Vince Fawcett. Fact

Let's hear it for stormin' Norman - Francis that is.

Atkinson, Alan Smith, Grothe.

And Norman Francis the 'A' team legend!

Friday nights have never been the same without Norman.

When used correctly, Calderwood was one of my favourite wingers. Pace to burn, and no one worked harder on a kick chase.

Played a crucial kick chase role in the 2004 GF stifling Lesley Vainikolo throughout.

With the likes of Sinfield, McGuire and Burrow all getting significant salary upgrades, it was alleged that Calderwood was offered a derisory take-it-or-leave-it contract which equated to not much more than one would get for stacking shelves at Tesco. It was also alleged that GH couldn't stand Calderwood's agent and wished to belittle both. Tony Smith wasn't a huge fan of Calderwood either.

Didn't Smith once drop Calderwood the week after he scored a hat trick because he kept putting the ball down one handed?

There are parallels with Kevin Penny, another winger who seems to get the ty end of the stick from smith..

Well, good to see that when he chased what he thought he was worth and got it, he really proved Leeds wrong...

He was tragically struck down with premature baldness.

I don't recall that specific incident but I do recall Calderwood being dropped several times in 2004 and placed on some naughty step in order to belittle him. He was replaced by Francis Cummings which caused uproar among some fans here

GH and Calderwood's agent were on the same Emirates flight home from the RLWC 2008 as I was. They ignored each another in the departure lounges at Brisbane and Singapore

I reckon Leeds had already lined up the Ginger Chancer, therefore the derisory offer to Calderwood was a deliberate ploy to get him to leave.

Lovely club to be employed by are Leeds.

Unless your face no longer fits.

Probably. That, coupled with the fair assumption that Calderwood was nowhere near as vital to the future as the likes of McGuire, Burrow and Sinfield. chuck an A-hole agent into the mix and this is what you sometimes get.

The same agent of Gareth Ellis, Matt Diskin and Rob Burrow, you mean?

I keep saying it... there's one common denominator whenever there is any bitterness, spite or downright nastiness in the air... and that common denominator is?