The author is a dedicated follower of Castleford Tigers in the sport of rugby league and has previously published 19 books featuring this club and sport in general. His full portfolio of books adds four fictional books covering animal adventures. This book is one of a further duo completed in early 2019 providing more insight and analysis regarding Castleford Tigers and his personal involvement in sport and leisure.

The author is a dedicated follower of Castleford Tigers in the sport of rugby league and has previously published 20 books featuring this club and sport in general. His full portfolio of books adds four fictional books covering animal adventures plus another book detailing interesting memoirs. This book is one of a further duo completed in early 2019 providing more insight and analysis regarding his achievements against the odds and a number of fascinating topics for debate.

The author is a dedicated follower of Castleford Tigers in the sport of rugby league and has previously published 20 books featuring this club and sport in general. His full portfolio of books adds four fictional books covering animal adventures plus another book detailing interesting memoirs. This book is one of a further duo completed in early 2019 providing more insight and analysis regarding his achievements against the odds and a number of fascinating topics for debate.

This book builds upon the previously published series of 15 on Castleford Tigers. What follows adds three further years to the original series in a chapter devoted to each of the 15, whilst additional chapters add developments in 2016 and 2017 to the two most recently published books. An Addendum details developments with regard to Cas Tigers in 2018. The theme throughout is to advise the reader of how the continuing story of this traditional rugby league club has unfolded in the most recent of times, not least since the restructuring of the sport which took place in 2015.

Tension in sport can occur at any level and is not simply confined to encounters or occasions when the ultimate or top skills are on display, although many, if not all, of the events chosen in this book do indeed feature extremely high skill levels. Perhaps the most obvious ingredient of tension is uncertainty, where the outcome is unknown throughout the majority or even all of the proceedings as the drama develops and reaches its peak. After all, how many times do you hear people say that they prefer to watch something live rather than watch it later in the day when it is repeated? Clearly, if you watch the same sporting event repeatedly it is most probably because you have enjoyed the outcome, all the tension having disappeared. At the height of tension the outcome is completely unknown until the very final seconds or even second.

The author is one of Castleford's most dedicated supporters. His personal experience following the club stretches back almost fifty years. In addition, he has endeavoured to educate himself about the early yearsof the team's fortunes, not least the achievements of the 1930s and the doldrums of the 1950s.

This book is part of the Images of Sport series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local sports in Great Britain.