Six figure bid for Bateman confirmed. : Mon Jun 04, 2012 8:59 am
A confirmation of a 6 figure bid by Wire is In today's Bradford telegraph, the article is a statement by ex Bradford head Peter Hood, in which he tells of Warrington's desire for the games hottest youngster, John Bateman.Quote,
"But as we know, the Pledge For Survival raised over half a million of new cash from fans and friends of the club, including from myself and Andrew Bennett and Ryan Duckett, but not, so far as I recall, from messrs Caisley, Coulby or Agar. Added to which, as the continuing director Ryan Duckett is in a position to confirm, discussions were well advanced with a number of well-funded potential sponsors at the time Bennett and I were forced out.
Furthermore, the club has a firm six-figure offer in writing from Warrington Wolves’ owner Simon Moran for John Bateman.
While I would be the last person to want to cash-in a young home-grown talent as prodigious as John obviously is, the fact is the interests of the club should always come first.
Castleford Tigers’ lucrative deal with Hull FC over their young home-grown talent Joe Arundel announced last week is an example of money talking. There will always be clubs with money wanting players and clubs with players needing cash."
In my opinion Bateman is a very exciting prospect, his defense is awesome, he dictates Bradford around the pitch and has great handling skills, no doubt he will one day make the perfect 13.
We do want to sign him as a player don't we, not just because he's got a nice rat's tail?
