us.....