Good on you Calland : Fri Apr 22, 2011 9:12 am  

http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/h ... _1_3314783 I honestly thought he would come out and offer up his usual excuses but he hasn't shirked and has shown a passionate "fanlike" reaction. He is honest and he knows and has shown the reality of the situation we are now in. Anyone doubting his passion and commitment to the Fax cause must surely think again after that. Good on you Matt and I hope the players heed this rally call.

http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/h ... _1_3314783 I honestly thought he would come out and offer up his usual excuses but he hasn't shirked and has shown a passionate "fanlike" reaction. He is honest and he knows and has shown the reality of the situation we are now in. Anyone doubting his passion and commitment to the Fax cause must surely think again after that. Good on you Matt and I hope the players heed this rally call.

Re: Good on you Calland : Fri Apr 22, 2011 9:47 am  

Fair play to him and I hope some new faces are brought in as a few are not good enough and others past it! But its more than just the players that need to be looked at. For me I think the whole coaching setup seriously needs to be looked at. We have 4 or 5 people involved and nobody seems to know anything about defence. And all except Gonzo played in this Fax team. I do feel its a bit of a Old Boys club. Something needs to be done and some tough decisions need to be made. I doubt Matt will leave if at all before the end of the year. But he has to prove himself now as does each individual at the club. This is more than about MC but about every person involved with the playing side at the club and seeing if they should be with us.

Re: Good on you Calland : Fri Apr 22, 2011 9:51 am  

Calland is being badly let down by some of his most experienced players. Some of the mistakes last night weren't even schoolboy stuff and credit to Widnes for punishing them; the mistakes when fielding kicks by Holroyd and Aizue spring to mind, not to mention White's howler from the monster drop out!

Re: Good on you Calland : Fri Apr 22, 2011 10:14 am  

Slippery slope now.

"If I can find players that are young, enthusiastic and have that desire that we are lacking, then I will do."

Get the feeling if he had done that at the begining of the season we wouldnt be in the mess we find ourselves now.

Re: Good on you Calland : Fri Apr 22, 2011 11:00 am  

at least he is being honest and saying the players are letting the fans down.

Re: Good on you Calland : Fri Apr 22, 2011 11:18 am  

It does beg the question why this culture/attitude has been allowed to develop. I wasn't there last night, but MC's comments last night applied against Batley, Toulouse, Sheffield and parts of the Leigh and Featherstone games.

There is an inherent lack of commitment in a number of our players - when we need that extra effort, it simply doesn't matter enough to them. Unfortunately, this then reflects badly on those players who do put the effort in, as well as the coaching team.

I am not part of the MC out campaign. He deserves the opportunity to sort this. I suspect he has been guilty of having misplaced loyalty to some of his squad by not acting sooner. Unfortunately those players have put MC's job on the line. He now needs to start work on a long term solution.

Re: Good on you Calland : Fri Apr 22, 2011 11:46 am  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

Slippery slope now.

"If I can find players that are young, enthusiastic and have that desire that we are lacking, then I will do."

Get the feeling if he had done that at the begining of the season we wouldnt be in the mess we find ourselves now.

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.

Re: Good on you Calland : Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:12 pm  

Haighy wrote:

http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/halifax-rlfc/calland_slams_lazy_stars_1_3314783

I honestly thought he would come out and offer up his usual excuses but he hasn't shirked and has shown a passionate "fanlike" reaction. He is honest and he knows and has shown the reality of the situation we are now in. Anyone doubting his passion and commitment to the Fax cause must surely think again after that. Good on you Matt and I hope the players heed this rally call.

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

Re: Good on you Calland : Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:49 pm  

Cassandra wrote:

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

Just remind me again, weren't those the years when we reached the play off final followed by actually winning the final ?

If it has an effect like that, then I won't complain. I think we are stuck with what we have for this season, so let's just get on with it, there will be big changes for Fax next season, one way or the other, good or bad. That is the time it will get sorted.

Re: Good on you Calland : Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:57 pm  

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?