Thanks Matt it's been a Rollercoaster ride but wouldn't have missed it for anything.....

Thanks matt for the 3 fantastic finals in 3 years what a fantastic ride its been. All the best for the future

i echo the sentiments of all above. i've met him a few times andalways been a perfect gent. All the best for the future and thanks for bringing the good time back to mighty fax

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Go away you clown! We lose our coach and you just want to take the pee.

I thought that was pretty good to be fair

So Matt Calland has now left Halifax after 5 years. What a roller coaster of a ride those 5 years have been. Regardless of what people might feel about his coaching style and in particular issues of defence, Matt has brought an attacking flair to our team which has sent a constant buzz around the town and he is to be commended for that. Don’t ever forget where we were when he arrived as a rookie. No doubt Matt has made mistakes as we all do in life and maybe he would have made more appropriate decision if he could have had the time again. Regardless of this, we have been to 3 major finals during his tenure, winning last year’s Grand Final in spectacular fashion. I just want to say thank you Matt for all your hard work and for the great memories you have left us “Fax” fans with. Good luck also in your future career. Please don’t knock the man who gave us so much.

As has been mentioned would be great to get a big Callands Barmy Army chant going Sunday and get it recorded and uploaded. A big round of applause after the chant as well would be good.

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Well done Fax fans. The messages on here so far are excellent.

I wasnt ever a massive Callard fan but he was at the helm during some of the better years of the last couple of decades. I wish him all the best.

Yep - nice guys don't always win. Tony Anderson was a lovely fella but no cigar. Matt Calland? A bit controversial but brought home the bacon.

Callard FFS ?????

No, he's actually talking about Beverley. She turned him down in the Acca apparently.

They allowed her into the Acca ? It reaches new depths of low...

This was back in 1992. She looked "Milfy" back then.

BLEURGH !!!!!

The last five years have seen the club transformed from scraping play off wins against York at the wrong end of the table to our being the most successful team in the Championship.

Our match away to Cas in the Challenge Cup 2 years ago was the most exciting performance I have seen from Fax in 25 years. Followed closely by the Grand Final win over Fev. And then the semi final win over Fev....I could name several more

We have been by far the most entertaining team in the Championship.

I for one am disappointed to see Matt go. I thought the way he conducted himself in the Sky interview after defeat last Sunday reflected extremely well on both him and the club.

Whoever takes over, I really hope we don't curb the attacking style that Matt has introduced. As Barrie McDermott said in the semi final win over Fev, even if there's only a 30% chance of it coming off, Fax will still throw the ball. Yes we conceded too many tries, but I'll look back over the last 5 years as the most enjoyable times since the Brook/Anderson era.

Thank you Matt, and good luck.

Thank you Matt, and good luck. You gave us the best five years "by a country miIe"

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Top lad is Matt!! (even though he turned down me buying him a sambuca once) been rather successful at Halifax.....I may not have agreed with the you score one we score 2 approach but he's been the most successful for a while! good luck Matt in the future!!!!

Thank you Matt for all you put in over the last few years you made "on the edge rugby league" live again.
All the best for the future.

Just to reiterate everything said on here and THANKS MATT

You've given excellent service to the club, Matt, and I wish you all the best. Fax have produced the most entertaining rugby since the late 90s .... 3 finals in 3 years ..... and players wanting to stay with the club is usually the ultimate endorsement about a coach's abilities. Need I say more?

And you can rest assured that whichever club you return to the Shay with, you'll get a fantastic reception ... it's the least you deserve.

Cheers
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I'm a bit shocked as i've only just got home and seen all this. But i'll just echo what everyone else has said in thank you for some great rugby and thanks for the memories Matt, all the best in the future!

After watching yesterday's BBC game in the Challenge cup, my faith has been slightly restored in the ways in which a RL game can be won, yes, throwing the ball around, tries scored from your own half, desire to out-score the opposition despite long periods in the game without the ball & conceding points in the interim period.

All traits that have been part & parcel of the Matt Calland years as head coach at Halifax RLFC. Entertaining rugby league.

I've made no secret that I've been a fan of the style of play over recent seasons at Halifax, we've had three great days out for the finals in what I as a long-term supporter consider our most successful period since the Chris Anderson years. I also believe that we're currently selecting more local lads in the first team than we've done for a long time, something which I'm a big believer in.

Thanks Matt, I'd rather judge a RL coach on what goes on on the field rather than off it, I hope your "Halifax years" will enhance your own C.V. and you get a decent job still in coaching RL when the dust has settled. You've been a breath of fresh air the way you've allowed your players to express themselves compared to the robots we see at other clubs currently.

How ironic that the roller-coaster ride that was you coaching Halifax RLFC should end in the capital of roller-coaster rides, Blackpool.

Thanks for the great days out being a Halifax RLFC supporter due to your brand of RL brought to this club of ours & good luck to you in the future.