I did say that, yes, and a fairly reputable one too, and has been at the helm of his club for about 27-28 years or so, and the club have had a lot of duccess.

While I do agree with what he said, I get your point, but offering a lower deal. Imagine walkimg into an appraisal/salary review, after working your backside off, to be told your salary is reducing. Not surprised he told Carter where to go.

I also get your point with balancing the books, but he wasnt balancing them, when throwing money elsewhere on players. He would have got better value offering more to him, than the players I previously mentioned.

In my eyes, he got that one very wrong and reading Scarlets post, which I agree with, its not the only thing he got wrong.

So glad we are now in better hands and players are wanting to stay

Will you give it a rest and stop being so chuffin needy, you’ve been harping on about this for years and no one cares. So you fell out with Carter, big deal, get over yourself.

Looks like round 2.

Had enough of the RWB army.

Did you want to see that contract by the way?

It was you who appeared to be so needy to be in the orbit of those in charge which I am sure this was taken advantage of but he can’t trouble you anymore. You are now free of his influence and it is no longer necessary to defend them. I know old habits die hard but give it a go because I am sure someone no longer cares about you.

Water under t' bridge now.

Still, what would this place be without the odd pointless feud to liven things up a bit.

He left, hes signed up for longer at KR, so lets just leave it there.

Carter stated publicly that Batch was offered 10% more than his previous contract.

Its not always about the money

There was always a scent of will he wont he about Batchelor (and similarly Kershaw) during 2021. Chester had played Batchelor a lot off the bench and strong rumour was he was leaving at the year end to get more game time and refresh his career/form which was stagnating a bit. He then surprisingly signed a one year deal maybe linked to Poching taking over or maybe no other options. One year suggested it just delayed the inevitable so no sooner had 2022 started then the storyline continued.

Love reading interviews from the likes of Bob Haigh, David Jeans and Dave Smith where they just turned up for training to be told they'd been sold to Leeds.

The last couple of pages on here regarding Batchelor gate and player management in general goes to show the importance of the appointment of Ste Mills as recruitment manager.
Jerrys story of his departure from the giants is another example of bad player management (something the giants excel at) and not something that just happens at Trinity .
Batch has moved on … good luck to him in his career. I also think Trinity have moved on now with our recruitment strategy. Transparency is always the key…a great listen on transparency is the second half of a podcast Ste Mills did with Trnity Heritage on recruitment .
I’m a fan of moving forward rather than dwelling on decisions (good or bad ) that were made in the past .

Good post BV, just about sums it up

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Don't know much about him but if this is who Super Ste has been chasing I reckon he'll go well.

He was great for us. Reminded me of a young Paul Dixon.

Heard a few times that Oledski from Leeds has signed with us for 2026, no idea of his contract situation but it`s what I`ve heard from a few now.

Signed a 4 year deal Dec 2021,so in last year now

[quote="homme vaste":3rrn017z]Heard a few times that Oledski from Leeds has signed with us for 2026, no idea of his contract situation but it`s what I`ve heard from a few now.[/quote:3rrn017z] I have also heard that too.

[quote="Eastern Wildcat":2dcrji97]I have also heard that too.[/quote:2dcrji97] I would be able to get behind that. Not reached the heights of a few years ago when he played for England and I’m not sure he’s at that level but he has years ahead of him and will be a solid signing if it’s true.

[quote="homme vaste":20jt9s9w]Heard a few times that Oledski from Leeds has signed with us for 2026, no idea of his contract situation but it`s what I`ve heard from a few now.[/quote:20jt9s9w] would be a no from me, never boxed his weight, but if true hope he kicks on and smashes it, what do I know

[quote="Big lads mate":1hf11orz]would be a no from me, never boxed his weight, but if true hope he kicks on and smashes it, what do I know [/quote:1hf11orz] He should as a prop at 26/27 be coming into his best years and if the club have identified him then they must believe he can add to a team building for the top end of SL. That would be good enough for me, and sometimes moves after being at a club for some time can be the making of players.

Initially a no from me too, however, if we are looking for a domestic prop who is out of contract at the end of 2025 and who can step into the first team…I can’t see any other player id pick ahead of him

My source has stated that we offered him a very good deal but he has turned us down and wants to stay with Weeds

[quote="FIL":bfqe2g41]My source has stated that we offered him a very good deal but he has turned us down and wants to stay with Weeds [/quote:bfqe2g41] And therein lies Mikołaj‘s problem! He’s happy in his comfort zone, content at Leeds to just be there! I’ve known him since he was 12 when he was playing for Hunslet, he’s a great lad and someone you’d like as a friend. When he was 13 going on 14 he was overlooked by Leeds and it was only when other clubs started nominating him for their Scholarships that Leeds came back for him and he was delighted to accept Leeds offer. He’s been so haunted by almost missing out that he’s become overly grateful to be there, even at 26 years of age having played for England he suffers from imposter syndrome at Leeds and is still grateful. His lack of self belief, underpinned by that near miss is what’s held him back from reaching the potential he had a young prospect. It’s a shame that he’s not moving from them because it’s what he really needs to do!

Would have been happy to give him a go but seems like we're not able to match his needs so fair enough.

Sounds like his only "need" is to wear a Whino's shirt ??