Is this the whole story? Or was her decision due to something she found out?

I don't know what Bateman has done but a fine of £10K (yes £10K) & an 8 week suspension imposed by the club suggests to me that it is way worse than anything Hardaker has done or been accused of doing.

And that is how to deal with a problem, fair play to the Pies. We should be making note.

It depends how much worse you think a glassing is than a right-hander.

On what? How to deliver a slap on the wrist for what in any other walk of life would result in a sacking if not custody?

Presumably the police are also investigating this incident?
Could therefore the punishment be far worse as in the case of Bailey and Walker?
Does he still get paid by the club whilst on suspension?

Any police involvement will not be affected by sanctions imposed by Wigan.

I don't know much about what happened however, from what others have said on the Wigan board, the other player involved Involved was Mossop. He played later that week and didn't show to much evidence of being 'glassed' so that is either untrue or massively exaggerated.

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All I'm saying is, exceptionally late in the day. To the point I had to check if that was even legal at that stage . If that doesn't mess with your mind what will? He's a bloody human .

Having gone through it, it's horrendous.

I see Joe Burgess' Australian dream is over and he's returning back to Wigan next year.

A poor man's Michael Worrincy

"Returning to Wigan" is one of the great mysteries of the universe. Attenborough will be making a new series - 12 parts - to investigate what is the most challenging behavioural paradox of the modern age. He says it will be his greatest achievement if he can find an answer.

It's all in the pie gravy

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It's the exact same phenomena as salmon swimming upstream to their birthing pools to die.

Shows the importance of picking the right club
Go somewhere your not really needed and inevitable pom bashing will lead to extended stays on the sidelines in place of any player who has come through the aussie system
you can't tell me he is worse than topou this season