A confirmation of a 6 figure bid by Wire is In today's Bradford telegraph, the article is a statement by ex Bradford head Peter Hood, in which he tells of Warrington's desire for the games hottest youngster, John Bateman.

Quote,
"But as we know, the Pledge For Survival raised over half a million of new cash from fans and friends of the club, including from myself and Andrew Bennett and Ryan Duckett, but not, so far as I recall, from messrs Caisley, Coulby or Agar. Added to which, as the continuing director Ryan Duckett is in a position to confirm, discussions were well advanced with a number of well-funded potential sponsors at the time Bennett and I were forced out.

Furthermore, the club has a firm six-figure offer in writing from Warrington Wolves’ owner Simon Moran for John Bateman.

While I would be the last person to want to cash-in a young home-grown talent as prodigious as John obviously is, the fact is the interests of the club should always come first.

Castleford Tigers’ lucrative deal with Hull FC over their young home-grown talent Joe Arundel announced last week is an example of money talking. There will always be clubs with money wanting players and clubs with players needing cash."

In my opinion Bateman is a very exciting prospect, his defense is awesome, he dictates Bradford around the pitch and has great handling skills, no doubt he will one day make the perfect 13.

Don't need him now
We don't need to blow a six figure sum, on a player, when we have just as good players (so I'm told) coming through the youth system.

Invest the six figure sum on a time machine for Briers

Erm... We do want to sign him as a player don't we, not just because he's got a nice rat's tail?

Ha, yeah not the best wording, the Rat tail will have to go!

We'll buy who we want.

Solomona's went, club policy about Tw@y hair cuts, Atkins not read the memo yet though

Woah, hang. See who that articles from. The bag that got Bradford in trouble, whos since been ousted, and now appears to be making trouble for the new people

Bateman looks like he came straight from the caravan site scene in Snatch

Get the lad a sheepskin coat

Apparently he will be a wolf next year so I was told few weeks back a a players agent.

We'll buy who we want,
We'll buy who we want,
We've got Simon Moran,
We'll buy who we want!!

We could just buy Matty Smith and never play him

Matty Smith signed for Wigan already, Saints fans won't be happy.

Why, exactly?

As for Bateman I haven't really seen much of him, but when I have he doesn't seem to stand out much...

Why, exactly?

Because he's ex St.Helens and some Saints fans said he shouldn't have been released when he was, and he's now going to wear a Wigan shirt.

I doubt he's going to rub Saints faces in it the way Sean Long rubbed Wigan's faces in it though.

I can't understand Wigan going for Matty Smith, he would not be good enough to get into our team so them signing him is hardly a positive move forwards if they end up losing Brett Finch.