No disrespect to Ben, but with Karl's signing of Handforth and his comments on "dummy runs" Ben will be leaving.

I think this is the end for Black.

i still think he has one more grand final winning performance in him though, what a send off for him that would be!!!

How can a club like Swinton offer a good deal?

They have made some high profile signings in the last couple of years and must have a bit of money to spend. Makes for a good league if the promoted teams can sign players of Blacks quality. Lets wait and see though, i wouldnt mind Handforth and Black together if KH thinks he can bring the best out of him again.

If he has signed for You, what is the problem with us announcing it, why the hush hush, If you wanted to avoid unrest in your team,( ie, the teams thoughts on who he who he is going to replace), then you should not have tapped him up and signed him till you were beaten and out of the competition.

I guess you think Batley were totally unaware that Karl Harrison was joining you, until he surprised the Batley players and the BOD after the Batley/Fax game, and you think the speculation had no effect on that game.
Ironic that Handforth was battered into Concussion at half time, and he is now moving to you,

"battered into Concussion"

Really?

Handforth is a quality player, and will add a massive ammount of leadership to our team, i think we have lacked since Brannigan. i hope Ben stays and sees out his career with fax, but Rhino is the 'man with the plan' so we should trust in Rhino.

as for Batley releasing this, it is timed wrong...they have no right to announce where he is going, just that he has left.

i dont think it will have any baring tomorrow though.

like Rhino says, some of our squad need to play to the best of their abilty to be offered new contracts. simple...........

Ha ha! This is sour grapes because you were beaten. End of chat!

not really, we knew we were never going to win it , and neither are you...
Handforth was a Batley Player, why should it effect Halifax that the club announced where he had gone ?.
Should Batley have announced that Handforth has left, but we cant tell you where hes gone, ?. ( it's a secret ).

But we still have a chance, which is more than your club has.

Yes. The big thing there as you say Handforth WAS a Batley player, is it the norm to start announcing who players have signed for? I mean most of the Widnes players that were released have been snapped up but i dont see Widnes releasing where they have gone even though it would be more appropriate than the Handforth case. All it is is a total lack of class by Batley.

Ha ha ha...this gets better. Listen RPH...we took it on the chin when Batley beat us fair and square 4 times this season and we won the one that mattered, so please have some dignity. Whether we lose against Sheffield or next week against Leigh or even in the GF against Featherstone is irrelevant. What is important though is that Batley announced Handforths signing in bad taste when they had no right to do so, and you and everyone that follows RL knows that it is inappropriate to do what they have done. You are bitter because Karl left and that Handforth has decided to move on now his contract with Batley is over. To even suggest that he wasnt concussed against us just highlights how silly you look. Get over it!