I work with a fair few Cas fans, who all say that he has gone down hill in the past 2 seasons. On the whole they were more than happy he went as they think they have better replacements. They talk of his personal problems as well. He wont be the first or last to live up to the hype.

He will be under a bit of pressure, he hasn't really shown in the 2 televised games so far, just give him a few games to settle down first. He hasn't played well for Cas, either a change of club will do him good or he will be yet another player whose promise never materialised.

Remember when we signed him and we all thought it meant it was gonna mean a change in the style of our play? Oh how wrong we where. Now weve got a poor young kid whos one the best up and coming creative loose forwards in super league and our coach is ruining him and probably killing his confidence by playing him in the second row. You just couldnt make it up. Agar you are an embarassment to this club.

joe westerman hasnt played any different in your first two games than he did for the last two years at cas.joe had huge potential has a kid but to say he let it go to his head is an understatment,joe has massive off field issues which over the past 3-4 years has really hampered is progress,he has a really poor attitude to training and was a constant whinger and was unliked by many of the players.



i doubt agar is the man to turn his head and get him playing anything like what he should be but with a proper far tougher coach you may get something out of him but imo he will continue to be happy to take his money and lifestyle and limp through his rugby career.

People keep saying this but apart from his and Chase's discliplinary last season what has he actually done?

Where's this creative 13 coming from?,maybe i've been living in a time warp and he's actaully been playing that role at Cas and I've dreamed that Matterson used him as out side running second rower?

He's done nothing over the last two years to warrant a place as a creative 13,in fact I wouldn't even have in the 13.

13 for me, needs hands on the ball. He has the skill to be hitting the wide runners, 2nd row, centre, wing and is big enough and mobile enough to punch holes in opposition defenive line wide out. Whilst agars head coach though he'll just be another battering ram.

on a daily basis is not good for any sportsman.

You have evidence, obviously.

Correct. And he played his best games out wide - like a second centre. Once he was used as a bulldozer up the middle, he never looked the same.

To be fair to the lad, he really hasn't looked the same player since Gilmour gave him a tap round the head the other year. Playing him in the middle wont get you anywhere either, if anything the lad at this point in his career he is a centre, that's essentially where he played during his best games at Cas.

Jesus dont say that....Agar will pick him there.

fwiw i think the lad did ok in parts last night, did some good tackling and when he did drift to the outside looked to put some decent balls out, yes he still looks as though hes finding his feet with his new team mates,but he is a num 13 and really should be played there, i believe given a chance he will become a very good player,