Being honest it's been boring as hell and I don't think I've come away from a game yet thinking "I enjoyed that". Maybe injuries have played a part in that but other teams have managed to win, and play entertainingly with injuries.

The closest I've had to that was Good Friday. It was on the back of a skinful too like!

In Moley's Monday Scoops, it says we are close to signing F-PN, but on Scrappy-Doo he has this to sayRAIDERS EYE FIERY ENGLISHMAN

Canberra may get a player swap for Nu’uausala, with the Raiders one of several NRL clubs keen on England Test forward John Bateman.

The fiery Bateman has been dropped for the last two games amid claims he was fighting with a team-mate after a drunken trip to the races, which Wigan are still investigation.

Bateman has a clause in his contract allowing him to be released to move to the NRL.'"

Torn about this.

Would sooner he went to the NRL than RU (not that I think RU would even be an option in Bateman's case - England won the other night, so there'll be no panic-buying for a time). But I'd sooner he stayed in SL even if that meant he went to a rival club. I can't stand the thought of Scrabby-Doo (excellent name, by the way) turning out for Leeds or Warrington, but SL can't keep on shedding these quality players. The British game is star-light as it is, and though the likes of Sam have come home again, it's all quite disruptive.

The clause only allows him to move in the 2019 season.

Damn those facts! Much prefer unsubstantiated rumours!

Can't think of a time over the last few years when The Mole's rumours have been inaccurate.

Putting the clause in the contract to one side, if the forthcoming disciplinary doesn't go Bateman's way, then presumably the club can decide to terminate the contract and release him to an NRL club for a fee or in exchange for Nu’uausala.

To be honest i am not that bothered now it has all sunk in. If the said player has done what is alleged then i want him out of the club ASAP and i wouldn't care if he went to another SL club, NRL, RU or bare knuckle gypsy fighting. I don't want players like that at my club. I wanted Flower out when he did what he did but the club didn't act. Just get rid. Talent or no talent.

I certainly wouldn't want him exchanged for F-PN, though, whom Sticky Stuart is trying to rid of anyway.

Swap one of SL's brightest talents for a clapped-out has-been? No ta!

Agree. Think any deal for Bateman would have to involve cash as we would want at least the initial fee we've paid for him plus something for the amount of training and development he's received at Wigan. I'd say at least £200k. Although if Lineham is worth £125k it should be more like £3m.

Could't disagree more. Firstly we have only unsubstantiated rumours as to what may of happened. Secondly we have no idea of the events which led up to said incident which could offer a reason (not an excuse) as to what may have happened. Thirdly we have no idea if there is an underlying cause which may affect someones behavior. Finally and most importantly people make mistakes and providing they show a willingness to learn from mistakes and change then i believe they should be offered support not cast away.

Nothing to do with anything that may or may not have happened, just an example. Part of my job is to conduct investigations, establishing the root cause is the single most important part of it. People have many issues that affect their behavior, as long as the staff member shows willing we will support them through those issues we can work together to sort it out.

www.wigantoday.net/sport/wigan-w ... -1-7962683 It looks like the club are going to be letting us fans know what the hell's been going on. That said, I expect a very watered down, brief statement that will only add fuel to the "What Really Happened" question.

www.wigantoday.net/sport/wigan-w ... -1-7962683 It looks like the club are going to be letting us fans know what the hell's been going on. That said, I expect a very watered down, brief statement that will only add fuel to the "What Really Happened" question.

Has he been suspended during this time or has he been training?