Vitriol?

The endless replaying of Ryan Hall's try on Sky Sports News highlighted one thing for me. The unconfined joy on the faces of the Leeds fans and players clearly meant something. The LLS mattered to them. They were desperate to win it.

Personally I wasn't that bothered. I just wanted a home tie next week.

As for the Cas fans. Getting 40 odd points stuck on them clearly didn't matter much to them either. I know at their place earlier this season I just skulked away. Disgusted at our performance. Their bizarre antics on Friday just made them look stupid.

One word lads; "Dignity".

I suspect that in and of itself, the LLS Shield means little more to most Leeds fans than it does to you, though the £100K that comes with it tops up the war chests a little But it matters this season because having won the CC, still being with a shout for the GF, it would be part of what could be the perfect send off for some key members of our "golden generation". In short we want the illusive treble. Obviously there are 3 teams out there desperate to take the last and biggest prize of the 3 for themselves. Bring it on

the hall try at the end, the film footage and the photograph doing the rounds, could just well be an iconic moment in our game, and we (the whole game) should be shouting about its up there with wide to west, Burrows grand final try, the catalan comeback at saints. we really don't push these iconic moments as much as we should.

maybe so, but a home tie in the semi finals meant more, which is why they took the kick at goal to get the draw before the winning try.

Had we not won the CC then I wouldn't have been as bothered, but it's not every season you get close to doing the treble. To do it at anytime would be great, IF (and it's still a big IF) we did it in Sinfield and Peacock's swansong would be even more special. We've pretty much done everything in their time at the club.....apart from a treble.

Also I think for the players it meant a lot because they've taken quite a bit of stick over the last few years for their regular season finishing positions.

Meh! The Cas fans will have just been sticking it to you as that is where they were at the time as circumstances unfolded. They stuck it to us the week before and some were even chanting "Wigan, Wigan" on the West Terrace. It was just banter. No one spit their dummy out about it.

Awww look a Yorkie coming sticking up for his Castleford brothers and sisters

So, in other words it was meaningless. Which just about sums it up.

The point about this Yorkshire thing is this; NO-ONE is bothered outside of Yorkshire. When the chant goes up people just shrug the shoulders. I mean we just couldn't care less about which county you live in/were born in.

And the idea that I would stick up for Saints (Merseyside) or Warrington (Cheshire) because they are playing in Leeds is ridiculous. Saints are the enemy. Whoever beats them is alright with me.

Spot on. The old Yorkshire / Lancashire rivalry died when the changed the boundaries imo.

Lancashire for me is a cricket thing and associated with Blackburn, Burnley etc.

It's about as meaningful as Hudds fans chanting Fartown.

Well of course they're not, they weren't born in Yorkshire poor souls. If I hadn't had the good fortune to be born in Gods own county, I wouldn't care which county I was from either.

I've read your moronic Wigan posts for quite a while - Please grow up and change the record you sad act.

I strongly suspect that Wane and his troops would have expressed the same unconfined joy had Wigan pipped Leeds on friday with the last play of the regular season .

To win two pieces of silver is a fine achievement , all three would be outstanding .

I am puzzled as to why you aren't bothered ?

A sure sign you have trophy fatigue my friend

First thing they need to do is change the league leaders trophy to something that doesn't resemble a catering tray. The SL trophy is still the big one but it's literally like comparing an iPhone 6s to a Nokia 3210.