I'd say phone Cas to be on the safe side. However, I'm not sure if Telephone communications have touched down in the WF10 postcode as yet.

Saying that, I'm reasonably sure their floodlights run on whale fat and not elektrikety.

Quote ="Daftie"Thanks N S F. When you say phone and book a ticket. Are you talking phone Cas or Leeds to book. If I phone Cas will I not be in their end, or would they sell away tickets too.'" There's no segregation. Best thing to do is buy direct from the Cas website here, you have to register but it only takes a few minutes. You can then collect from the ticket window next to the training pitch (Main stand side) before the game. I wouldn't bother ringing, you'll struggle to get through. https://app.eclipseticketing.co.uk/en/d ... 17/reset/1

Quote ="Daftie"Thanks N S F. When you say phone and book a ticket. Are you talking phone Cas or Leeds to book. If I phone Cas will I not be in their end, or would they sell away tickets too.'" There's no segregation. Best thing to do is buy direct from the Cas website here, you have to register but it only takes a few minutes. You can then collect from the ticket window next to the training pitch (Main stand side) before the game. I wouldn't bother ringing, you'll struggle to get through. https://app.eclipseticketing.co.uk/en/d ... 17/reset/1

We don't have an away end so you'll be around some cas fans no matter what in all likelihood. Hopefully that doesn't put you off

Don't worry. Unless you are buying a seating ticket, at Castleford's ground a standing ticket lets you stand anywhere you want.

In the standing areas, obviously....

Quote ="Hightown Tiger"There's no segregation. Best thing to do is buy direct from the Cas website here, you have to register but it only takes a few minutes. You can then collect from the ticket window next to the training pitch (Main stand side) before the game. I wouldn't bother ringing, you'll struggle to get through. https://app.eclipseticketing.co.uk/en/d ... 17/reset/1'" The ticket window, will this be where the tickets bought with Leeds will be sent if collecting at Cas?

Quote ="Hightown Tiger"There's no segregation. Best thing to do is buy direct from the Cas website here, you have to register but it only takes a few minutes. You can then collect from the ticket window next to the training pitch (Main stand side) before the game. I wouldn't bother ringing, you'll struggle to get through. https://app.eclipseticketing.co.uk/en/d ... 17/reset/1'" The ticket window, will this be where the tickets bought with Leeds will be sent if collecting at Cas?

I imagine so, yes.

Seating is sold out and ticket sales are at 10k has we speak,really wouldn't risk paying on the gate.

Looking at the Leeds pack I can see us hitting you hard up the middle in the opening 20 targeting cuthbertson and parcell defencively tiring them out before unleashing moors,millington and cook from the bench and opening the game up. Can't say has I've ever seen such a poor Leeds pack but there's been some strange results in this fixture over the years and nothing can be taken for granted.

Thanks for the advice guys, much appreciated.
I'm used to strict segregation here in Scotland, so hearing there is none is weird to me!

I would argue that is exactly the case.
He will leave it in either a better or worse position.

And I answered... Yes. It was the first word in my reply. Regardless of what happened 2, 3 or 4 years before he took over his "ageing squad" following wins under Smith & McLennan that "papered over the cracks" according to some, even back then.



So just to clarify, again. Yes he's been a bloody great coach and will be remembered by most as a legend long after some silly old sods on the internet have moved on to moaning about his successor and let's face it, no matter who's in charge you'll be moaning about them. In fact, were you one of those who said Tony Smith only won trophies at Leeds because of his assistant? I forget his name now.




Oh I nearly missed this beauty. Which games would those be then Sal?

He's a crap coach, shown up out of his depth without certain players covering his inadequencies. Graeme bloody west won trophy's as a coach, so has John Kear.

It was always said, and the only thing said, that this coach would take us backwards as a club. How bloody right we were. Powell took us forward, Smith took us further, McClennan kept us going, McDermott has took us back. And all those others had worse injury disruptions at times than last year.

Always said by who, you?

Care to remind us of these prolonged injury situations under Powell, Smith & McClennan, I can't remember anything as bad as last year.

cas and wigan had as bad a year injury wise and they didn't do to badly

Mcdermott has overseen plenty of success that's set in stone & a big part of our Clubs history.
What has been revealed & by his own admission is how reliant he was on Legends Sinfield & Peacock.
Im still 100% he should have gone last year & hope this is his last.
Finally wrt "Coaching" given the calibre of players he's had at his disposal over the years name 1 he has improved??

keinhorst. but i'm struggling to name another.

thing is, not all the coaches are the same. powell and wane are way better than macdermott at structure and improving players, and i'd love one of them here now.
but macdermott was perfect for us when we had the ' glory years'.
we wouldn't have won as much, certainly under wane, in that period as he would have coached a lot of flair out of the side. macdermott was happy to set things up and let the team play.
he is a legend, and should be remembered as one, but I honestly don't think he's the right type of coach for this side now

i'll also add that I've no idea if Hetherington has 100% say on recruitment/contracts, i'm pretty sure brian must have a say.
between them they've brought a lot of cheap, average dross in during the last couple of years

I'd say this is a fair assessment. Coaches have a shelf life. Players, I think Senior in particular were quite vocal in saying Bluey had reached the end of his. I think Brian Mac is at the same point.

I have a lot of respect for him. he speaks well, talks a lot of sense and is passionate about the game. i'd love him high up at the RFL. he's bring a lot of sanity to the game

Win at Warrington in the semi in 2011, the CC semi final win against Wigan at Huddersfield, the CC semi win against Warrington in 2015 and GF against Wigan in 2015 to name but 4.

Unlike you I will try to offer objective views - I don't feel the need to bend over and let GH take me from behind

and thank him for doing so!!

one thing I don't get. when semi finals, finals and play offs come around, he invariably sets up a great game plan and his use of interchanges are near perfect.
league games it often looks as if the players have met for the first time just before kick off and his use of subs?????

Some very good & spot on points made Tad.

(Ignoring your pathetic 2nd sentence which i've not even bothered quoting)

So basically, he's a rubbish coach but he out coached Tony Smith and Shaun Wane multiple times in big games, when it mattered? Good one Sal!







When you said "to name but 4" did you mean there's lots more big games? Feel free to add them and make yourself look even sillier.

Here's a few "lesser" games that you forgot to mention too....

The 16 wins in 2015 that left us top of the table after 23 rounds.
The 4 wins that earned us the LLS.
The semi final win over Saints to take us to the GF.

The wins over Hull, Huddersfield and Saints that took us to Wembley where we piled up a record score in 2015.

The wins over Saints, Wakefield, Leigh and Wire on the way to beating Cas at Wembley in 2014.
The many great wins in the league in 2014 that left us looking like possible champions before the post cup slump.

Do those games not count?

I agree with most of that (but not on having Wane here now, ugh!).
This season will tell on your last point.

Wane is flavour of the month right now because wigan are SL champs and just won the WCC but there were times mid 2016 most Wigan fans thought he had run his course and were wanting his head . I admire the way he gives youth its head but he is not a coach i personally would ever want to see in charge of us.

Hopefully Ward and/or JJB are fully recovered in time.