Apparently he is training with fartown FT next year while playing with us too.

Fair play to the lad, you have to chase your dreams. Despite how many fans hearts you break.

That’s a strange arrangement.

What happens if we get promoted and go Fulltime?

Sorry, I felt unwell for a second there. I’ll go lie down in a darkened room

Ha Ha that’s a Christmas Cracker!!

Ah that's more like it, I thought there had been a bit too much positivity recently.

To be honest, we might as well let him leave now. He hasn't established himself as a regular in our side yet. I've no interest in watching him in a Bulls shirt if his mind is elsewhere before he has even broke through and he's already training at his New club.

85k for an unproven 17 year old is not a bad deal at all. As long as it gets invested into the squad I'm happy with it. The only thing that annoys me is yet again, its Huddersfield skulking around our players.

Yes 85k for a unproven 17yro is not bad business, makes the Bateman deal look rather sickening now lol

I did say at the time it was scandalous business from Mark Moore and Robbie Hunter Paul to sell Batman and to Wigan for a similar figure just so they could meet a month's payroll.

Absolutely criminal even.

It won't. The budget won't change because they've flogged a youngster. I'd guess it is more likely to be used to pay for the running of the academy.

I can't blame the lad for wanting a shot at SL, but I really struggle to invest myself fully in a club that is acting as a feeder club for the Giants.

Feeder Club

- he was out of contract end of 2023
- he had rejected an improved offer to extend
- he states he wants to go into a FT environment that we can’t offer him

He was clearly going at end of 2023, so they’ve agreed a deal to keep him as long as we would have had him anyway, they’ve allowed him to secure his future early and received what is reported to be a cracking fee for a 17yo who played two games last season! Reading the clubs statement and George jnr’s it was obvious to me he would have left at end of 2023 and he’s still off at end of 2023 and we’ve got some decent cash in the bank from it.