Batley Bob Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keep The Faith Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Well we will see Kibula in a Batley shirt http://tombatley.wordpress.com/ Give it a read.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerT Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Here's hoping it fits him, a big unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolie Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Keep The Faith said: Well we will see Kibula in a Batley shirt Batley's worst signing for 20 years There's more chance me been fit and doing 60 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOGFATHER Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 (edited) 20 hours ago, coolie said: Batley's worst signing for 20 years There's more chance me been fit and doing 60 minutes You say that, but on Friday, he looked about 2 stone lighter than he was, when I last saw him play. I'm not sure he will really need to do 60 mins either. He might be used as an impact man 10-15 mins either side of halftime... Who knows? Weren't there similar calls from the Dewsbury contingent when we signed Hooley? He didn't work out too badly, if Kibula works out to be as bad as him, I won't be disappointed. Edited January 29, 2023 by DOGFATHER 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildog Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 The lad said in Friday he was well up for it, fit and raring. As far as his time at Dewsbury goes, I'm sure you'd agree Coolie that he wasn't part of a well coached, motivated squad under Greenwood. He'll get his backside kicked up here, Mocko won't stand for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The scrim reaper Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 (edited) Typical pre season friendly, can't read too much into it, I thought hunslet gave it a good go, referee terrible today, as for our performance thought, reilly gledders and Hirst all had some good stints, kabula not quite sure what to think yet! (still looks heavy to me) As for the rest I thought we looked really disorganised at times, Meadows trying to play a little too much at times for me, room for improvement all round I reckon, hopefully it's blown a few cobwebs off, as we are going to have to be a lot better next week when the real stuff starts! Edited January 29, 2023 by The scrim reaper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolie Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 11 hours ago, DOGFATHER said: You say that, but on Friday, he looked about 2 stone lighter than he was, when I last saw him play. I'm not sure he will really need to do 60 mins either. He might be used as an impact man 10-15 mins either side of halftime... Who knows? Weren't there similar calls from the Dewsbury contingent when we signed Hooley? He didn't work out too badly, if Kibula works out to be as bad as him, I won't be disappointed. Well we will sit back and see about Mr Kibula I'm going for He will not see out the season at Batley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERSTUD Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Attended the game today as a neutral with my son who plays pro. His words “Batley were terrible”. Not much else to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
distantdog Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Ah well, if that's the case might as well write the season off now then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERSTUD Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 10 hours ago, distantdog said: Ah well, if that's the case might as well write the season off now then! TBH think he meant it wasn’t a true reflection of previous Batley performances. A back handed compliment basically. Think we all accept these games are nothing more than warm ups get new combinations going etc. So definitely not a season write off job. Just seemed to be a little lacklustre in terms of effort and application yesterday. Looking forward to seeing how you go again this year. Always liked the club and everything it stands for. Good luck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerT Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Thank you for a neutrals view, that's worth a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOGFATHER Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 On 29/01/2023 at 18:07, coolie said: Well we will sit back and see about Mr Kibula I'm going for He will not see out the season at Batley You could well be correct, The things in his favour are: He is still young for a prop. There isn't much in terms of fan expectation on him, unlike say Wood. I think most see him as cover, rather than a first choice. We re-signed all of the props that finished last season, and have Hirst and him in addition. If he makes it, great. If he doesn't, we haven't lost anything as we don't look to be reliant on him being in the starting 17. Ultimately, it's down to him to prove he is worth a place in the team. I hope for his sake, he fulfils the potential Wigan saw in him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
distantdog Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 59 minutes ago, DOGFATHER said: You could well be correct, The things in his favour are: He is still young for a prop. There isn't much in terms of fan expectation on him, unlike say Wood. I think most see him as cover, rather than a first choice. We re-signed all of the props that finished last season, and have Hirst and him in addition. If he makes it, great. If he doesn't, we haven't lost anything as we don't look to be reliant on him being in the starting 17. Ultimately, it's down to him to prove he is worth a place in the team. I hope for his sake, he fulfils the potential Wigan saw in him. An interesting response. I thought he spoke well at the Nash on Friday and certainly seemed to be aware that he needs to be proving himself now. I guess that it all depends on what kind of game he is expected to play. I think sometimes his size works against him as we all expect him to be a barnstorming 'break the line' kind of player. I think that Hirst has also suffered from this perception too. However, he may be expected to be that prop who draws in the defenders and plays the ball quickly to create gaps. Who knows? he does have plenty of time on his side though and as with Hirst, perhaps we are the club to create the environment where he can develop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The scrim reaper Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Anyone know if there's any video highlights floating about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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