7 Mar: SL: Warrington Wolves v Castleford Tigers KO 7.45pm (TV)

[John Drake]

Discuss Warrington Wolves v Castleford Tigers here.

[RayCee]

Warrington will bounce back. Intriguing fixture.

[Kenilworth Tiger]

Millington will be a big loss for us and with Wire being at home I fancy them by a couple of scores

[snapski]

Too many injuries and a suspension to boot. Shame. Would have been a top game. Still might be close ish. Wire by 10.

[fevtom]

Warrington to bounce back with a win by 12.

[muckymunksy]

Cas would of won this by about 14 with a full team.

 

With 8 players missing  Wire by 8 

[Davc1h]

Do not hold a lot of hope for this one.

Warrington to end Cas unbeaten run quite easily.

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

Outlier of the week - Cas by 8.

[Eleftherios]

I fancy Cas to take this by 6 in a close fought game and a bit of resilience on show.

[Dunbar]

Really looking forward to this one as I enjoy the style of play that both Warrington and Cas play.

I'm leaning towards Warrington as they will have been stung last week and they will want to bounce back at home.

[Dave T]

I think Wire need to step up here and put a good performance on. I was disappointed with a lot of players and tactics last week tbh.

[chuffer]

looking forward to this, both teams can play attractive rugby on their day, here's hoping it will brighten up an otherwise dull Thurs

[CiderWire]

Whilst last weeks outcome was a disappointment, not to mention frustrating viewing, it wasn't a lack of effort that lost the game rather than simple, silly momentary lapses in concentration. I think atonement may be on the cards tonight. Wire by 14.

[Cheshire Setter]

2 hours ago, CiderWire said:

Whilst last weeks outcome was a disappointment, not to mention frustrating viewing, it wasn't a lack of effort that lost the game rather than simple, silly momentary lapses in concentration. I think atonement may be on the cards tonight. Wire by 14.

It’s a difficult one to work out - was it simply a bad day at the office or down to the fact that the team flew out very early that morning?   Steve Price has a ‘no excuses’ policy which is great but I do wonder if it had an effect looking at the silly mistakes.   Catalans is never an easy place to go, but we outscored them 4 to 3 and also bombed a few other clear chances (Austin, Lineham and Charnley).   Lineham had a shocker, but he’s not had a bad game for over a season so I’ll give him a free pass on last weekend.

I hope we bounce back tonight in the same fashion as we did with the short turnaround after Wembley last year.

[Clogiron]

Looking forward to seeing Trueman up against Austin, ifthe weather is anything like it's been here it might restrict some of the open play we expect from these sides. Backs to the wall narrow Cas win

[Cheshire Setter]

5 minutes ago, Clogiron said:

ifthe weather is anything like it's been here it might restrict some of the open play we expect from these sides

Hope not, I've really enjoyed some of the opening matches this season.   Refreshing after the last couple of years.

It's due to stop raining by kick-off time anyway, although the grass and ball will be wet of course.

[Dave T]

Few changes for Wire. Lineham and Atkins out. 

Ben Currie, Mamo and Taxi in the starting 13.

[Leeds Wire]

8 minutes ago, Dave T said:

Few changes for Wire. Lineham and Atkins out. 

Ben Currie, Mamo and Taxi in the starting 13.

Taxi for Tasi.

Absolutely delighted to see Currie back!

 

edit - big decision to drop Lineham and Atkins. Mamo has very little game time under his belt, so he needs to really step up. I hope Price knows what he's doing - maybe he's playing a longer game....

[Davc1h]

9 minutes ago, Leeds Wire said:

Taxi for Tasi.

Absolutely delighted to see Currie back!

 

Whilst it is probably bad news for my team, genuinely glad to see Currie back.

At least we know what Sky are gonna talk about for an hour.

[Cheshire Setter]

18 minutes ago, Leeds Wire said:

Taxi for Tasi.

Absolutely delighted to see Currie back!

 

edit - big decision to drop Lineham and Atkins. Mamo has very little game time under his belt, so he needs to really step up. I hope Price knows what he's doing - maybe he's playing a longer game....

Are clubs allowed to chop and change the squad like that these days?   I suppose they must be genuine injuries as I thought the squad declaration thing was there to prevent betting scandals.

Astonished to see Ben Currie back in with no game time for 12 months.   Expected him to be eased into it slowly 

In fact I thought Dave T was winding us up!

[Denton Rovers RLFC]

Cas to sneak it by a tiny margin but a game that could either way, should be a belter!

[Cheshire Setter]

I'm happy enough with what I've seen of Mamo, and King is back to his natural position I suppose.

Massive massive gamble with Currie IMO but the staff have obviously seen enough of him in rehab and training to be convinced he can both survive and do a job in a crunch top of the table clash <<< prays for an injury-free Ben C  >>>

[Leeds Wire]

3 minutes ago, Cheshire Setter said:

I'm happy enough with what I've seen of Mamo, and King is back to his natural position I suppose.

Massive massive gamble with Currie IMO but the staff have obviously seen enough of him in rehab and training to be convinced he can both survive and do a job in a crunch top of the table clash <<< prays for an injury-free Ben C  >>>

I was sat really close when he went down against Bradford in the cup last year.  It was like a funeral in the stands when he got carted off. I think we all knew he was done. 

So tonight I'll be flinching every time he's involved in a tackle. He's such a rare talent and it's great that everyone wishes him well.  Rugby league family and all that. 

[Ullman]

Can understand the pessimism of their fans but Cas tend to be pretty good at adapting when they're missing a few. Bench looks a bit weak compared to Warrington's but I still expect it to be close.

[Cheshire Setter]

Don’t often pay much attention to Phil Clarke as a good start usually tails off into praise of Wigan, but he’s spot on about Daryl Powell... no other coach can inspire such confidence out of his players - especially the youngsters who come into the side in pivotal positions.