Wakey are offering a swap deal well that's what I read anyway n the swap player mentioned was Alex Walker....

He said it would be a 'no' if London went up, so make of that what you will.

We are looking to offload Walker, just hasn't worked, so not a total loss for you should Battye join us.

TBF he deserves to play SL regardless of which club it is.

Agree that battye deserves to be playing in SL. I did think Walker was doing ok for you, obviously i was wrong.
Lots of folk on here i suspect would not be happy with walker coming back although he was always pretty good in a broncos shirt

I wouldn't take any of the likely Wakey players, make them stump up hard cash. Get our hands on some of the money they've appropriated from Leigh perhaps.

I’ve no problem with Walker returning, he did well for us in the Championship and certainly didn’t disgrace himself in the one season in SL.
Be a shame to lose Big Eddie though.

No brainer for me. If you are serious about promotion, you dont let your best players go. Battye going would be bad. I like Walker but there is no comparison for me if you are talking about which one I would prefer.

It would be unsettling for the squad if Eddie was forced to stay against his will. However if Wakey want to sign him I would make them pay hard cash. No player swap.
I would think that Alex Walker might be available for free if we waited. Wakey will need to cut their squad.

I suspect like many I would be very sorry to see Eddie go, but realistically holding back if he wants to go would be pointless.

I like Walker but not as a swap. Walker and cash or Walker+ other players(if there is anyone Danny wants). We must not let ourselves get screwed as we have too often in the past.......

No surprise if Ted does leave, he should be playing in SL and, if we're honest, at the age of 29 he doesn't have too many years left at the top level.

Agree with other posters though, we should be looking for cash from Wakefield. Walker is a decent player, particularly strong under the high ball, but continues to be underweight and in our SL season developed a nervousness around decision making with the ball in hand. They'll end up letting him go at some point and if we still want him that would be the time. He's nowhere near a priority for us, we need props, so take the money and go find some.

Surely now we know our fate we should be full steam ahead signing players I don't believe we haven't approached anyone yet either way sl or championship I'd have hoped there's players lined up

It Was rumoured that if we had been promoted then there were signings waiting, but they were dependent on the promotion. The Championship is getting more competitive, Bradford, Featherstone & York are determined now as well as ourselves.

He's not been terrible but Jowitt has come of age and Hampshire is better than Walker IMHO and with Gigot floating about he's surpless.

Your joking, I can't remember the last time we paid for a player, you're barking up the wrong tree there, it's Leeds you need for that.

I very much doubt you can do that, in fact, I'd go as far as to say what planet are you on?

Most players have a get-out clause in their contract should a SL club come calling. Even if they don't it's not a great idea to force a player to stay.

Now I have no idea if Battye wants to join us or stay with you. I do know however that you won't get any cash from us. Walker as a player swap is just press nonsense, we can't make him leave any more than you can make Battye stay.

Well if we did for what ever reason want cash, he won't be signing for you then will he? From what little i know of Eddie he wouldn't play up if we held him to his contract. He might get a better gig than Wakey anyway.

I always understood that Eddie enjoyed the time in Super League but was ready to return, let's just wait until we hear from Eddie himself, not speculation.

It's not up to you is it, that's the point, from what I'm told Battye has a get-out clause. That said I do think he has a loyalty to London, something that makes me like him even more but SL is a draw for any player.

As for a better gig, you could be right, that said we have to be the front runners and from his point of view, he knows he fits. Became a bit of a folk hero at BV, to be honest.

If you had created Battye from your Academy team then you would and should get compensation but you didn't. You signed an under the radar player from Sheffield and struck lucky. Well done but your reward was what he did or does for you, it's a bit rich to expect cash on top.

We deserve compensation for Johnstone should he leave before his contract is up. We don't deserve compensation from the brilliant Tanginoa as we like you struck lucky on a fringe NRL player in this case.

I don't think I'm being unfair, the days of transfer fees are long gone, they are now very rare and much as I rate Battye he certainly doesn't fall into that category. Still, if you think you can get some brass then go for it.

You could well be right, he's hardly busting a gut by the looks of it, that or he's a very canny negotiator, which wouldn't surprise me.

Eddie will do what he Wants to do, he's always been very happy here in London. Only time will tell us!

In tonight’s fans forum at Trinity our CEO said no news on Battye. So in his language that means there is an offer on the table and he’s optimistic, doesn’t mean it’s a done deal.

Why is it a bit rich to expect some payment for him. He is under contract, why should we just let him go?? You want him, you should compensate us for our loss.

As for "struck it lucky". Not our fault we saw something in him and took the plunge, other clubs could have gone for him. He is now a better player than when we signed him, that is down to him being here.

If Battye leaves he joins a poor SL team that will be battling with Leigh and HKR to prevent relegation.

I think most players would still choose SL over championship. Especially when championship has not played for months.

Depends on whether they're full or part time and any job outside RL. Sheffield went downhill pretty fast when they moved to FT a few years ago and many of their better players left because they didn't want to give up the day job.

Time will tell, but I fully expect Battye will be a Wakefield player by the time Super League kicks off.

Wakefield have been poor results wise for the last two seasons but have had a dreadful run of injuries and most recently Covid absentees. With a fully fit squad were not a bad side, like all, could do with a bit of luck.

Anyway, all the best next year, I hope you get promoted, Always enjoy an away day down there!!