Castleford are one of the few clubs that have managed to develop relatively talented centres but sadly for their fans they have become pretty much a feeder club to Hull FC and Huddersfield and no doubt will be plundered again at the end of the season.
The shortage of top quality English centres in Super League and the tightening of quotas means that clubs now have to gamble on a player such as Channing, versus a proven quality player
Channing's first grade career has seen him play 19 times but he has been on the winning side just 3 times, scored only 2 tries from centre and played mainly in games where there has been a heavy defeat.
It cannot of helped his confidence to know that his boss has been on a seemingly never ending search for replacments in his position with him looking at trialists in pre-season plus repeatedly bringing in loan players like Hurst, Mendieka and Shaw plus academy debutants.
But I do not see the lack of confidence as being decisive, more so his lack of physical attributes in the modern game, when his rival is likely to be 15 to 20lbs heavier.
I would suggest he is drinking in the last chance saloon to be a top flight player.
After all he is now 21 so he will no longer be eligible to play in a Super League academy in 2014 and thus it is pretty much first team or into the Championship for him.
As Jean suggests he does look more like a Rugby Union player but London Irish and Harlequins did not want to retain him and thus his options in this code look limited also.
What will be critical is which winger he plays alongside. If he plays inside a stronger, physical winger who will come inside and make the tackles then Channing may have a chance to progress, as he seems capable of improvement. But if he gets the defensive equivalent of what we have at Broncos, he will be the next Omari Caro.