Mellor sees light at end of tunnel for Cas under Carr

Preseason optimism is a given for any club regardless of their standing.

- by James O'Brien

Every team insists they are fitter, stronger and better than the previous version. After all, what else is there without hope?

Alex Mellor knows the script. He has heard it, said it and lived it at each of his four clubs.

But as he talks about Ryan Carr's Castleford Tigers, there is a quiet conviction behind the usual soundbites.

For once, the optimism feels less like a throwaway line and more like a genuine shift in mentality at Wheldon Road.