despite being urged by his club to continue.

He has also turned down offers to go and coach Hamilton International, his former club.

"I have talked with both clubs about coaching and after giving everything some thought I don't think I will get involved with coaching for the time being,'' said Calderon, who has coached Dandy Town for the past two seasons.

"I have a few things to do away from soccer and I will try to concentrate on them. Of course the summer is long and may give me some time to change my mind, maybe I could assist somebody or something like that, who knows?'' Calderon's shock decision came as a complete surprise to Dandy Town. "They asked me to reconsider, but I informed them that I wasn't interested in the full-time position any more,'' said Calderon.

Calderon said he had enjoyed his two-year stint at Dandy Town and reckoned the future looked good for the club with the number of good, young players who are coming along.

He thought a lot of progress was made while he was there. He said the improvement of things like discipline combined with the changes he and his coaching staff had implemented would continue to have a positive effect on the club for years to come.

One of the highlights for Calderon at Dandy Town was helping them win two major trophies in his first year, after the team had failed to win any major awards the previous seasons.

Calderon is aware that there are some Dandy Town supporters who feel that last season was disappointing because they didn't win any major trophies, but he disagrees.

"It wasn't a fruitless season for us at all. We got to the final of the FA Cup and we also reached the semifinal of the Martonmere Cup, all of this accomplished during a season when we had no real regular goalscorer.'' ENOUGH COACHING -- Robert Calderon.