done for the good of the club.

That's the kind of thing i used to say just before the 2003 season





If you go up to Super League with your Championship league mentality you'll be sitting on a rubber ring for three years.

You fell into the trap and bit.



Seriously this league is difficult with a small salary cap of £300,000.Seen has come 5th we are still a big fish in this league.

Two people bite the dust.



Anyway we will do better next season, as players need to prove they are good enough for a SL contract.

Not the fact that Matt actually WANTS to stay at Fax and is showing his commitment to the club by showing he is willing to take a pay cut?

I agree and must be enjoying his job.

Everyone enjoys being champions

Of course mate and need to keep it up, and do the same next year.

Anyway be interesting how teams do next year and we cant do worst than 5th.

Since when ?

As most posters will recognise, I've been a staunch supporter of Matt & the assistant coach's/football manager/physio's etc etc over the last two seasons and won't ever deny it. I haven't backed them through blind faith, but because I know a couple of the guys in the group quite well, I know some of the crap they've had to put up with & see the success on the field as an absolute triumph against adversity this year. We won the title with bandages and sticky tape and desire towards the end of this season, but Hally & Holly returning gave the squad a tremendous boost as I see it.

Well doe Matt Calland for sticking with it, the detractors can say what they like, your'e a champion coach and taking the pay cut sends out a massive message, good on yer mate.

We won the title without the reinforcements of youth or reserves, that must be something of a first in this day & age and tosay our pack was being affectionately termed as dad's army.

I've loved every single minute of this last couple of seasons, better than Wembley '87 as I drunkenly tried to convince Bally & Hally in liquid after the GF, believe me guys, this was better than Wembley '87 in my opinion, we've so up against it.

There's nothing calland can do to win some people over. More fool them - you can lead your miserable, sceptical lives. This is another sign what the job, the team and people at the club mean to him. Anyone party to his reaction at winning the title, especially on Monday night, will see he really cares. If he said $*#% you to the fans, I wouldn't blame him. The people that matter, players, staff and me all have faith in him.



Thanks Matt, for giving me something I've not seen in 21 years a fax fan.

Hats off well done Matt.

I think the biggest factor which I have not considered until recently is how much the players have improved as individuals over the last few years due to Matt's Coaching.



Can anyone say that, when he was at Batley or Doncaster, they thought Shad would play Super League?

Same with Patterson, he came to us as a player Rochdale didn't put up a fight to keep and now he is one of the best outside backs in this league.

We saw Miles come on leaps and bounds before his injury.

Worrincy is now certain to play SL at some point.

Because it's confidential. Look the word up if you don't understand it.