Meadows off to Batley ! That does not bother me either.

I think the point is that Bately are now seen as a superior side to further your career than London. Meadows was a liability yes, but how long will it be before we are reading about some of our squad heading off to West wales Raiders. While we take Aussie barmen \ bouncers looking to supplant their student income

He makes mistakes, no question but is one of our more experienced home grown products and is capable of good things.
If he weighs it up and thinks part time in Batley is a better option that does set off alarm bells.

Yep Crash that is my point exactly. There is only a finite number of our squad that can go back to college to remain at a PT Broncos. What happens when they graduate.

Unless he knows who's coming in and realises he won't get a game.

I never rated him and can only hope it means we have someone better lined up. Time will tell.

Cheaper cost of living. Maybe he cant get a job down here but has found something up there. I'm not too fussed about this one.

There is an assumption here that Meadows was given an offer by The Broncos. It is quite possible that he was not.

Yorkshire is not the promised land, not convinced it's been the best for Alex Walker?

That’s true and the consensus on here is he was not all that but I would have thought he was nearer the finished article than the Academy has currently. However as Curtisnsays perhaps we are about to swoop for some quality in which case if funds are short fair enough but if we couldn’t match Bartley’s offer or he thought Batley was a better option that wouldn’t be great.
I wish him well. I wish us well.

while the rest of their outgoings triple

Average rent 2 bed hours Batley approx 600 per Month
Average rent 2 bed house Wimbledon approx 600 per WEEK

Not sure how your square that circle being part time in London

Yep. One assumes he will be on part time at Batley - £15-18k? if he has to pay rent that won’t go far even if the cost of a pint is less. Rent will be much less but and I’m guessing here maybe he lives at home or shares rent with some pals who I assume won’t be making the journey to outskirts of Leeds.

Maybe, as Victor infers, he was surplus to requirements at the New Broncos and/ or he hasn’t been able to work out a pt career that would fit around RL and fancies a change. There again maybe he thinks we’ll be relegated and doesn’t fancy it much. It’s either a bold or a desperate move. Time will tell.

Shocking isn’t it! Having said that what little I have heard about Batley as a place I doubt he would live there. More likely nearer Leeds city and I suspect the rent are a little higher.

Students who have student accommodation, or local players who already own a house and whose partner works are the only talent we will be able to attract to play PT in London. We won't be getting PT players from the north moving down, they won't be able to afford it