Re: Official Calland Thread : Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:52 pm  

For me Calland needs to get down to the touchline once in a while and show some enthusiasm rather than standing at the top of the stands all game.

I’m not one for calling for the coaches head usually, however as has been said earlier has he taken us as far as he can.

I just don’t know

Re: Official Calland Thread : Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:08 pm  

If you ask me I see it this way, last season we had gone through a major recruitment drive, for the first half of the season the players won games through sheer individual talent, then as they fell into the routine at fax be it whatever it is they started to lose their individual ability and thats when your coaching comes in, and thats when it showed a problem, so by the time it got to the end of the season we had players who were neither coached but had also lost their individual ability which had made us look so good first half of last season, we just scraped through into the grand final, got hammered by Barrow in the semi when it looked like it was boys against men, and now this season we have continued from last season, scraping a win against batley and widnes does not mask things, even in them games we looked poor and they were scrappy wins.

Now we are left with a team who have no idea and do not know what comes next, last season especially the 2nd half our defence was woeful, this season its just as bad, apart from a good run against sheffield on our own line for a few set of sixes if I remember.

Re: Official Calland Thread : Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:17 pm  

Haighy wrote:

When we went on our slump last year and couldn't create anything who did we have at half back? Penky and Black. Who we our half backs today? I rest my case. Our only points came when Penky went into dummy half where he should ALWAYS be.
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Calland was on the Radio saying that the 17 was the only 17 we had fit. Well what I cant understand is why have we NO Dual Reg or Loan players? Every other club has. Why do we have such a small squad. Why no reserves team to keep players fit. Why was Gene not at 6 and Beswick at 13 and Penky at 9? Gene has a lot of experience at 6. Beswick is crap at 9 and way better at 13 and Penky is best at 9 and sadly cant play 6. I just do not understand the way we are doing things. Maybe somebody else can explain the decisions.

Re: Official Calland Thread : Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:22 pm  

The Lucky Black Cat wrote:

Calland was on the Radio saying that the 17 was the only 17 we had fit.

That wouldn't have happened twenty year ago - when players only got paid for playing. Does anyone remember Karl Harrison (random example for a workhorse) taking so much sick time? I know the game has got more intense but sometimes the commitment from players is lacking. Cavill Heugh with a hangover played twice the game that our lot did today.

Re: Official Calland Thread : Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:30 pm  

I get the impression that the talent is there in the team and they are all trying too hard. Trying to score off every play, running around like headless chickens and not defending as a team.

Look at the squad we have. The team that we put out today should have put plenty on Leigh. Injuries don't cut it for me. Which other players would you bring in that could improve things?

The team is too dependant on superstar playmakers who are not playing with each other and it seems we have too many playmakers on the field at any one time. 13 for me is a position that should be a runner, not a pivot and should look and run like a forward.

Re: Official Calland Thread : Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:31 pm  

you could get neil kelly

Re: Official Calland Thread : Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:38 pm  

leyther wrote:

you could get neil kelly

pass on that.

Re: Official Calland Thread : Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:39 pm  

Why don't you just sack Matt the Prat and put Martin Hall back in charge. He's an excellent coach, and I was amazed when you moved him upstairs and replaced him with Calland in the first place. I'd virtually guarantee some vastly improved performances if you put him back in charge.

Re: Official Calland Thread : Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:40 pm  

Yes the only 17 fit, yes we may have struggled to get a win. But we should not have let that many points in!

Re: Official Calland Thread : Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:42 pm  

Jim Bergerac wrote:

Why don't you just sack Matt the Prat and put Martin Hall back in charge. He's an excellent coach, and I was amazed when you moved him upstairs and replaced him with Calland in the first place. I'd virtually guarantee some vastly improved performances if you put him back in charge.

I have no idea why that happened in the first place. Maybe that's what Martin wanted?