To be fair im not sure thant many if any comments in this thread are having a go at Matt Calland. Most people will recognize that he has done what many have failed to do and bring home a trophy.He should be rewarded for that not have the club coming to him and saying we cant afford to pay you what we were ment to on the second year of your contract, never mind give you the raise that was probably due with you winning us the league, will you take a pay cut. I mean Matt wouldnt have gone to the club and asked to take one will he.

Think its good that matt has accepted this as a lot of ppl would have walked believing it to be a kick in the teeth after winning the championship. Shows great commitment and passion for the club and hopefully alot of the players will follow his lead as they have a very strong bond together. Well done matt and thanks. Lets all get behind him now and make that club bond even stronger. Up the champions!!!

I think it's the same people that have put a Championship Trophy in the cabinet. The same people (if of course you trust their word - but i doubt you do) that are keeping HXRLFC in the black. The same people that are getting sweet FA for running our beloved club.

Florry - put yourself forward to run the club. You know so much about everything you're almost God like. Go on - do it. I'll look forward to HXRLFC never putting a foot wrong.

Matt told us how much he loves Halifax RLFC and this just proves it especially in a day and age when Loyalty in sport is very rare you get footballers like Rio Ferdinand saying he is not paid enough on £100,000 a week and Michael Ballek saying he cant afford to live in London on £130,000 a week then you get people like Matt who does things for the love of the club especially after the stick he took off us all he is a rare bread and a true Champion.

Well I am sure he will be welcome with open arms especially if he could take the strain off their own credit cards and live and breath the club for 24/7 enabling them to spend just a little bit more time with their own families.

I think we should all have a go. One week each.

I'll take w/c 6th December please. Very busy time

I'm sure he wouldn't!

Now that Matt has gone public with this comment, let's see how many of the players follow suit.
When people were calling for Matt's head earlier in the season, the players fully backed Matt and said they were all together in this.
Now is the time for them to step forward and maybe take a pay cut to fall in line with the reduced salary cap limits.
We are the Champions and that should be a tempter for current players to re-sign and carry on their winning ways.
If SL (or NRL) come along with offers, then fair enough, but Fax should be one of the most tempting alternatives out there.

u would be surpised how many people who have a job r willing "to do what it takes" to hold on to it!

the job market is very flat at the moment! i know some highley qualified people in a range of sectors that whilst won't shout about it, a pay cut V the dole office is the right choice in this current climate, remember we are not talking about minimum wage peoople here!

The minimum wage as just gone up by 13p a hour

I guess some of our winnings have been spent on paying off Sheffield after admitting we were wrong to play Sam Barlow against them.
Let's hope that the teams performances at the back end of the season rub off in other areas of the club and we see a more professional performance off the field next season.