Battye : Fri Nov 06, 2020 7:39 pm  

How well did Battye play for Wakey on loan. Some great performances

Re: Battye : Fri Nov 06, 2020 7:44 pm  

He has been great for us since joining, can we have him please?

Re: Battye : Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:37 pm  

How do you rate Alex Walker

Re: Battye : Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:57 pm  

Exbronco wrote:

How do you rate Alex Walker

I can definitely see a good player in him, however he looks very much a confidence player and unfortunately for him he has had a couple of games with basic errors, he hasn't fit into the side quite as well as I expected him to, again unfortunately for him Max Jowitt came in and started playing out of his skin so I am not sure the plans for Walker going forward.

Re: Battye : Tue Nov 10, 2020 10:02 am  

League Express stating that Wakefield want to keep him for next season, potentially offering a swap deal. No thanks, our squad is weak enough as it is

Re: Battye : Tue Nov 10, 2020 4:20 pm  

We do have history of releasing players from their contracts but we should tell Wakie it will cost them north of £1.5million if they want to sign him.

Interestingly does anyone know if we received a loan fee for the time he spent there as happens in football?

Re: Battye : Tue Nov 10, 2020 6:07 pm  

I would have guessed no, if we were paying him wages then I would have expected they cover that. (i know we were prob not due to furlough). Probs helps us him getting some rugby under his belt.

Re: Battye : Tue Nov 10, 2020 6:31 pm  

Honkytonk wrote:

League Express stating that Wakefield want to keep him for next season, potentially offering a swap deal. No thanks, our squad is weak enough as it is

Not sure why you would say no thanks without knowing the players involved?

From what I hear of the proposed deal it looks to me like London get the better deal.

Re: Battye : Tue Nov 10, 2020 6:51 pm  

Because as it stands, imho, we have a squad that would struggle to challenge in the Champ. Last season I thought we were understrength. Since then we have lost or are rumoured to be losing Butler, Fozard, Norman, Armitage, Smith, OAB and Pellisier. We have so far replaced them with 5 kids (not knocking that at all). If we want a player from Wakefield then great, but lets not sacrifice one of our best players to get him.

Re: Battye : Wed Nov 11, 2020 10:11 am  

It is probably Alex Walker that they are offering. A player who cannot be happy with his lot at Wakey and we could possibly get back without losing Battye.