John Kear’s message to new Batley Bulldogs boss James Ford

BATLEY BULLDOGS will go into the 2026 season with a squad firmly in the James Ford mould. So says John Kear, who makes way for the new coach, a man he believes "has fire to achieve", having been central to his appointment. Kear took the reins, for the second time and on a short-term deal, following the June departure of Mark Moxon, who had be