Andy Last has apologised to the Castleford Tigers supporters for the club's lacklustre performances on his watch but felt he was fighting a losing battle at Wheldon Road.
The 42-year-old was sacked by the Tigers in August after winning just four of his 19 games in charge following his promotion from his role as assistant coach. 'There are some good people at Castleford and the fans are very, very passionate,' Last told The Yorkshire Post. 'They want Castleford to do well and be able to come away from the ground knowing their team have given their best. That wasn't always the case last season and I apologise to the fans about that.
'Castleford are very, very keen on playing a certain style of play in terms of being expansive,' he added. 'It's difficult to play that expansive style if you haven't got the personnel to play that way. 'Unfortunately the team that we had, we had to find different ways to get results because we weren't able to play the Castleford style which is flamboyant, attacking, free-flowing rugby. We just didn't have the personnel.
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