Not really, I mean he isn't going to agree with ferris is he? Depends who you believe doesn't it

I meant in wanting someone to drive the club forwards when Ferres has resigned stating that his recommendations to do exactly that have been blocked.

Meant the business tbh

I heard something similar, although a bit more dramatic than that.

Isn't Ferres close to the France family? Interesting timing if so.

Going back to his statement and the counter-release by Fulton - it looks like the Chairman wants a CEO who will behave himself and not rock the boat; a poison chalice if you ask me and not the way to attract an applicant of quality - who wants to work at that level, but have your plans and ideas persistently curtailed?

My theory - a few people on the Cas BoD are looking to cash in their chips; the only realistic possibility they have of doing that is to flog WR; if only a 15k capacity, state of the art stadium was being built somewhere nearby!

steve ferres is a fix-it man. he has a good track record of sorting clubs out and pointing them in the right direction. he also excels in getting the fans behind him and creating a siege mentality.

he did it with us, he has done it with cas.

to quit like this speaks volumes.

I 100% agree with that, whatevers been put in is way is insurmountable, what that is we'll probably never know.

I think that we may be reading too much into this one.
Ok Steve Ferris has resigned because the Cas BoD wont bank roll all of his plans and Mr Fulton has said that they are now seeking a replacement.
It's common knowledge that our friends over t'common are short of brass and finding new investors aint easy.
Whether Cas are in a more serious financial predicament is not mentioned, only that they need urgent investment.
I agree that Ferris is capable of sorting them out, but he cant work with fresh air and IMO this is why he's gone, not because there is a more serious problem ?

Well we'll probably never know the details.

You have to admit he handled the "stadium" news very well and increased the season ticket/membership sales working alongside Fozzard it did look brighter for them.


I just don't see him quitting without the rug being pulled out one way or the other.

Problems both sides of the common apparently

New revelation or wishful thinking?

Problems everywhere, but hey, if it makes you feel better...

Steve Ferres is a "my way or the highway" kind of bloke, as we've seen for ourselves. He hit a wall with us, and he's hit a wall with Cas. Fact is, neither club has the sort of funds or ownership structure that would allow a Steve Ferres type free reign to behave like Napoleon and do whatever he thought best in the interests of the club (and no doubt himself too). And perhaps more to the point, Steve Ferres hasn't got the kind of brass that would allow him to buy a club and run it as he sees fit either.

He did a lot of good work for Wakey, and he did a lot of good work for Cas. But most owners have their limits when it comes to what they can afford to spend, or their willingness to speculate, and he just doesn't seem to accept this. It's easy gambling with someone else's brass - banks have been doing this for decades - but when it's your own money, most people are generally more circumspect.

The Cas BoD won't leave until they get back what they put in. Wakey have seen the same over the years (the 1979 Wembley team springs to mind). The Cas BoD have the ground as an asset, so there's no reason for them to shift until someone comes in and offers them a fair price for what they own. That won't happen, because no one will spend over 3 million quid to buy Cas RLFC, unless they think they can sell the ground for a substantial profit, and that's a big gamble these days. Even then, the team will still have to play somewhere.

I could see Ferres moving to Salford or Bradford in the near future. As someone posted on the Cas forum, you don't just up sticks and leave a well paid job like that unless you've got something else to go to.

I'm sure Cas are much better off for his involvement, and that's a good thing for the game as a whole. How they deal with the aftermath is anyone's guess. On the plus side, at least Feisal Nahaboo went to Fev.

I think he is a fix it man but worryingly for me he never stays in the hot seat too long wherever he goes. He genuinely seems to have qualities - but perhaps his way forward is beyond the means of most clubs. I don't think it would be a good idea to return to us as some suggest.