: Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:47 pm  

It may well cost you your SL status. We will find out next Tue

: Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:12 pm  

wire-quin wrote:

It may well cost you your SL status. We will find out next Tue

Lets not talk silly - No matter how bad our stadium is, Its superior to wakefields - As is our Support and youth system - I arent worried about the franchise decision

: Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:25 pm  

ParanoidAndroid wrote:

'tis true what he says though mate, our ground is a laughing stock in SL and the sooner we move to our new stadium, the better.

Thanks. I still enjoyed my trip there this year regardless.

I hope Castleford get a new stadium and the franchise they deserve

: Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:06 pm  

wire-quin wrote: It may well cost you your SL status. We will find out next Tue

Lets not talk silly - No matter how bad our stadium is, Its superior to wakefields - As is our Support and youth system - I arent worried about the franchise decision

You seem to be assuming only one of you will drop out!!!

: Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:13 pm  

wire-quin wrote:

You seem to be assuming only one of you will drop out!!!

drop two teams, to bring in 4 inferior teams? The rfl's stupid but there not crazy.

: Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:27 pm  

pyeman wrote:

drop two teams, to bring in 4 inferior teams? The rfl's stupid but there not crazy.

I think Cas' only hope for a franchise and the only reason they would not get one is the build status of the new ground.

If the land is being cleared (I hear it is), and the money is in place then I have no problem with Cas retaining their place.

The issue is not what you have or don't have alone.

It is that you (currently) don't have a premium competition ground and that Cas is just a town. No interest to a national newspaper, etc.

I have alot of time for Cas as they have a good style of play and a strong belief in youth systems. Show that their is a new stadium on the way and they are a shoe-in, else they are at the mercy of the likes of Celtic, Toulouse and Salford who offer much more over a longer term.

Remember it is what you can offer to SL, not what SL can offer to you. The RFL have learnt their lesson with PSG; Toulouse is the heartlands of French RL and Celtic is all alone with no rugby union in the area and a public that wants it, and is on the doorstep to Cardiff

: Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:36 pm  

Londo06 wrote:

I think Cas' only hope for a franchise and the only reason they would not get one is the build status of the new ground.

If the land is being cleared (I hear it is), and the money is in place then I have no problem with Cas retaining their place.

The issue is not what you have or don't have alone.

It is that you (currently) don't have a premium competition ground and that Cas is just a town. No interest to a national newspaper, etc.

I have alot of time for Cas as they have a good style of play and a strong belief in youth systems. Show that their is a new stadium on the way and they are a shoe-in, else they are at the mercy of the likes of Celtic, Toulouse and Salford who offer much more over a longer term.

Remember it is what you can offer to SL, not what SL can offer to you. The RFL have learnt their lesson with PSG; Toulouse is the heartlands of French RL and Celtic is all alone with no rugby union in the area and a public that wants it, and is on the doorstep to Cardiff

much as i love wheldon road, i know our future is reliant on the new stadium. They have started clearing the land for that new stadium as you say and naming rights have already been sold. Both salford and celtic are inferior grounds to ours and would be in new grounds no faster than castleford. Looking back my previous post did sound a little arogant but no team that may replace us has better youth development or attendances.
Widnes and touluse may have better facilities but such an advantage will only exist for a couple of years. Tolouse may have the advantage at that point of being an expansion club, but i cannot see what widnes would have to offer more than castleford.

: Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:50 pm  

Londo06 wrote:

I would accept that atmosphere is top of the agenda, but amenities are surely something that should be thought of, and that usually comes with a telegenic ground.

The Halliwell-Jones ticks all those boxes; seating for those who want it and standing for those who want it. Mix in modern facilities and you get an old-fashioned feel but you won't have someone pissing in your pocket (or whatever the Ken Bates quote on modern stadia was)

and Tesco's sells discounted condoms

: Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:29 pm  

Frankie goes to Napoli wrote:

and Tesco's sells discounted condoms

Do they now ..............................




I'll be your long haired ..................................

: Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:28 pm  

If the RFL kick Cas out then someone needs to bomb Red Hall.