Signed for your boys today on a 3-and-a-half year deal. Hadn't seen it mentioned anywhere else. Good player.

That implies he is joining us immediately

Cant say I'm a fan of his.

Yeah, he's signed before the 2pm deadline. Was out of contract at the end of the season so not sure if a fee is involved.

I rate him but you seem (to me at least) to have plenty of depth in the centres and back row already.

Appears he is - www.castigers.com/article.php?id=2409

Appears he is - www.castigers.com/article.php?id=2409

Available for Sunday .....would have thought a creative player would have been higher on the agenda ....still, welcome to Fartown Brett !

Brett has the ability to go far in the game but he needs to work hard on his game, especially conceding silly penalties and learning to pass to his outside backs. A small fee was involved but not massive as he was going to Huddersfield next year anyhow. Thanks for your efforts at Castleford Brett...another local lad leaving the club!

Be interesting to see where Baloo intends to play him - quite a versatile player from what I've seen.

we have known about this signing for a while, just not expected it for this season.

nothing to get excited about, think hes just an average super league player...but we shall see, got to give him a chance

being young and english is obv what the giants want now.

not been named in the 19 for wakefield so cant see him playing?

Always thought he was a threat going forward, runs good lines out wide, but also always thought he was a bit suspect defensively, doesn't get his feet right and ends either with arm only tackles getting busted or stepped completely.

Some potential to work with and some flaws to work on.

Too slow for centre and honestly can't see him starting in your second row. Squad player at best at Huddersfield.

Wouldn't be surprised to see him back at Cas at the end of his career. But he's still one or two West Yorkshire clubs to play for still.

I liked him at Cas. He has been one of our more consistant performers over the years imo. He is suspect to having a few 'brain farts' at times for example giving away daft penalties, knocking on or throwing the pass away or even not passing. Still young enough to improve though.

Squad has been amended- he's in for Bruno!

After the lad played last week I really think thats a kick i the Khyber IMO

Maybe bruno got a kick in the khyber last week and was not intended to be played on sunday, though named in original 19.

Totally different scenario that but if we don`t know Cripes.....

Don't know anything about Ferres...is he any good? 3 & a half years is a long contract.

Seems like cas fans aren't too bothered he's gone, although wish him the best. They seem to think he's a player who can't pass, tackle or make decisions, but will put his head down and drive at the line. Hope he's just going to be a squad player.

But seems strange to sign 'just a squad player' at this stage of the season!

Seems strange to me, considering our 'up-and-coming youngsters'.

If we don't know then we don't know and speculating will not create a single fact. As fans we do not have a god given right to certain types of information.

There are many reasons why a player may not be selected and it would be the height of idiocy for a club to explain why. This may be for tactical reasons or matters of a more confidential nature.

e.g.

X is not playing because he is going through an unpleasant divorce

Y is not playing because of an internal disciplinary issue

Z is not playing because he needs to rest an injury to get through the season

etc

In the absence of information it is amazing how many fans have to fill the gap with negative gossip or speculation. (not refering to you here)This says plenty about the person doing the speculating and nothing about the absent player.

I think Ferres could be a starting 13 for us. A ball playing loose forward. He could do a very good job.

Which up and coming youngster do you think could do that job for us in 2013/14? Can't see Johnson, Aspinall, Blagborough, King etc doing that, can you? Is there someone else?

Agree totally. ATEOTD I doubt we decided to sign Ferres at 1:55 pm on deadline day. The deal must have been brewing probably since Anderson took over, maybe before, so the club must have been aware he could be coming. As you said Lawrence was probably there in case we didn't sign Ferres but we did so he was replaced.

We already have one- fairbank.

As for ferres being a ball playing LF- cas fans seem to think he's a crap decision maker and can't pass- sounds like we've swapped like for like

Molloy, Cording, Fairbank etc....surely they deserve to stake a claim for a regular spot , IIRC none of them have ever let us donw when called upon.

I agree Daz- the thing is lads like that are offered contracts to keep the numbers of home grown players at the level required by the rfl- they often are never expected to figure in the first team. Ie peltier.

Not the best , cant understand Hudds interest. Strange. Hes a bit lazy, slow and spent loads of time injured. Not what i would call a club on the up player.