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Re: Bateman linked with NRL move

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 10:54 am
by TrueBlueWarrior
I will reserve judgment on the club till everything is confirmed.

Re: Bateman linked with NRL move

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 11:17 am
by No straw damn us
TrueBlueWarrior wrote: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.

Re: Bateman linked with NRL move

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 11:25 am
by TrueBlueWarrior
No straw damn us wrote:
TrueBlueWarrior wrote: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!!

Re: Bateman linked with NRL move

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 12:35 pm
by OJ
Wiganer Ted wrote: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

Re: Bateman linked with NRL move

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 12:36 pm
by TrueBlueWarrior
OJ wrote:
Wiganer Ted wrote: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!

Re: Bateman linked with NRL move

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 1:26 pm
by 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?

Re: Bateman linked with NRL move

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 2:14 pm
by 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.

Re: Bateman linked with NRL move

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 2:25 pm
by Shaun1967
No straw damn us wrote:
TrueBlueWarrior wrote: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.

Re: Bateman linked with NRL move

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 4:24 pm
by OJ
TrueBlueWarrior wrote: 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

Re: Bateman linked with NRL move

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 4:41 pm
by DaveO
OJ wrote:
TrueBlueWarrior wrote: 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?