He is a drink driver too?!?!?!

I never saw him having a drink.

If he was the (nearly?) bald guy in the suit, Then I saw him actualy blow a kiss to the guys who shouted a him - nothing else.

He seemed in Good Spirits, I gave him a bit of cheek and he laughed it off and had a positive chat with me, Like I said elsewhere, he was talking his team up in the press, and maybe got a little excited. Its the way at Some Clubs (especially where the Chairman is a moneyman) for the chairman to talk to the papers as much as or more than the coach. For example, Steve O'Connor at Widnes often is quoted in the press as saying things, but you rarely hear Michael Steele's name been quoted in the build up to games. As Calland usually does that.

I think hes a top fella, very passionate about his club and puts his money where his mouth is, the game needs people like this.

So, I take it you aren't going to give Leigh credit, when we win the GF, then?!

Most of us will be delirious if we can snatch Championship survival, at the end of this season!

I am veryfortunate in the fact that I get to meet the opposition Chairmen on matchdays. Met Des on a coupe of occasions and the man is a real character - I like him. I actually said to him that if he thinks Matt Calland's got a big mouth then what does he think of me! His response was that his comments were meant to add a bit of spice to the game and get a few more people through the turnstiles - fair play - he also agreed about my big mouth the cheeky git

He said some nice words about Halifax and he was definitely genuine in my opinion. His final comment to me was that he really hoped we get through to the Northern Rail Cup final as our fantastic fans deserved it. I know he's very passionate about his team and rightly so - the Barrow fans were a credit to their club yesterday.

Sounds like I need to change my thinking of the guy as he came across before as an arrogant muppet. However from what many have said on here seems a decent bloke. Sorry Des for thinking bad of you. Best of luck with barrow except against us!

He did true then when I shouted 'give me £10K and I would play for him' he stuck up the finger.
Bit childish really.

i think every one is getting too exited about nothing this kind of banter happens every week in football the guy came across very well after the game saying how good it was to see both sets of fans mingling out side having a beer

despite my wigan related username and display picture, i am also a barrow fan, attending all home games and was also lucky enough to travel to halifax. Personally i think can be easy for those who have less experience of des to judge him as being arrogant and O.T.T, but i can ensure his critics that he is a top bloke. He is not took a backward step in relation to supporting barrow, he is very passionate and displays enthuisiasm what i think the sport needs. Being stood outside a pub in halifax an hour or so before kick off, he drove past the mixture of fax and raiders fans, beeping his horns and sticking his thumb up to all fans, no matter who they were supporting. He is a great man, and should be applaued for his passion towards the sport.

He obviously has a of passion, but some of his comments were a bit OTT.

Anyway, his comments about Matt and Matt's comments are all water under the bridge. How your own players respond to his comments about them is up to them.

I think he's redeemed him self to most on here.

Anyway we have 'official' bragging rights, 3-0 says so