Re: Good on you Calland : Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:02 pm  

Can anyone confirm, for definite, whether Toulouse are still exempt from relegation or not?

Re: Good on you Calland : Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:21 pm  

Cassandra wrote:

Did'nt he come out with the same spiel last year and the year before though?

more then once if im not mistaken
Its a shame when after winning or doing something good we always do something bad. We should have kicked on and either gone all youth or gone all out to win again. We've done neither in truth. Its not going to attract new fans or grow us.
This team is good enough to bail him out again though, so the cracks will more than likely be papered over again, one thing he has done well is get players who can win games, they will turn it around and inconsistency will continue, the leaking defence will continue, the board support will continue, Punxsutawney Phil will remerge zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Re: Good on you Calland : Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:25 pm  

Electricityscape wrote:

I'll be honest, thats made me feel alot happier, I just hope he sticks to this 'dropping players' now because in the past he hasn't. But like Haighy said, he at least understands the problem now and is able to talk about it.

Bring in some young props from Super League who want to prove themselves.

Use some of the players from the 23's like Josh Barlow etc. They at least want to play.

DEFENCE DEFENCE DEFENCE in training, bring in a defensive trainer?

Bring in a defensive trainer? we must have 6 coaches already if one of them hasn`t been picked for defensive skills then serious questions need to be asked.

Re: Good on you Calland : Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:28 pm  

Electricityscape wrote:

I'll be honest, thats made me feel alot happier, I just hope he sticks to this 'dropping players' now because in the past he hasn't. But like Haighy said, he at least understands the problem now and is able to talk about it.

Bring in some young props from Super League who want to prove themselves.

Use some of the players from the 23's like Josh Barlow etc. They at least want to play.

DEFENCE DEFENCE DEFENCE in training, bring in a defensive trainer?

It's tough being a coach. So let's say he drops a handful of players for Monday and dewsbury beat us, then there will be a host of fans on here saying he changes the team too much?

I have to agree with the defence issue though, ours has been poor for the mist of Callands reign, and has to be addressed sooner rather than later.

Re: Good on you Calland : Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:30 pm  

johnny freeman fan club wrote:

Bring in a defensive trainer? we must have 6 coaches already if one of them hasn`t been picked for defensive skills then serious questions need to be asked.

Well obviously not, and if they have well they're not doing a bloody good job of it, so yes bring in a (new?) defensive trainer.

We just can't carry on like this.

Re: Good on you Calland : Fri Apr 22, 2011 3:55 pm  

justthebasicfax wrote:

they will turn it around and inconsistency will continue, the leaking defence will continue, the board support will continue, Punxsutawney Phil will remerge zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Have the last two years bored you?

Would you rather have been a Leigh fan? It's been groundhog day for them for the last 5 years. Or how about Widnes? They're off to Super League sure, but go and read about their last three years in the Championship on their forum. Fancy being a Fev fan? Ooooooooh, so close - but no cigar. Or how about Barrow? Hey they won the GF year before last. Would Barrow excite you? Their Chairman certainly isn't a wallflower and his antics are far from Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

I have no problem with people's frustrations with what is happening now - it's dire but to suggest that what we are going through now has been prevalent throughout the club over the last two or three years is to deny the hard work and patience shown by players, officials and fans alike and the results that we've enjoyed recently.

More than ever now with the salary cap there isn't going to be one stand-out club that is going to win all the time. It's not going to be us, Leigh or Fev. However - i agree that we should expect a level of consistency and to go from Champions to this is bloody annoying. Only the players and the coach can put that right - more so the players. They have to start turning this situation around - starting with Dewsbury and Barrow next up.

We will be back. Hopefully it will be this season but something tells me that once again - we may have to be patient.

Re: Good on you Calland : Fri Apr 22, 2011 4:11 pm  

spanishbob wrote:

It's tough being a coach. So let's say he drops a handful of players for Monday and dewsbury beat us, then there will be a host of fans on here saying he changes the team too much?

I know where you're coming from, and I know Calland can't please everyone. But it was clear last night there were just one or two players who just seemed like they couldn't be bothered at all. And i'm not one for changing the team around, but I genuinely believe one or two new additions are needed.

Re: Good on you Calland : Fri Apr 22, 2011 5:11 pm  

littlerich wrote:

Have the last two years bored you?

We will be back. Hopefully it will be this season but something tells me that once again - we may have to be patient.

Its where we are and where were going that matter, the past is gone, its not even fish and chip wrapping these days, the question is can Matt complete the set of coaching badges and breed consistency, tactical nouse and defensive resilience and more importantly, make the shirt mean something every single time the lads put them on, PRIDE, if he can't, we have had our golden day. If he can he will make a good career from coaching because he can clearly spot players that can change games and he can clearly attract them to the club.

Re: Good on you Calland : Fri Apr 22, 2011 7:15 pm  

justthebasicfax wrote:

hear hear!!
Hes let too many of them get far too cosy at Halifax and now its starting to bite him on the ass, its long overdue, he can't have sentiment or keep mates at the club, well, not if they aren't performing, nobody is bigger than the club, not even Matt, and not even Michael Steele, its upto all of em to either turn it round or get someone in who can, we have better players than 0 from 5, theres no excuses, its down right poor, and once again we're letting golden opportunities to grow and build turn to rat 54it, again, its so frustrating, no wonder theres only a couple of thousand who can stand this inconsistent tripe.

PLEASE,PLEASE stop your winging all of you,mat calland and martin hall will turn this around im sure, KEEP THE FAITH

Re: Good on you Calland : Fri Apr 22, 2011 7:19 pm  

Risky tactic but yes honest.
If he does manage to turn this around he will deserve a medal, I hope he manages to do something as none of us want a complete walloping against Bradford, please no.
I have my doubts but hey will be happy to take it all back if he does pull it off, although I would like to see less 'we can score more than you' type games and a more lean and mean defence, with more consistency please?