Quote: Chris71 "That is quite true however the squad was pretty much the same as the one that was failing to deliver under Lowes as the Head Coach until Smith came in with Lowes dropping down assistant.
As for Powell no one is suggesting that Cas are now a top 4 side what has been pointed out is he has taken a group that were failing to win games under Millward and turned them into a team that has improved significantly from when he took the reins. Whether he and the Cas board can take it further time will tell but as it stands he has without doubt improved them as a team on the pitch.'"
I would be quite happy to concede that only a change of management and a few changes were all we needed if we had as good a squad as those teams. And yes I do mean even Cas! They have the in form centre in the league, a winger outside him scoring for fun and probably one of the top 3 hookers in the team and a 6 & 7 only bettered by Wigan. Problem for Cas is these players are all on top form together, teams will work them out and they will suffer losses of form, and so their season will stutter and they'll achieve the more realistic position of 6th/7th.
Too many of the current squad are not good enough for a top 2 team challenging. I reckon 20 of the top 25 aren't good enough. With Westy, Shaul, Lineham, Paea & Crooks (needs to physically mature) being the only ones. (Note i'm only stating top 25, that doesn't include Bowden or Hadley, who I think is pure class and will be a star).