Castleford Tigers have dropped to the bottom of Super League after being hammered by Huddersfield Giants at home tonight by a score of 28-0.
That’s seen the Tigers drop below Wakefield with Trinity also having the opportunity to pull away from their relegation rivals Cas when they face Hull FC on Sunday.
Huddersfield had entered this game in some form having won three on the spin and they now have a slim chance of making the top six, but the story wasn’t about Huddersfield’s performance tonight and instead more so on the collapse of Cas who look destined for the Championship on this form.
That’s form that features just four wins in eighteen under Andy Last with the more recent form being a losing streak of five games now.
Tonight saw a Sam Halsall hattrick coupled with tries from Leroy Cudjoe and Chris McQueen allowing the Giants to cruise to victory.
Understandably the poor form of Castleford and the impressive resurgence of Wakefield has led to fans being outraged and going into full panic mode over the state of their club at the moment.
Sack last , sack the board . Turn the lights out . The end of super league rugby forever.
— HAIGHY (@Haigh12K) August 4, 2023
The fans unsurprisingly got more and more angry as the game progressed, as calls for the coach and the board gathered pace.
Disgrace to this great club. Last out. Get on the phone to Powell tonight.
— Ben Roberts (@Ben_Roberts_01) August 4, 2023
Calls for Daryl Powell to make a return to the Jungle following his sacking by Warrington were among the immediate reactions.
Takes some doing that to be bottom with 6 gams to go after wakey lost their first 11 games. Well fucking done lads 👏👏
— jonny haigh (@jonny120305) August 4, 2023
Another referenced the huge losing streak that Wakefield Trinity started the season with and yet Cas have still been sucked into a relegation battle.
Last needs to go right this very second.
— philip malone (@philipmalone8) August 4, 2023
He has to go tonight
— Matt Hopton (@Matthew_hopton) August 4, 2023
Last out now before it’s too late
— Yorkshire Stokie (@yorkshirestokie) August 4, 2023
Andy Last’s job was called for by a few.
After 2017 we had the chance to build something solid but the incompetence of the regime has led to this point. Bad decision after bad decision. Sad really. https://t.co/553ryBsxQI
— Dan (@Robbo291) August 4, 2023
Others recalled the their lofty heights of 2017 when the club made it all the way to the Grand Final.
A few hundred fans holding back pic.twitter.com/Gj7ZNBtAA8
— Mark F (@Pleyndamour) August 4, 2023
It also triggered fans to protest after the game with the fans refusing to leave.
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