Thankfully i missed today's game, working and saving for France, so was listening to the game on't wireless. I was amazed to hear MC say he wished he had the luxury of bringing three aussie players in mid season as Gateshead have done. What a smack in't face for the players he has at the club, although after yesterday they need to stop and have a good look at themselves. But it is an even bigger smack in't face to the directors of the club who have provided the funds to bring in all the very good players we have. Matt Calland needs to concentrate on his own role as coach because with the players he has at the club we need to be winning trophies and not be known as also-rans.

Prob refering to the one rule for them and one rule for us rather than having a go at our directors to be honest ? I do belive he needs to stop whinging and get on with it though because any club in this league would swap squads with ours. and it was 32-0 at half time and that has nothing to do with anyone else other than the team and the coaching staff.

I get what you are saying but I have to ask how many Aussies did Gateshead have in their team yesterday?
Do they bring Aussies in mid season to save costs or just get those who want some game time? Plus how the hell can they afford them on crowds of a few hundred?
The point is this is not a level playing field - okay it sounds like sour grapes but any team that could bring in some half decent Aussies mid season will definitley benefit.
Its this 'expansion clubs' at any cost thing that annoys me. We cannot win can we, have a go about it and we get accused of 'flat cappers' a term I hate or support it and cut our own throats.
No win situation, another RFL disaster zone.
Ask cas fans how they feel about expansion clubs???

Which fans. Those that bottled the catalans players?

Sounds like they got a tough call and none of them were happy, no excuse for the bottling incident though.

Calland's only saying what everyone else is - regarding the lack of a level playing field. How on Earth do the RFL justify such a policy? It's nonsense.

Matt Calland's a young coach and is learning like everyone else. His comments re the "best team by a country mile" did make me wince at the time ... it's like standing up in the trenches and shouting "Shoot at me then!". He'll continue to make off the cuff statements which will be shot at, after all we are still the top team in the division and the one everyone wants to have a pop at. This "indifferent" spell, after it really did look like we could go through the season undefeated at one stage, will be a test of Calland's character and I for one feel he'll come through stronger and better.

I also think the "country mile" comment was just a one line throw away comment. He certainly wouldn't have said to himself, "I know, i'll slip this into the interview just to hack our rivals off and make my job harder". Like Tony said - he's young. He'll learn. I remember some rip roaring gaffes by more experienced coaches gone by. Peter Fox & Alex Murphy

oh dear has matthew put his foot in his mouth yet again???????

No, but thanks for your concern.

Read the Thread.

or maybe MC should of said, i'd have liked to of brought in a good, experienced coach just like Gateshead but couldnt !!

Did he also say the that 'fax were the better team on the day and that Gateshead simply just took all their chances?

i have brew, i was being sarcastic because matt has had the balls to say what a lot of people are thinking.




remember brew, letting some clubs have oodles of aussies on their books is good for the expansion of the game

no gateshead brought in steve mc cormack