Castleford Tigers are fast approaching 50 days since they formally announced that head coach Ryan Carr had been sacked, and we’re now less than a month from pre-season starting. However, the club have also confirmed the departure of a director less than three months after hiring him.

Companies House, the government website for businesses, shows that director Dean Jones has been terminated today (Tuesday, 6th October), despite only being appointed in July.

Per Companies House, in respect to when Jones was registered as a director and then terminated, he lasted just 97 days at the club. Jones, who is listed as a director of Menzies Distribution – one of Castleford Tigers’ partners – had been mentioned a lot by assistant coach Luke Robinson in pressers towards the end of the year.

Robinson often spoke about what the club would look like in 2027 and how Jones was having an impact, even referencing Jones in the final post-match press conference of the season after the loss to Huddersfield Giants.

“The vision that the club have got from Martin [Jepson, club owner], from the board, from Dean and the other directors is that this season isn’t good enough and the lads need to strap themselves in,” Robinson said after that 48-16 loss in a game where the Giants played with 12 men for 45 minutes.

Speaking a week prior, after the defeat to Bradford, Robinson had said: “I say it numerous times, but I feel like you can see the rainbow really. There’s some good stuff happening off the field that Martin and Dean are trying to implement in the community.”

That same presser would see him add: “I think we’re all on board with what we need to do and the vision really that Martin and Dean and the rest of the directors have got for the club because they’ve got strong ambitions.”

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Jones now departs with the club despite seemingly being a prominent figure in their plans for 2027. Castleford released a statement on Tuesday afternoon confirming the news. It read:

“Castleford Tigers can confirm that Dean Jones has resigned from his role as a Director due to a change in work logistics.”

“Dean has kindly agreed to remain as an advisor to the Board for the foreseeable future, allowing the Club to continue benefiting from his experience and guidance.”

“The Club would like to thank Dean for the outstanding work he has undertaken during his time as a Director, and for his continued support and commitment to Castleford Tigers.”