John Bateman's NRL return hits road bump after being left 'stranded' in UK

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Re: John Bateman's NRL return hits road bump after being left 'stranded' in UK

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So if it goes tits up and they end up cancelling the contract do Wigan still get to keep the transfer fee?
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medlocke wrote: Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:00 am So if it goes tits up and they end up cancelling the contract do Wigan still get to keep the transfer fee?
yep, the delay is nowt to do with us

Bateman stalled for seemingly months, when everyone knew he was on his way to the NRL. they have signed him, and if he / someone connected to him, cant get a visa, not our problem

No doubt they will try and come back to us and say we aint got a player, but thats not our fault
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No idea about the legality or all of that side but the way I see it, they paid for us to release him from his contract and we have kept to our end.
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Blackpool_Pie wrote: Mon Feb 06, 2023 6:59 pm No idea about the legality or all of that side but the way I see it, they paid for us to release him from his contract and we have kept to our end.
Yeah that's what I was thinking, but just had a feeling that try taking the mickey like
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medlocke wrote: Mon Feb 06, 2023 7:34 pm
Blackpool_Pie wrote: Mon Feb 06, 2023 6:59 pm No idea about the legality or all of that side but the way I see it, they paid for us to release him from his contract and we have kept to our end.
Yeah that's what I was thinking, but just had a feeling that try taking the mickey like
I very much doubt whether that would be an option for them.

Even Wigan aren't that naïve (Shaun Edwards anyone?).
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Wire next stop lol
2002 and EW is hooked
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Don’t know how true this is but I got told yesterday that Smithies had given Bateman a good hiding during a night out ? apparently Bateman was goading him all night and Smithies cracked and lamped him .
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So has he gone yet?
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fozzieskem wrote: Tue Feb 07, 2023 3:53 pm So has he gone yet?
Nope!
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up the junction wrote: Tue Feb 07, 2023 1:30 pm Don’t know how true this is but I got told yesterday that Smithies had given Bateman a good hiding during a night out ? apparently Bateman was goading him all night and Smithies cracked and lamped him .
I'd love to know if this is true.
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