Our structure in attack was poor on Sunday, we're missing Sneyd's game management and long range kicking game. Can't just run at every teams forwards in the belting sun every round. Michaels misses out and Connor goes to centre for me.

We've missed Sneyds short kicking too. I don't think I've seen a single kick in behind the defence since he's been out. He adds options .
Seems harsh given how well he has played but Connor back to centre for me, plenty of opportunity to get involved from there.

How can you say our structure in attack was poor when we were clearly playing a %ge game of keeping the ball and working Cas down the middle? I'll take "poor attacking structure" all the way to Wembley and Old Trafford if it works like it did against Cas.

He's probably referring to them first 20 mins or so, when we was camped on the cas line, we should of posted more points, and Snyed would of helped with that, hence we took the 2 points at every opportunity in the second half, which turned out to be the correct decision

Like I said, it'll come unstuck. We send everything up the middle then teams tighten up their defensive line. Castleford's backs didn't help out at all and their forwards were left to suffer and give up good yards. Won't work against a better drilled less off-the-cuff team like Leeds. We need tactical advantage not just physical to win trophies, Sneyd has kicked us out of trouble many times.

Sneyd's 40/20 turned the tide at Wembley, then both tries came from his incredibly accurate bomb kicking. Neither Connor nor Kelly could do that currently.

Think you are doing the coaching staff a diservice to be honest with that. Radford and his team have come up with a plan twice now for nullifying Cas' attacking threat and its worked both times. I've laughed at the Cas fans for saying we are boring and only do 5 drives and a kick, which we don't. What we have done since Radfords early days is learnt from the mistakes made, seen how teams like Leeds and Wigan have played % rugby & played expansive rugby when needed taken that onboard and added it to our game, thats what Cas need to learn like Radford & Hull have done.

Of course - can't say it didn't work when we came away with the win, but we're going to need Sneyd's brains sooner or later.

Don't think thats in question but thought 1-17 on Sunday played exceptionally well so how do you justify dropping anyone unless fatigue or carrying a knock? Connor has certainly taken his change and learnt from his first game early in the season where he admitted he tried to hard to impress. If anything I would leave Connor in and put him with Sneyd and give Kelly a break as he has taken some pretty tough treatment the last few games and a rest may do him good.

Thats said it all depends on how the players perform in training as to who makes the 17 on Friday but what a position to be in as a club dilemas on who you pick or dont.

Sneyds very good at strangling teams and killing them off with smart plays and kicks. Repeat sets etc. Think in that heat the other day his extra smarts and kicking would have turned the screw on cas that bit more and in turn brought more points

Squad announced:

1. Jamie Shaul
2. Mahe Fonua
3. Carlos Tuimavave
4. Josh Griffin
5. Fetuli Talanoa
6. Albert Kelly
7. Marc Sneyd
8. Scott Taylor
9. Danny Houghton
10. Liam Watts
12. Mark Minichello
14. Jake Connor
16. Jordan Thompson
17. Danny Washbrook
19. Steve Michaels
21. Sika Manu
22. Josh Bowden
25. Jansin Turgut
28. Brad Fash

SHAUL FONUA CONNOR TUIMAVAVE TALANOA KELLY SNEYD TAYLOR HOUGHTON WATTS MINICHELLO WASHBROOK MANU BOWDEN THOMPSON TURGUT FASH thats what I would go with put a bit of distance between us and wakey then look to rest
some next week at cas

We need to be beating Cas

As a Wakefield fan looking at the 2 squads I think you will have too much for us. You are pretty much at full strength on paper with Ellis being your big miss. I fear that you will win pretty comfortably 36-12 but I guess you never know.

Think we took a lot out of Cas on Sunday can Leeds thumping them on Friday

Wakefield will be no pushovers and can not be taken lightly even more so this season. Wakey have always come to the KC and given us a game so will be tough backing up Sundays game.

That said I think home advantage will help us to win but it will be a narrow win I think.

Last season with a pass you could get one adult ticket and one child ticket for £5 and £1 respectively, are they doing this again this season?

Agree with this. as good as the win was on Sunday, I thought a number of our last tackle kicks were poor.

Maybe I'm being hyper critical, but can't help feeling if Sneyd was playing we would've posted more points.

Big game, looking at the fixtures I think we need 3 more wins, you hope we would win the 2 home games and then pick up an away win (probably Saints).

Although based on this season who knows with us anything could happen.

We took a lot out of Cas on Sunday so can see Leeds turning them over easily and if its a big score the old confidence thing may kick in at Castleford which could help us the week after.
You never know but could be the start of Castleford losing points.

cas may struggle this week but they'll be back on it the week after



Their postage stamp sized pitch is a major advantage for them at home so they'll do us

I think they will rest Kelly he's had a couple of knocks and we have three hard away games coming up. I'd go

Shaul
Michaels
Fonau
Tuimavave
Talanoa
Connor
Sneyd
Taylor
Houghton
Watts
Minichello
Manu
Washbrook
Subs
Turgut
Bowden
Thompson
Griffin
Kelly rested and I'd give Fash a breather too

Gateshead by 10

Would make sense.

Chris Chester fully confident of replacing us in the top 4 given how much energy Sunday's game will have drained us.