Sorry but MC has had his time - Gene would be a great choice!

MC to turn things around would be the ideal. It has already been said that Gene was brought in to help with coaching aswell.

the residents of hell may like a cold glass of water but u aint gonner get one

Being a fan of any club means sticking with the players and coaches thru thick and thin, threads and talk that have been on here for the last wee kor so are a minority who belive that they are a majority (and also what seems to be anover active amount of new anonomus posters!)

get real, get behind our boys not on their case, its no good for anybody

We have a good team, a good coaching set up, we are only a few games in, COME ON LETS GET BEHIND THE CLUB ONE AND ALL

Our turn in fortunes was when Martin Hall took over, then for some reason we reshuffled the coaching staff before he'd finished. Hall would be my candidate with noone else close.

On what basis? Replace one relatively inexperienced coach who seems to be out of his depth with one who has no experience whatsoever? No logic.

Don't think Callard is going nowhere.

I would expect at least 7pts from the next 3 games,and that will put us right back in the mix

Well said Jonnie mate...

You seem to misunderstand some of the posts on here. The vast majority have stuck with the club thru thick and thin. Myself included. I will always support this club, I will be at Fev on Friday night, and regardless of the result I will be at the next game and the next after that. Does that mean I have to pretend that the players and some of the coaching staff are doing a great job right now?
People are entitled to there opinions, if players are underperforming then why can't people talk about it?

In the dark days at Doncaster, when they were at Tattersfield and getting battered every week, I remember going to watch us beat them and their fans didn't boo the Doncaster players as they left the field. But the reason for that was that they didn't expect anything from that set off players, their collective ability was very low but they had given 100% for the club on the field that day.

Can we say the same of our team right now?

From what I can gather, Calland seems to have developed a close 'social' relationship with members of your squad. Once a coach starts to move in this direction, they lose any respect they had from their charges. Its maybe not a conscious thing on the players part, but a 'one of the lads' persona is a totally inappropriate approach to coaching. We had a similar problem at Batley, with a drinking culture amongst our squad which heavily involved the backroom staff.
Believe me, when things start to travel along this path, you've got problems. By all means, have a drink with your players after a game in the boardroom, but don't then jump in a taxi with them, head for a nightclub and spend your night quaffing alcohol with them until they have to carry you home like a drunken bum. How can anyone fully respect someone who displays that sort of behaviour? Its like a teacher smoking round the back of the bushelter with his pupils. Sure, you think they're a bit 'cool', but when they then come to telling you off in the classroom, you just can't take them seriously at all.

I stopped reading after this bit.

Even if you are convinced I'm talking twaddle, I would suggest you examine the dictionary definition of the word 'denial'.

I wonder if "forum troll" has hit the dictionary yet?

Trolling? I thought a good number of your forum members were well aware of your coach's 'excesses'? If Mr. Calland is normally tucked up in bed with a cup of cocoa by 9 P.M. on a Sunday night, and always the first one up for the hotel breakfast buffet on club training excursions abroad (and to Blackpool for 9's tournaments), then I'm trolling. If not, then as a general fan of Rugby League, as well as being a Batley Bulldogs supporter, I'm making a considered observation on what may be behind the current problems at your club.

Bobby Goulding for me .got the best out of his players at rochdale.On a very limited budget but does come a lot of baggage .

PMSL - Bobby Goulding.... Too much baggage and far too emotional...