Dont forget that Faz didnt have a team anywhere near as good as we have now, Calland makes Faz look like a world beater.

He clearly doesn't

Just got back from a weekend break to find Fax have put in their worst ever perfomance at the shay (someone posted) and Calland is suddenly a useless coach!

Jeeezzzz it's still early days and the team hasn't settled in yet, when it does we'll be unstoppable.

I have always said the lack of pre-season will have an affect,we have just seen it!

If the next 6 games are this bad then MC may have serious questions to answer but now is way too early.

If we pull off a 20pts victory at Fev will this thread be removed?

Blimey chill out a bit you had a great season last year with Calland this season has only just begun and you,ve had a couple of setbacks so what !!! You where beat yesterday by a good well coached side dont forget Fax had a couple of key players missing and played a team in top form so hang back and let Calland get on with his job .
All the Best for this season
A very happy LEYTHER

Last chance saloon? how apt


Half the squads gonna retire soon, the other quarter are excellent players, the other quarter just dont grasp Rugby League needs bodies on the line and commitment.
Selection and squad balance are down to Calland and Hall, its about time the Halifax RLFC gravy train pulled into the station and let a few off, were a good club and there will be players and coaches that would jump at the chance to be part of the set up.

Totally agree with this post....worst i've seen in years,the players looked dejected at the end! Penky is just over-rated...penalties,bad temper,shockin passes...Blacky I rate,but played on one leg! I'd of rather had Cherryholme at 7,and he's a prop. Black should of been carrying the water on!! Coaches make these decisions...Very Bad, AND came from Milton Keynes,spent the thick end of a £100,travelled 14 miles in 2hrs! WHAT A DAY!!!!! Soz Matt,time to go!!

A handful of people are coming out with the usual stuff, saying give him a chance, they had no pre-season etc etc.
The fact the pre-season was weather affected should mean the players are fitter than ever because they would be able to do the fitness, strength and stamina training in just about any weather. Yesterday the players looked out on their feet after 15 minutes.

Most fans with a decent knowledge of the sport have been able to see that we have so many problems on the field which simply are not being addressed. The last time we put in a good 80 minutes was away in Toulouse last season. The fact Calland picked Penky at 6 yesterday confirms he has no management skill. It was obvious last season that Penky cannot play there, he even said in an interview that he doesn't play well there. He is a hooker!!! Nothing more. Play him at 9. Every single Fax fan can see it, why can't calland. Roberts and white got a place on the bench, but Dylan Nash wasn't in the squad.

I've not posted on here for a while because I don't like the usual little tit-for-tat arguments, but most people are together on this one.

Thing is.. If a player puts their hand up and says they are fit and will play then the coach has to trust said player to be actually fit enough to play. That is not always the coaches fault.

Penky isn't over-rated - just played out of position. As the Haighmeister has said somewhere else, Penky played his best yesterday when operating at hooker. He is not a half back.

(I know I bagged him yesterday for being petulant and kicking the ball away, and I stand by that.)

When you introduce a new 6 into the squad (Barnighan) pre-season games are vital, the team hasn't gelled with him yet, something they will do in the next few games hopefully.

You can hammer the weights and run up as many hills as you want but game time is crucial particularly with new players in the squad.

Thats not strictly true. A player returning from injury or with a suspected injury should have fitness tests. These tests are done at the start of the season when the player is fit, the results are recorded and then if a player gets injured he does the same tests again prior to being declared fit. If he doesn't score the same or nearly the same he is not fit.

Players will play with certain injuries because it doesn't affect there performance, its just painful.
Anyone who watched the warm up at Widnes last year could see that Miles Greenwood was not fit, he couldn't run. In that situation Calland is the boss, even if Greenwood said he was fit, Calland should have just ignored him for the good of the team.