There's no point having our 20's if we're going to be constantly looking over the fence.

I like Whitehead, Bateman, Addy, Kear etc, but if we've not got better coming through our 20's right now I'd be disappointed. The likes of Currie, Saltonstall etc need to see a pathway to the first team and for me could be speial.

Is Bateman actually better than we've got coming through at the moment? That's a genuine question, i've only saw him a couple of times and heard Stevo call him Andy Farrell no2. Would he be worth buying or are the lads we have at a similar age just as good?

He is something different, a little old school; a ball playing loose. He is a simliar to Lathwaite in many ways.

Although people go on about our youth system and giving players a chance, if they're good enough they'll play and if a player from another club is better than i would hope we'll always be in the market for them, no room for sentiment in sport.

Saying that i don't actually know how good he is but if he 'is' better than what we have then why not go for him?

wait for the fire sale, then raid the youth set up! naughty but nice!