Spoke to Bateman in Manchester Airport before the world cup, one of the nicest down-to-earth people I've ever met. Shook my hand and asked me how my day was, about the tournament etc.
I work there and the attitude from rugby players compared to football players is astonishing.

Heard a rumour that his injury has forced him to retire early.
Hope it's not true, don't know if my source is reliable or not. Gutted if he's retired, best upcoming winger in the League.

<r><QUOTE author="moto748"><s>[quote="moto748"]</s>For me, FPN since his arrival:<br/> <br/> Outstanding - zero games<br/> <br/> Pretty good - maybe 5 games, say the last two, plus perhaps three last season.<br/> <br/> Pretty ordinary - all the rest.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> His best game was against ...

<r><URL url="http://www.5thtackle.com/hep-cahill-to-bid-farewell-to-widnes/"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.5thtackle.com/hep-cahill-to- ... to-widnes/">http://www.5thtackle.com/hep-cahill-to-bid-farewell-to-widnes/</LINK_TEXT></URL><br/> <br/> I doubt it, this website seems to link every player off-co...

<r><QUOTE author="fozzieskem"><s>[quote="fozzieskem"]</s>Too much was expected from Frank last season,he clearly wasnt match fit when he made his debut,but almost on a match by match basis he improved after the first 3 or 4 games.<br/> <br/> If he stays fit and settles (thats the big thing)then the ...

https://youtu.be/utMXXzarR-s

If he scores tries like this on a regular basis, he'll be a fan favourite. Look at that step!

<t>I think FPN has been great so far, definitely better starting than being a sub. Runs hard, takes three players to tackle him and always lands on his front. He's also a very good tackler.<br/> If I remember correctly, he only missed one tackle against Hull and it was Shaul (who was on fire on that...

<r><QUOTE author="No straw damn us"><s>[quote="No straw damn us"]</s> A big young prop. Have you seen the size of Joe Bretherton, and Sam Kibula 17 stone at 16 years of age who has just been promoted to the academy from the scholarship? As for Hurrell could it not be that Sam has been asked about hi...

<t>I'm all for giving the youngsters a chance, but we really do need a few class signings. My stepdad has spoken to Wane in person after his son got signed on a Scholarship and he said he imagines a future team full of players who have been brought up from the Wigan setup. Although this is a noble g...

<r>If it helps, I'd like to say that it's only my <B><s>[b]</s>opinion<e>[/b]</e></B> that he was the best player. Every time he took the ball forward he looked dangerous. I've only been watching Rugby for 3 years, so I don't notice the little things others do. I didn't notice any faults with Bowens...