Sports Prophet Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Done deal apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomersall Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 I hope Wests have a player called Robin in their ranks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Gomersall said: I hope Wests have a player called Robin in their ranks. It's a riddle alright. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JF1 Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Well,they've one or two jokers in the team. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrewsbury roughyed Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Bateman’s gone to West Wales??!!! Got some bad career advice there imho. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring back GB Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 No loss. Most overrated player in England 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 One is nowhere near an adequate response to that opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedfordshire Bronco Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 12 hours ago, JF1 said: Well,they've one or two jokers in the team. People making puns is the Bane of my life 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Stottle Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 10 hours ago, JohnM said: One is nowhere near an adequate response to that opinion. Just an opinion John, we each have them. In my opinion, he was very very good and one of our best when he first went to Aus, the John Bateman that returned has not been anywhere near that form but has still carried the same respect. Absolutely fantastic deal for Wigan getting paid for him and losing his what I would imagine is a very large salary, they could be quids in and have a better replacement(s) on the field, but as I say just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 Bring backGB described him as "Most overrated player in England " Of course, you, I anyone is entitled to express their opinions. Equality, you, I, anyone, has to expect to be challenged on those opinions, especially when they are so manifestly wrong. Yes, he's not been at the top of his game but call him the most overrated player in England is bizarre. Anyway, I wish him well in Australia. I thought it was a mistake for him to return in the first place. Perhaps he just wants to play with others equally as good as he is. I'd say the same about Williams return too. His club form has not been good, though his WC performance saw him at his best. Perhaps he'll be next to go back to Aus. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Stottle Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 6 minutes ago, JohnM said: Bring backGB described him as "Most overrated player in England " I don't nessacarilly disagree with that statement, @Bring back GB is not saying he is the worst player in England by any means, just that JB does not warrent the level that some people place him at i.e overrated by his performances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whippet13 Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 Bateman just doesn't seem to have had the same hunger since he returned to Wigan from Canberra. Yet another example of a player returning to the club and not being as good, Tommy Leuluai excepted, they all dropped a level. Australia might re-motivate Bateman, and I hope it does, but I doubt it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 But "most overrated?" Not really. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 I wonder if his form at club level is a result of domestic circumstances. Maybe things in that area have not worked out as well as he had hoped. Anyway, I don't blame any player who goes to NRL. Onward and upwards, I say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balmainboy Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 Tigers fan based in London. Good signing for tigers - form he displayed at World Cup better than anything we had lst season (obvs papili’i is another step above). Depends on money and length of deal IMO. Certainly his super league form wasn’t anything near what he was doing for Canberra so hoping it was a motivation issue as I thought he was solid in World Cup without being spectacular. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedfordshire Bronco Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 43 minutes ago, Balmainboy said: Tigers fan based in London. Good signing for tigers - form he displayed at World Cup better than anything we had lst season (obvs papili’i is another step above). Depends on money and length of deal IMO. Certainly his super league form wasn’t anything near what he was doing for Canberra so hoping it was a motivation issue as I thought he was solid in World Cup without being spectacular. Get yourself down Plough lane for the Broncos this season if you are in London Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footy_fan_nrl Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 2019 bateman was different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 12 hours ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said: People making puns is the Bane of my life Spose I'd better not say , Do you mean Adam Wests ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygilf Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Confirmed. Long deal too apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northamptoncougar Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 22 hours ago, JohnM said: Bring backGB described him as "Most overrated player in England " Of course, you, I anyone is entitled to express their opinions. Equality, you, I, anyone, has to expect to be challenged on those opinions, especially when they are so manifestly wrong. Yes, he's not been at the top of his game but call him the most overrated player in England is bizarre. Anyway, I wish him well in Australia. I thought it was a mistake for him to return in the first place. Perhaps he just wants to play with others equally as good as he is. I'd say the same about Williams return too. His club form has not been good, though his WC performance saw him at his best. Perhaps he'll be next to go back to Aus. Williams goes next season. Roosters I’ve been told. He obviously struggles in the Warrington system of play. Money will be there for him after his WC showings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 The Bateman Returns , err to Aus. I'll fetch me coat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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