Gone to Keighley anyway

Think we got to look higher than championship players that have been let go by other clubs , That is all we have done for the last four year ,get players that have been let go in the S L or Championship ,and that is why we are were we are There let go for a reason .

There’s not much left in SL - perhaps only Luis Johnson, Daniel Hill or Silva available. They’re all I’d say not proven SL players.

If we want SL quality and above then we are likely looking overseas for it.

Johnson training for free with Cas and in talks with a SL club and Champ club - I'd guess Cas and us.

I'd say a 2 year deal with us is better than a 3 year deal with Cas.

Cas will be out of SL in 2025.

By the time the season ends in 2024, botj Ashurst and Pitts will be almost 35, with Griffin not far behind. Who's to say these are going to continue beyond 2024, and do we have any up and coming back rowers ready to step up.

To me, if the deal was right for us, I'd take him, and at 24, just about reaching his prime

Yes, exactly, agreed.

Signed for Cas apparently.... https://www.totalrl.com/castleford-tige ... s-johnson/

Signed for Cas apparently.... https://www.totalrl.com/castleford-tige ... s-johnson/

IMO I'd be wanting someone a bit better quality if we get back to SL in 2025 than Johnson, especially to replace the likes of Ashurst and Pitts. That's if we've got genuine ambition to make waves in SL if we get there. I know he's 24 but that's still old enough to have nailed down a starting spot at a SL club if your good enough by now, not getting loaned out and then sold to Cas and I'm not saying this because he's gone there, there was always a good chance that's where he'd end up since he was there for a spell last season. No doubt he'd have done a job for us this next season but long term I don't see it.

Yes I agree.
Signing someone for this year and signing someone for 2025 is very different.

Powell mentioned this too. He implied they are agreeing with some players for 1, some for more than and some to start 2025.

Yes, I worry about Johnson failing to hold down a spot anywhere he's been.

Won't Powell know all about from the Warrington days?

Hard to tell, they werent at Warrington at the same time

No, a season and a bit between them, but he won't be unknown to Powell, is what I mean.

I remain concerned that no club has taken a liking to him / vice versa.

Didn’t Louis Johnson come through the Cas youth system when Powell was there?
If so I’m guessing Powell knows enough about him to make a decision

The rumours about the away shirt true https://youtu.be/D7S7WcCQQFE?si=8rVG9ClHbr7Gb9i5

The rumours about the away shirt true https://youtu.be/D7S7WcCQQFE?si=8rVG9ClHbr7Gb9i5

Quote ="FIL"Signed for Cas apparently.... https://www.totalrl.com/castleford-tige ... s-johnson/'" According to League Express, he's only signed up for pre-season training but Lingard wants him permanently.... https://www.totalrl.com/castleford-tige ... nent-deal/

Quote ="FIL"Signed for Cas apparently.... https://www.totalrl.com/castleford-tige ... s-johnson/'" According to League Express, he's only signed up for pre-season training but Lingard wants him permanently.... https://www.totalrl.com/castleford-tige ... nent-deal/

Just coming out of the car park at the stadium and Ellis is Stood chatting with Minards and a couple more blokes , but had time to ask if we’d liked the luncheon club and waves as we pulled out . Not used to that type of interaction with the powers that be

Minards would have always done that.

Found John to be a very engaging type of bloke unlike Carter , but to get a wave off Ellis and a quick chat I thought was very nice

Looks like J M is still working in the back ground I can live with that. Though I do no Mr Carter is working at the club till Xmas

So would Carter.

Fair comment , apologies

Ok, this is a Rumours thread, as PT has said by all means start a new thread if you like but any further posts that
aren't pertinent to this thread will be deleted. Thanks.

I’m hoping our next player/players are of equal or even better quality of Uele, who I think will go well. Mills said he wants a SL quality squad by the end of 2024 season at the prospect of going back up to SL. I think our team is still a fair bit of that still personally.

I agree.
I like who we have signed so far, some are known quality, McGilvray, Thornley and Walmsley for example, and others have come with immense potential BUT another prop would be good - IMO a dominant pack gives the backs more scope and I think we're almost there in the backs.
I'm not sure about the half backs yet. I know Gale can do it and hope he does. Lino can but needs to be more consistent and I'm not sure about Lawford - probably he's ready to rip it up.
Personally, I'd have liked a couple of known and proven players who could lead the team, and still have the legs to do it, both in the pack and the backs.

This is potentially a number of players final years with McGillvary, Pitt’s, Ashurst, Gale, all above 34 and having a number of unproven players at SL level. Interesting times ahead!