Did Castleford Tigers pull off the upset of the season?

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Did Castleford pull off the upset of the season? We dive into Castleford's surprising win against Wakefield and what it means for the team's future. Was this victory a turning point, or just a flash of brilliance?   We analyse Coach Chris Chester's role and his potential impact amidst upcoming changes. Is he the right person to lead Castleford forward, or is a fresh start needed?   Plus, a candid look at player accountability and what this performance reveals about their commitment. Can they maintain this level of play consistently?   #RugbyLeague #SuperLeague #CastlefordTigers #WakefieldTrinity

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00:00I think we should mention

00:07Cass' win against

00:08Wakefield

00:11because that was one of the

00:14surprises of, well, the surprise

00:15of the round and one of the surprises of the season

00:18I think and Cass have had

00:19an awful year

00:21a really poor year, they've been

00:23a poor team for most of it

00:25they've had some turmoil with the

00:27change of coach and everything but

00:29they got it

00:31right on Friday

00:33and played really well and I thought they were deserved

00:36winners

00:37and it was nice for Chris Chester

00:39who I don't think

00:40has been on the winning side

00:43in that derby, I think when he

00:45was at Wakefield, he didn't win any

00:47against Cass and now

00:48it's flipped round

00:51and it

00:53would have meant a lot to him

00:55I think and just giving him

00:56an indication that maybe

00:59things aren't as grim as they seem

01:01at Castleford

01:02obviously there's going to be big changes

01:04there but

01:05the

01:07atmosphere in the stadium

01:10the noise and the way the fans

01:12got behind

01:13Castleford in that second half

01:14I think it's a good sign for them for the future

01:16Yeah, I got the feeling

01:18you know, listening to him speak

01:19after the league game

01:20last week and then

01:21pre-match as well

01:23I got the feeling that he'd sort of

01:24given up hope on this

01:25group of players

01:26just in terms of him saying

01:28I don't know what to say to this team

01:30anymore and

01:30I don't know how to get the best out

01:33of them

01:33I think they brought in

01:34Graham Stedman

01:35as well pre-match

01:36I think that sort of

01:37hammered home what this

01:38game means

01:39Yeah, he spoke to the players

01:41pre-match

01:42and it's interesting what you're saying

01:43about Chris Chester

01:44but he doesn't want to be the coach

01:46he said quite consistently

01:48days of coaching

01:50are over

01:51he doesn't want to be

01:52in this sort of situation again

01:54obviously

01:54he did well at Wakefield

01:57right up until

01:58sort of the end of his

01:59time there

02:00and it's just not what he wants

02:01to do anymore

02:02he wants to be a director of rugby

02:03and to be involved in

02:04recruitment and sourcing players

02:06and that sort of thing

02:07that's what he feels he's good at now

02:08but even so

02:11he's

02:11you know, he's taking this job on

02:12reluctantly

02:13and

02:14I think it was

02:15it was a positive for him

02:17to get a win

02:18towards the end of it

02:20because I think

02:21they're going to struggle

02:21in the last two

02:22last two games

02:23of the season

02:24but what you're saying about

02:26him

02:26maybe feeling

02:27not sure what he can do

02:30with his squad

02:30I mean

02:32he's

02:32he's not really made

02:34any secret of that

02:35there's going to be a lot of changes

02:36over the off-season

02:38and

02:38players who are contracted

02:39are going to leave

02:40when

02:41when that's known

02:42it's tough for the players

02:43as well isn't it

02:43it's pretty hard to

02:44go out and give your best

02:46maybe when

02:46when the coach has said

02:48or the guy in charge

02:50has said

02:51we don't want you next year

02:52that said

02:53they've

02:53they've also

02:54they're playing for

02:55contracts elsewhere

02:56and

02:57they are professionals

02:59just looking at that performance

03:01the other night

03:02you just wonder where it's been

03:03for the rest of the season

03:04because I

03:05I was there when Leeds

03:06put 60 points on them

03:08a few weeks ago

03:09and they were just

03:09they were shocking

03:10as I've heard

03:11totally different

03:13the other night

03:14with

03:14you might say

03:15arguably

03:15not as strong a side

03:17so

03:17I think the players

03:20need to look at themselves

03:21as well

03:22and ask them

03:23you know

03:24look in the mirror

03:24and say

03:25well why

03:25why haven't we played

03:26like this every week

03:26we'll see you next time

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