Yeah Ellis even called Gentle last week and offered to mentor Liam Watts and work with him so sounds like he is eagar to come

I think it's Saints


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Perhaps John's response was a little less mature but when Chev made his SL debut, John was just short of his 6th birthday! So we have every right to expect CHev's reponse to be more mature! I wish all opur players expressed themselves like John. he's a fan who is seeing the only club he's played for, his hometown club, go under. cut him some slack!

Yes it`s not as if he is jumping ship to go to another SL club for more money either.

I couldn't care less about any age difference, they are both professional players and should behave like it. One did, and the other didn't. I don't care if it's his hometown club and the only one he's ever played for. He behaved like a childish brat.

Do you think it's ok for players to publically state that the RFL is corrupt, and use language like Bateman used on Twitter yesterday? He's shown himself up and needs to wind his neck in.

Sorry I don't agree with this one little bit.

It's his Job, his Passion and his Home Town Club. He has every right to react like this. I don't blame him at all. I think you would have a different view if you were in his position.

"Professionals" are still Human Beings.

I agree with both to an extent. I agree with what you're saying, but while I don't necessarily blame the kid for his reaction, like many other people he needs to learn that a tweet is a public broadcast and is not the place for saying inflammatory things that you can't back up. His allegation of corruption was out of order. Say what you want to your mates, but not on twitter. He has over 3000 followers. Even a BDL knows that they are not all his mates. Being a "Human Being" means you are subject to the same laws of libel and slander as other "Human Beings."

Not suggesting that he should be strung up or anything, but a stern warning letter from the RFL might be in order.

He's been a pillock. He has every right to think what he likes, he can think they are all corrupt at the RFL and that Caisley is a burke, but as a professional player he has certain responsibilities, which he has not upheld with the way he has reacted. If a Leeds player had reacted like that, then I'd be very disappointed in him.

As the "great white hope" of the Bulls, he's likely to be a role model for a number of their younger, more impressionable fans who are likely to be amongst the 3,000 that follow him on Twitter. He should have known better before he said what he did, and someone (maybe Mick Potter) should have a word with him to get him to retract what he said before it lands him in hotter water.

I've lived through redundancies at work many times, it's part and parcel of the manufacturing industry in which I work. Although it's a particularly hard time for people, I've never behaved like he has.

Professionals are still Human Beings, that's the only bit that's right about your post, but they should act like professionals not cry babies like Bateman has. Still given the subject of your man crush, I'm hardly surprised you have reacted like you have, he would have done just the same I suspect.

I don't see why bateman thinks the rfl are corrupt, they're going to be paying his wages for the next few weeks!!

Batemen shouldn't be venting his personal thoughts like that in the public domain. He should vent, as a human being would, to his friends and family in private.

As a professional rugby league player he has certain repsonsibilties, to say things like that in the public domain about the games governing body is a disgrace.

Seeing as they're being compared, what was Chev doing at Bateman's age?

Hopefully Bateman will mature too, but he really is only a kid at the moment and the above condemnations are a bit OTT.

You're correct.

Remind me how much time Bateman has spent at Her Majesty's Pleasure?

Chev paid for what he did and learned a valuable lesson in the process as evidenced by his conduct in this matter.

Will Bateman be censured for his conduct in this incident? Or will he be allowed to get away with throwing his toys out of his pram?

FFS people. It was simply a daft comment from an 18 year old kid, obviously upset at what has cracked off at Bradford, and responding in a typical teenager fashion. Gob in gear, brain in neutral. As he gets older, he'll learn how to insinuate, without actually leaving himself open to snotty letters from those easily offended.

Like the Leeds Chapter of the Mary Whitehouse Massive.....

Blimey! I'm in full agreement with you Billy!



Climb off you soapbox Bats. "Outraged of Batley" doesn't suit you. I think McLaren Field's Big Daft Lads theory applies in Bateman's case and it's not as if he's said anything [ithat[/i bad is it?

I haven't seen what he said re the RFL but did he also say the Bradford players were expecting to be fed yet more 'B[iullshi[/it and lies' at yesterday's meeting - that in the end never took place anyway?

Pretty shabby treatment.

I'm not on a soapbox, I'm not even outraged no matter how much Billy might like it.

Bateman has been a prat with the things he's said, he's accused the RFL of being corrupt. If a player of any other club had done that this week, he'd be hauled up before the beak, so all I'm thinking is "will we see consistency in approach"?

He's behaved like a spoiled brat and should apologise for his actions. He hasn't even lost his job, how do you think those that have feel, and they haven't been tweeting about how corrupt the governing body is.

"Outraged of Batley", you know me better than that.

He has apologised on twitter

Perhaps the RFL understand that emotions are running high in the camp, and they will have a quiet word?
How many people on here said the RFL was corrupt when they bought Odsal? were they spoiled brats too?

Bateman's job is to be a rugby league player, and the last time i saw him, he was doing a great job of that! Good enough, even for the mighty rhinos to want him!

If we'd had more players with his energy, committment and spirit, we wouldnt be in the mess we are now!

All this kids ever done is want to play for the bulls. he's not the most academic lad, but he's not paid to be!

If we had a media relations officer, or a coach, perhaps one of them could have had a word, but we dont so they cant!

Agree totally

Bateman wants to let off some steam and have a rant on twitter so what?

I seem to remeber Bailey saying something on Twitter not so long ago.
Didn`t he get a rollicking for saying it.
I know Baileys was deemed in bad taste whereas Bateman was just letting off steam.
If I were to put something on twitter or Facebook about my bosses being corupt I would probably be out of a job now.
Twitter will get someone hung before long.

Bateman is entitled to have an emotive reaction. He's entitled to have a stupid reaction. He's entitled to publish his emotive yet stupid reaction on twitter if he's daft enough to do so.

Bats has simply commented that it showed a lack of maturity on his part. Why is everyone getting so defensive and precious about Bats commnent? It's an accurate observation.

I don't feel sorry for Bateman. People lose there jobs all the time. Unlike many of his peers and may of the other back room staff at the Bulls he'll be OK because of his talents.

When a Super League player makes himself look like an idiot in the public domain that's worthy of comment on a super league internet message board.

Their.



I had a word with him last night, I think he understood the error of his ways. Hopefully I'll have a properly constructed interview with him online next week.

Twitter is for Twits!

Classic Juan post.

Get it 'hash-tagged' and 'trending'............................