Just got back from Widnes to witness Cas hammer them. The scoreline will look brilliant on paper but i can't emphasize enough just how bad Widnes were, especially on the edges. They were ripped apart. Widnes were probably league 1 standard today. Cas are beatable. They throw it around well and it looks good against poor teams but toe to toe i think we see a different result. I am very much looking forward to us playing them because if we are honest we are their acid test. Junior Moors and Michael Shenton were outstanding today. Tom Armstrong had an absolute shocker for Winless. He isn't a SL player, he just isn't. Can't defend and his positional play is abysmal.

Also have to add that the Cas support was superb, in the away end and the HOME end. It was probably about 60%-40% in Widnes' favour but you wouldn't have known it if you could only hear it.

Cas fans have a lot to shout about so far this season so their support isn't really surprising. Widnes are missing Kevin Brown and despite their performance against us are a poor side who are finding it tough this season.
However, as the old saying goes, you can only beat what's in front of you and Cas have nilled their opponents so deserve credit.
I'm looking forward to our game against them, should be a cracker!

The way the fixture list has worked out, we play them twice in April, and those two games look like being crackers!

We will handle Cas when it matters, no doubt in my mind.

Which part of the mind?.. .The psychic part?

Cas the media dahlings at present, and rightly so as they are playing some great rugby. Scored six tries at Widnes, but so did Huddersfield and Wigan.

They'll especially be Sky's darlings, given that Wiggy's three favourite clubs, Warrington, Saints and Leeds, are currently nowhere to be seen.

But they have earned it too.

I think near enough all neutrals will want them to keep it going this year, as the competition needs shaking up with new names getting to the top and staying there. That said, if the best we can aspire to be is the party-poopers, then so be it. It will be worth it just to see how peeved it would make Wiggy.

We can play razzle dazzle score from everywhere on the pitch, that's been the case for years, pretty much sInce powell took over. The 0 bit is what impressed me. Fair few Cas fans said we were average yesterday , which is fine, you can't be great every week, but to keep a side to nil shows a bit of steel even when the game is wrapped up by half time.

The media are going wild with cas so far but we have greater tests to come. I want us to to win the league this year, I believe we can, but our biggest test is Wigan. They have mastered the art of winning when not playing well, winning games by defence and above all, showing up in the big games. I love the way we play but over the last few years I've often been in awe of Wigan in a final mode. April will see the 2 sides meet twice but I have a feeling they will be meeting again in bigger circumstances later on in the season.

Nowt won in April...... Be interesting to see where we all are in October...

I won't be too fussed if Cas beat us twice in April, we've never had the best record against them. We've got so much finals' experience in the bank though. We're a dead cert for top 4 and it'd be a shock if we didn't make the GF this year - not arrogant, just true.

I think it will possibly go with hime advantage. You will beat us at your place and we will beat you at ours. Both close games though but lets be honest.... we havent had a real test yet. Need to test ourself against the best and until we play you. We wont really know our full potential.

It'll be great if both teams are still unbeaten come the 6th of April, that would make it a real occasion and hopefully get the crowd it deserves.

Isn't it a Thursday night?
Hopefully a big crowd as Cas will bring a lot of fans.

Yes, and the return fixture at Wheldon Rd. is on a Saturday evening and not on tv as yet, so Wigan should bring a few. Cant wait, love the Jungle when its rockin'

Touch wood we will still be performing well over next couple of week and I can gaurantee we will take a huge following. Specially with coach travel for SHs being free on Thursday night games. We took just short of 3k to Widnes and sold over 1000 for Salford away so far.

It would be amazing if we were both top 2 going in to the game. Unbeaten would make it class. Pretty sure you play Hull away the week before us which will be your toughest test.

Hull h, Leeds a, then it's us two.

Salford away will be our toughest game so far we then follow it up with home games against injury hit Catalans and Huddersfield. Even though we meet on a Thursday night I can see us bringing a good crowd. Sky are doing a great job advertising it and building the game up. Hopefully it will be the top two going toe to toe.

Need to massively improve petal

I bet you were one of the many hundreds bouncing about on Wheldon Road after your win in the Super 8's against us weren't you? The only thing missing was the open top bus.

Yet only a few weeks later we were lifting the big prize at Old Trafford, nowts won in April pal.

We proven on numerous occasions that we can perform when it matters. Yes we need to improve and no doubt we will. When it matters. Petal.

Im just a lowly little Cas lad me pal, listening to the fans of the Real Madrid of world rugby telling us what they are going to do to us lowly rubbish, see you on the 29th

See you in October at OT, don't forget you have won FA yet. Enjoy your moment of glory.

Don't worry, I will always have my memories of our unimaginable victory at the Santiago Bernabeu of RL

Good result beating half a Wigan team, Cas looked good but I would expect any SL to look good versus half a team.
Other teams should be worried, yes Wigan have lost the last 3, but theyve been more than competitive with half a team.

If a team beats a Wigan team featuring the likes of:
Tomkins
Manfredi Gelling Gildart Burgess
Williams Tommy
Flower Micky Frank
Faz Bateman
Lockers
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Take your pick for subs.

If we get the majority of those injured back playing I'm confident we'll be the team to beat.

Only a matter of time...

Sam Tomkins
Joe Burgess
Dom Manfredi
Anthony Gelling
Oliver Gildart
Michael McIlorum
John Bateman
Sean O'Loughlin

You know what mate I think we might do!

You'll hammer us at your place as well but all being well those lads will see you at the business end. They're pretty good at the business end!

Cas never got out of second gear,their defence is improved but that sort of form that theyve been in rarely lasts a full season,but credit them (and others) with forcing the game to stop the dire sort of rugby thats been on offer the last couple of seasons.