Must admit I have a major concern after reading Bally's comments in courier.
If the new coach is Harrison, currently his concern with be to get Batley as far in play offs as possible.Who will be deciding who gets a contract next year, Hall no longer is connected, this surely means that other clubs have a major advantage in signing our better players and as bally said these guys have families and mortgages etc.

The club have a couple of things they need to do:

1. Inform the coaches about what they can expect for next season. As the coaches can't wait until next season to look for jobs if the club know now that they won't be keeping them. It would be unfair to them for all the work they have put in. Especially if rumours are true and Karl is being earmarked for the role. He'll want a lot of his own men in with him.

2. Inform the players of what they can expect for the remainder of this season and expectations for next season as soon as they know it.

At the moment the players and coaches are completely in the dark about what has gone on and what is to happen. From a conversation I had at the weekend the players are hearing different things regarding the exit of the coach and know nothing about the future path of the team. Many of them were close to Calland and this is something the club need to deal with, even if it is to put the players minds at ease.

We'll still be a top team - the one every one wants to beat or play for.

And we'll have a better coach and a great BOD.

Sorted, no worries

I am worried that the handling of the MC issue has had a bigger effect than most of us realise. Quite a few of the players were close to MC and followed his lead on pay cuts for this year. From what I have heard, they are not too impressed by the BoD's actions and there may have to be a fair bit of bridge building with a number of them - some very key players.

The further risk is we wait for a new coach so he can decide on who he wants etc. But if that’s to be at the end of the season, potentially players will already sign elsewhere. At the end of the day they have themselves/families to look after.

i agree with alot of these posts suggesting that Fax is a big attraction, but we have a quality squad at the minute, and i can see alot of them jumping ship because of Callands departure. i hope im wrong!

the club need to be transparent with everybody involved to secure we have a top team next year.

Rob worrincy will be off, mark my words.

With respect to most other championship clubs i cant see many players getting better offers elsewhere. If some of our players get offered SL as some Leigh lads have then good luck to them but i think for the most part our players who are in a position to be offered a new contract might well accept it. Also i would expect that at least 6 players and maybe more will either be released or will retire to accomodate the players that the new coach intends to bring in. Im quite optimistic for next season TBH.