Bateman linked with NRL move

[TrueBlueWarrior]

I will reserve judgment on the club till everything is confirmed.

[No straw damn us]

I will reserve judgment on the club till everything is confirmed.

Press conference in the next two days according to IL on Wigan t.v. as the investigation has been concluded.

[TrueBlueWarrior]

I will reserve judgment on the club till everything is confirmed.

Press conference in the next two days according to IL on Wigan t.v. as the investigation has been concluded.

Thanks for the update, once I have watched that then I will give an opinion!!

[OJ]

What a disaster!
Our POY by a mile and the possibility he may be leaving.
I do hope the investigation can be concluded with him remaining at Wigan.

We don't know the details of what went on but I do trust the club to make the correct decision in the end, whatever that may be.

Pretty much sums up how I feel too but the club are soooooooooooooo
frustrating - if they've finished their deliberating for God's sake make a statement and get it over with for everyone's sake. Why does it have to be a press conference??? That's just turning an even bigger spotlight on the players and the club in general - no need - say what you have to and move on

[TrueBlueWarrior]

What a disaster!
Our POY by a mile and the possibility he may be leaving.
I do hope the investigation can be concluded with him remaining at Wigan.

We don't know the details of what went on but I do trust the club to make the correct decision in the end, whatever that may be.

Pretty much sums up how I feel too but the club are soooooooooooooo
frustrating - if they've finished their deliberating for God's sake make a statement and get it over with for everyone's sake. Why does it have to be a press conference??? That's just turning an even bigger spotlight on the players and the club in general - no need - say what you have to and move on

The press conference might be about other news!

[Panchitta Marra]

Does Bateman taking up the NRL option in his contract mean the club doesn't have the dilemma of sacking him?
Easier on both sides?

[markill]

The swap deal for Frank Paul is starting to add up more and more. Shame that we've lost a future Wigan captain because of a drunken day out if that's the case though.

[Shaun1967]

I will reserve judgment on the club till everything is confirmed.

Press conference in the next two days according to IL on Wigan t.v. as the investigation has been concluded.

Given that they are hanging on for a couple of days despite the investigation being concluded suggests to me that:

1. They are awaiting closure of the deal to release him and will announce it then.
or
2. They are awaiting closure of deal to bring in a new face and will announce it at the same time to offset the bad news.
or
3. Both of the above.

Hopefully I'm wrong.

[OJ]

The press conference might be about other news!

True enough although not according to our chairman
http://www.wigantoday.net/sport/wigan-w ... -1-7962683 and for what it's worth I agree with your opinion that you will reserve judgement until all the facts are known - quite right we should all do the same - but regardless of any of this the club is still making an announcement that they'll make an announcement :eh: and it's being dragged out endlessly which is just causing more and more speculation which doesn't benefit anyone

[DaveO]

The press conference might be about other news!

True enough although not according to our chairman
http://www.wigantoday.net/sport/wigan-w ... -1-7962683 and for what it's worth I agree with your opinion that you will reserve judgement until all the facts are known - quite right we should all do the same - but regardless of any of this the club is still making an announcement that they'll make an announcement :eh: and it's being dragged out endlessly which is just causing more and more speculation which doesn't benefit anyone

Well that article repeats the speculation that two players were fighting outside a gym but yet only player has been unavailable since then. So if Bateman has been unavailable for that reason, how come the other player has not been unavailable also unless the investigation was concluded more or less instantly?

I mean if you can determine innocence for one party so quickly why not guilt for the other?