Radford gets the boot

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

53 minutes ago, Old Frightful said:

I've just read elsewhere on the internet that Westerman has been appointed as the in to rim coach.

Do you mind...I've just eaten my lunch 

[OMEGA]

In this instance I believe the “by mutual consent” is actually nearer the truth than normal.

Radford will be off the Redcliffe and I suspect that Danny McGuire will fill the Cas Head Coach job after Andy Last has proved inadequate.

 

[Jughead]

24 minutes ago, OMEGA said:

In this instance I believe the “by mutual consent” is actually nearer the truth than normal.

Radford will be off the Redcliffe and I suspect that Danny McGuire will fill the Cas Head Coach job after Andy Last has proved inadequate.

 

Redcliffe? How many assistants do they want? They’ve already got Kristian Woolf and Nathan Fien. 

[Oxford]

5 hours ago, Phil said:

Obviously his handling of the Westerman situation, letting one of his team go on a 24 hour bender during and not dealing with it? 

DId they announce on Sky or down some back entry?

[GUBRATS]

3 hours ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:

Do you mind...I've just eaten my lunch 

Better than just about to eat your lunch ?

[graveyard johnny]

cas just need to get rid of another 10 squad players and they should be ok

[Harry Stottle]

4 hours ago, ShropshireBull said:

No they won´t . Are there any other threads you´d like to hijack?

Look back, you will find it wasn't me who  brought up Toulouse. It was you!

Edited March 6, 2023 by Harry Stottle

[Harry Stottle]

6 hours ago, ShropshireBull said:

If Fev come up they will be fishing in the same pond with a similar budget. If its Toulouse with no covid restrictions they will be able to bring in some monsters from the NRL.

The first mention of Toulouse in this thread.

[Harry Stottle]

5 hours ago, dkw said:

I expect its not that they lost to those 3 teams, more the manner in which they lost. Radford`s "style" is terrible to watch, his teams never seemingly have an actual gameplan other than run hard at them in the middle and hope someone does something off the cuff. 

You didn't watch the first half against Saints I take it?

[Harry Stottle]

3 hours ago, Oxford said:

DId they announce on Sky or down some back entry?

Tut, Tut Oxy I thought that you were more refind than comments like that it was below the belt, or was it just a tounge in cheek statement!

[Oxford]

Just now, Harry Stottle said:

just a tounge in cheek statement!

All my unserious stuff is tongue in cheek 'arry!

All my serious posts come with a free pinch of salt.

That's the purpose of social media isn't it?

[DimmestStar]

Lee Radford is a character with a great sense of humour and a good ambassador for the sport. He also knows his Rugby League.

When Brian Carney suggested he might be missing Hull 'FC' he replied 'Why would I ? I'm a Rovers fan'. Classic!

He'll soon be in another job I certainly hope so.

[OMEGA]

3 hours ago, Oxford said:

DId they announce on Sky or down some back entry?

Westerman won’t be the only one looking for a muffin behind a Greggs shop

[LEEDSLADGONE SOUTH]

9 hours ago, Phil said:

Obviously his handling of the Westerman situation, letting one of his team go on a 14 hour bender during pre season and not dealing with it? 

It transpires Radford was the one filming

[Harry Stottle]

4 minutes ago, ShropshireBull said:

Because it was related to the subject and you went whining on about locking in Toulouse. I would´ve thought Leigh being in SL means you wouldn´t be so tedious. 

Good try.

[Snowys Backside]

17 hours ago, Tim Streets tache said:

Joe Westerman player coach. 

 

Of the Castleford Ladies bar billiards team ?

[JohnM]

His departure is  an example of a "win-win" situation.

[Wolford6]

Aussie coach?

[Futtocks]

19 hours ago, johnh1 said:

Totally unfair on the Cas fans. Haven't even had chance to chant 'Radford Out'.

Totally unfair on Hull FC fans too, who still have a large unsold stock of t-shirts.

[Madrileño]

On 06/03/2023 at 13:27, ShropshireBull said:

Wigan saints and a narrow loss to Hull away. Not sure which one of those games was supposed to be a win tbh. 

St Helens. 

Half the team was in Bangkok on a stopover and given the travel, jet lag, inevitable celebrations etc, they should have performed properly and beaten Saints. 

I think we both know it is not simply the 3 defeats though. As I said in the pre match thread for the Wigan game, the culture at Castleford is clearly problematic. Their handling of the Westerman incident was shambolic. There was a clear and obvious lack of leadership. 

[DEANO]

Not sure cas ground will be acceptable in the championship should they go down

[Fevrover]

31 minutes ago, DEANO said:

Not sure cas ground will be acceptable in the championship should they go down

Well it's acceptable in SL.

[David Shepherd]

4 hours ago, Madrileño said:

St Helens. 

Half the team was in Bangkok on a stopover and given the travel, jet lag, inevitable celebrations etc, they should have performed properly and beaten Saints. 

I think we both know it is not simply the 3 defeats though. As I said in the pre match thread for the Wigan game, the culture at Castleford is clearly problematic. Their handling of the Westerman incident was shambolic. There was a clear and obvious lack of leadership. 

Been like that for as long as I can remember. Players have been sh@gging each other's wives with alarming regularity. Players are seen very regularly on a bender round Ponte Carlo, on occasion the pub bogs in said town resemble a talcum powder factory after some of the playing squad have been in. There's been many a brawl that luckily for those involved hasn't made it to the papers.

Westerman's only crime was getting caught, although he was probably confident it'd get swept under the carpet (and it did).

[Cake Tiger]

I know Cas allowed Radford to work with Samoa during the World Cup but I'm not sure they expected it to have such an effect on the prep for this season. Didn't Radford go off to Samoa to celebrate? Fine, you might say he deserved it but the pre-season prep for Cas seems to have suffered. I suspect he has an assistant job lined up in the NRL, Cas have discovered this and decided to cut him loose now. 

I'm throwing a curveball out there. What about Simon Middleton? He had success in women's RU. He might have been removed from RL for too long but that never seems to be a problem for RL players crossing to RU coaching. I think head coaching these days is a lot more about setting a club's standards, culture, discipline etc. The tactics and gameplay can come from the assistants and senior players. Head coaches need leadership skills that I don't think Radford has. 

I just hope Cas avoid the tired old men of yesterday like Justin Morgan and Brian McDermott.

[Tippytoe]

Brian Noble in the running apparently.