It is obviously clear that both RW and JF are waiting for a pay-off. Shares went from £10 each to £40 at a time when we were trying to get more people to buy into the club. They will not budge until they get paid off.



There are 2 ways this could happen. One is a dream come true for Cas fans the other is not worth thinking about and will be the death of this great club.



1. Some one comes into buy them both out and we continue with the good work laid down by Steve Ferres and Nick Fozzard with a new BOD and new investment.



2. Wheldon Road is finally sold and they both take the lions share leaving us without a home, without a BOD and without a club. The end.

Given the sudden nature of the announcement, could there be a risky game of bluff going on?

He must have another job to go to, you do not walk away from a very well paid job unless you have a better offer. He left us , Wakey, twice I think and went straight into new employment. I think you will miss him on the rugby side of things rather that the commercial / business aspect of the job. I always got the impression that he was rugby man at heart, his dealings to bring players in, to unearth good young cheap players and to get a team spirit going. Richard Wright can easily cover the commercial side of things until a new person is in place. I wonder if Kath Hetherington may want to get back into the game.

I must admit Kath's name had crossed my mind. Didn't she show some interest last year in one way or another?

I know it doesn't look good Ferres walking but just because he's gone it doesn't mean anything is any worse than it was when he came You have just beat the world champions had 9000 fans watching and got a better team than last year Cas like other clubs have had set backs before and will again you will get through it if you all stick together The club need to stop making false statements nuckle down and show the RFL that they can get better

Steve Ferres resigned!

In my opinion this is not good news for the club but..... It may turn out to be a good thing.

I think that in a lot of people think the club needs kicking into shape. Steve Ferres may have suggested this and when come up against opposition, he resigns.

Some of the things that are holding the club back are out into the public domain now and from this we need some answers. It may come in the form of spin (again) but eventually something has to give.



We need another statement from the club outlining what the plans are for the future. Supporters have 'visions' for the future but are not able to influence anything.

Someone needs to be pro active. If Steve F cannot do anything just maybe this bombshell will force a move from the board.

Very sad day...Think Ferres was slowly starting to move the club in the right direction.



I don't have any faith in the current board at all, and while Fulton has helped the club in the past it is now a hindrance,no new investors will come in while the club is set out as it is.



Could be the beginning of the end

Lol just read the chairmen's statement on the club website, his continual backing of the club are in the form of loans...which he will want back.



Current Cas B.O.D should stand for Board Of Dinosaurs...lumbering along to extinction. New board,fresh ideas are needed....lets look at the record of J.F/R.W...hardly a great success is it?

I think we all have known for a good number of years we need a new board in place. The problem is - is that they're stuck where they are. JF wants his money back and they wants an absurd amount for their shares.



That means someone would need to throw about £3-5million into the club that's currently losing money and has extremely poor commercial assets to push further than they already are.



It'll never happen until a die hard fan wins the euromillions.

SF says “ the board is not in a position to support the multitude of changes that I believe must take place now in order for Castleford to continue to compete at Super League level”



I would want the BOD to clarify whether:-



1. they disagreed that the proposed changes are necessary or that they accepted them but don’t have the power/resources to implement them

2. without the changes we cannot continue to be in SL or that we cannot be competitive in SL



For the time being I’ll resist the urge to demonise anyone or break out the cyanide pills.

Whilst i didn't agree with everything he did i really thought ferres was the man to take us forward, completely disheartened by this news

He has a record for moving on, when he took the job he must have known the financial position the club was in, then he want an open check to finance the multitude of changes he wants