Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Jul 25, 2024 9:51 am  

Two things that to me are prominent about Bateman.

1. A happy Bateman is a class player.

2. From his travelling people background, Bateman will fight anyone, he has little regard for danger. Makes him someone to avoid tussling with, including your coach.

My guess is the ideal formula for Bateman is being in a happy environment and having a coaching setup that puts an arm around you rather than waving it in your face.

I can’t think of any better place for Bateman that fits right now than Warrington.

I’m very much looking forward to him coming.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Jul 25, 2024 10:02 am  

Boss Hog wrote: There was an alleged incident with Lee Mossop when they were both playing for Wigan. Not alleged, actual. https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/rugby ... y-17094449

Boss Hog wrote: There was an alleged incident with Lee Mossop when they were both playing for Wigan. Not alleged, actual. https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/rugby ... y-17094449

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Jul 25, 2024 10:04 am  

rubber duckie wrote:

Two things that to me are prominent about Bateman.


2. From his travelling people background

He can move in immediately on Junction Nine retail park. Nice one.

[Uncle Rico]

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Jul 25, 2024 10:35 am  

easyWire wrote:

It would appear the reason for Bateman's availability is that he had a bust up, similar to the one involving him at Wigan. You can't just erupt on the coach like that. This changes things for me. Too much potential to disrupt the squad's balance as we go into the most crucial part of the season. I can see a Hardaker 2017-style moment on the horizon, should we get to the grand final.

I can see your point to a point BUT Hardaker in 2017 was pivotal to that Cas team 2nd in MOS behind Gale and all at 48hrs notice.

A happy productive Bateman for the run in is a gamble but we are hardly building the team around him and you would hope that we've got strong enough personalities on and off the field to deal with any shenanigans much in the same way as the Bullock Russell affair.

If the boot was on the other foot would we have taken a chance on T King or Cooper given their admittedley different indiscretions?

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Jul 25, 2024 10:56 am  

We have no idea what discussions have been held, who has said what to whom, what level of performance has been promised, what warning have been given, etc......but we have to trust our coaching team that they can get something out of Bateman between now and the end of the season.

If it doesn't work, then off he goes to Wakefield with every other off contract player!

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Jul 25, 2024 11:01 am  

Mr Snoodle wrote:

We have no idea what discussions have been held, who has said what to whom, what level of performance has been promised, what warning have been given, etc......but we have to trust our coaching team that they can get something out of Bateman between now and the end of the season.

If it doesn't work, then off he goes to Wakefield with every other off contract player!

Totally with you on this. Hopefully he is here until the end of the season. We'll see how it goes & move on from there.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Jul 25, 2024 12:39 pm  

The Speculator wrote:

Are you a troll? Your posts are so unremittingly negative - even in a season where we are playing some superb rugby - it's hard to believe you're really a Wire fan. However, to address your opening sentence: if it is your honestly-held opinion that shipping out Joe Bullock and bringing in John Bateman represents poor business on the club's behalf, then yes, you are missing something. Namely, the ability to watch rugby league matches and properly assess what you are seeing.

Been watching rugby league matches and Warrington for 45 plus years so I’d like to think I’ve got a somewhat knowledgable grasp of the game but I’ll say it one last time a disastrous signing.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Jul 25, 2024 12:51 pm  

runningman29 wrote:

Been watching rugby league matches and Warrington for 45 plus years so I’d like to think I’ve got a somewhat knowledgable grasp of the game but I’ll say it one last time a disastrous signing.

I'm not questioning your RL knowledge but I do question whether you can see into the future. If this signing is announced, we simply don't know at this time if it's disastrous or not. I am prepared to trust Mr Warrington and Sam.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Jul 25, 2024 1:14 pm  

Disastrous is a bad take, in my opinion. He’s a competitor, he fights in every contest. Similarly, we signed Sam Powell and everybody, myself included, thought it was a waste. But Powell has demonstrated his worth on the pitch, but importantly he sets standards of discipline and resilience. You don’t need them traits to score nice tries, and to put on a good show. But you need them if you’re going to stick around at the back end of big competitions.

If Bateman can come in and lift us up 1 or 2 percentage points, then it’s a worthwhile exercise.

I’m not convinced, but I see the logic.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Jul 25, 2024 1:20 pm  

Not me Barbed…

I was always a Sam Powell fan.
He scored so many trys against us from dummy half at the Pie Dome.

I know where my money is going tomorrow.