Coach Powell relishing the hooking battle here:- www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ru ... -1-6647286

Coach Powell relishing the hooking battle here:- www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ru ... -1-6647286

DP is dead right, both in fantastic form! Cas for me are favourites but I think we can pull it off, just got to keep it tight early on and hopefully frustrate Cas.

A lot of fans are pinpointing Carney as a big miss for this game, for me however, the loss of Clark, Sneyd, Huby or Millington would have had a far greater impact. The forward battle and speed around the ruck will be key in this game rather than the impact of the backs. We were vulnerable to the astuteness of Kevin Brown last week, if we can close down Burns and Hodgson (no easy matter), then we should edge it.

Best of luck anyway.

The sun is out, perfect for rugby looking forward to making the journey down the a1. Looking forward to good game! COME ON YOU REDS!!!!

I haven't seen anyone pinpoint Carney as a big miss, if anything all I've seen is people say that he isn't a big miss.

Looking like a heavy defeat, and two bad injuries. Bad day all round. And not even half time yet!

Unable to make it to the game today so listening on the radio.
Up to now it sound like a complete shambles, the radio commentators are describing some of rovers play as amateurish and criminal, especially when Larroyer made a break only for no one to be there at acting half resulting in Castleford regaining possession, looks like a long day at the office.

Castleford just gone in again after Wellham lost possession over their line, pathetic.
I don't think I'll bother to listen to the second half.

Welham has been absolute garbage all season and is frequently at fault for 2 plus tries a game. He a shadow of the player he was and I don't know how he gets picked for every match. Teams just have to exploit our left edge defence and the points come easy.

Who would have said before the season had started we would have got badly beat by cas twice its back to the win a couple lose a lot we just can not do it wrong coach or players

I would certainly agree with that comment, he makes the same mistakes week in week out.
His time in the first team must be questionable in future, if not then questions must be asked of the coaches team selections, the thing is, most players improve by learning from their mistakes but welham doesn't appear to, in fact if anything he has gone backwards.
However today's game so far, isn't just about welhams failings, the whole teams performance has been shambolic and amateurish.

Can't wait for Sandercock's analysis on this debacle this afternoon.

Refs fault and injurys according to sandy on humberside