Is it just me or as anybody else been told this more than once keep hearing it from good sources, if it's true this is an absolute steel I know his wages will be sky high but he is undoubtedly the best half back In super league.
If I was a cas fan I'd feel slightly robbed as its peanuts for a current international who could undoubtedly walk into any side in super league.
I see the haters have been out already saying apart from rangi and smith all the rest are average hock is by a mile one of the best two second rowers in super league too. It'll be one hard pack that next year, also rapira I think will be a top addition he's another hard honest player if we can keep him fit, honestly I'm pretty excited for next season as a lot of people are writing us off but I can guarantee we will be there or thereabouts. Also if we could emulate Huddersfield who I'm full of respect for they have done exceptional without spending loads of money on Aussies etc most of there team is British which I'd like one day but beggers can't be choosers

It's definitely true. I remember saying at the time it wouldn't be as high as some people were making out. Bargain.

You will do fine and hopefully attract new fans.It is human nature to get jealous it is part of life.

Oh dear. Where are the Cas fans saying it would be £350k or above?

There were offers on the table from other clubs one made public at £250k - so why would they then accept an offer for 112K ?

Made public by who?

www.castigers.com/article.php?id=3637 Cas fans very touchy.

www.castigers.com/article.php?id=3637 Cas fans very touchy.

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"but despite rejecting a Warrington offer of around £300,000, the Tigers are expected to accept a higher bid from Wigan. That is likely to make the deal one of the five most valuable in rugby league history. It is expected to fall below the fees of around £440,000 for which Wigan signed Martin Offiah from Widnes in 1992, and Stuart Fielden from Bradford six years ago, but may rival the £370,000 St Helens paid Warrington to sign Paul Sculthorpe in 1997."

That article is from 2012, his value will have deprecated due to less time left on his contract. Though that's a lot of deprecation!

That doesn't appear to be either club going public, that appears to be a journalist suggesting what they think was turned down.

Yeah i take you point, and can see where your coming from with the decrease in value as the contract comes closer to expiry date. But Lets be honest nobody really knows what you have payed for Chase and if this is true it is VERY poor business on castlefords behalf - 12 months pass and an offer that they were expecting around 400k turns into 100k ?

Very poor business by castleford if true.

Okay Iain, Those figures dont come out of Thin air. Guardian is quite reliable (Compared to other newspapers anyway)

Would you please provide me with a link that states you payed 112k chase then please ?

Very reliable source...Bobby Goulding told us on Twitter

Have you got the ink to the tweet please ? - Not trying to be a pain by the way just interested

I don't think I've stated that we did. The message I'm generally expressing is to not necessarily believe everything that you read or hear. And that works both ways.

bobby got told of rangi, also got told yesterday by people at the club, theres no official articles other than bobby's but got told by someone high up yesterday too also got told we signed smith for 70 k

thing is, as we found with myler, if you're signing people on a transfer, chances are they won't be on as big a screw as if they were a highly saught after free agent, playing suitors off against one another.

Well he didn't upset me ..
and the Involuntary punching the air as he was announced , as he said just looked a gesture of relief as finally he could come clean about his future club .

Dr Marwan has diagnosed they're suffering from 'post-Rangi-depression..'
think it's treatable on the NHS.

After what I witnessed today you could have the silly little twit for free.
80 minutes on the clock, 32-32 and a draw sees us finish above Wakefield.
Attempt a drop-goal, kick the ball dead or even just a knock on would end the game.
But no, Rangi decides to try a kick through the defence to himself, resulting in a breakaway Wakefield try.
Exceptional talent but thick as pig poo.

It's all if and buts I'm afraid, IF he would of scored the winning try off the back of that he'd go down in derby history. It's just the type of player he is. He'll learn from it and move on.

Correct about the IF of scoring the winning try.

Wrong about him learning from it - he doesn't have the capacity.

Chase plays for himself and only himself.

Can be magical...

You wouldn't have been within 60 seconds of finishing above Wakefield at all if it wasn't for Rangi's performances thought the year, so criticise him for one poor play appears a little bitter and highly unfair.

My word a knifey comment from our Trainee Solicitor from the Peoples Republic of South Yorkshire.

how come no BIG clubs wanted to sign him ?
bit weird.

My post was meant to be sarcastic, but I agree that having read it again it doesn't come across that way! Without Rangi we would have won far fewer game, of that there is no doubt.
It was still bloody stupid though.