I guess we'll have to wait and see. Shame Wire can't stick with their own young players of which they have many great prospects but I doubt we'd be selling unless we're in dire need of cash in the short term.

I live in hope that Sadler got his info from Dave Parker or something.

I guess that most of us have come to accept that if the backers can't be found then a (some) sale(s) will be a necessary expedient. As you say, let's hope they got it from Nosey Parker, Fox 'News' or it was a Sun exclusive....

Well I would hope the transfer fee would not go anywhere else.

Why would he sign for Warrington? Does he not want to win anything?

Quote ="jaybezz76"in rugby league express its says that simon moran has met with john bateman with a view to signing him next year with a transfer fee going to the bulls'" Not according to JB... t.co/Aisu3bUE

Quote ="jaybezz76"in rugby league express its says that simon moran has met with john bateman with a view to signing him next year with a transfer fee going to the bulls'" Not according to JB... t.co/Aisu3bUE

Oh well, that's it put to bed for another week until some troll appears

The rumours are still doing the rounds in Warrington about Bateman & Whitehead.... just praying there both not true and we sign neither of them. We have far better players coming through our ranks, and Batemans rat-tail is just plain embarrassing. Someone needs to tell him its not 1983 and he isn't in Kajagoogoo.

As I said right at the beginning of this thread, don't shoot the messenger just because we are privvy to info others are not. Of course Bateman will deny it but what do you expect he has half a season to play out before announcing the move. I just hate this non-existent anti tampering rule as nobody sticks to it, certainly not those with the biggest chequebook.

But youve already got better players coming through so why would you want to sign John Bateman?

Indeed. There is no evidence to suggest Bradford make bad decisions when it comes to selling players or indeed, signing them.

That one's cheered me right up.

salford have got good youngsters? i think not! he's not a wire fan!

You do know that if you go to your doctor you can get help from the NHS for the voices in your head?

I think their older junior side are doing OK.

They were last Friday night.

Well some people are going to have a lot of egg on faces when all this sorry sage draws finally gets to a conclusion - or, more to the point, when we actually get told anything.

A little prophecy from me, though: I suspect it won't be the OP.

Do you know if JB has been sold, Adey?

Well Mick Gledhill is far from a happy bunny on twitter.

It doesn't look good. The silence from the club isn't helping.

Mick has now resorted to asking JB directly if he met TS and Moran last week



Come on Mick give the lad a break, whether he met those guys or not, he will only be doing so on the club's orders and with the Bulls' best interests at heart.

Whitehead will be following club orders when he has his meeting with moran on Monday too

. Selling players we need to be building around seems madness to me but maybe a case of needs must.

Not entirely sure what the club can do about contracting players while in "special measures" or indeed what we need to do to move out of "special measures"

However lets assume selling the family silver is being considered by the club, presumably they are looking to generate £xxx pounds by the exercise. maybe rather than breaking up what looks like the basis of a homegrown competitive team they should just say to the fans - thanks for the pledge effort for keeping the club afloat - now if you want to keep the young stars we need the £xxx.

If everyone involved is serious about taking the club forward you don't need a special review to know that its a whole lot easier if your have a competitive team

The club has ordered Whitehead to agree a contract with Moran on Monday? Where's this come from Mat because I'm beginning to wonder if there isn't a bit of deliberate trouble making going on?

They can't order anyone to agree a contract as well you know. They can listen to offers and ask him to meet with prospective purchasers though, which is my understanding of situation. Player always has option of refusing personal terms and seeing out his existing deal which I'd hope our youth products would do.

They said there would be no more communication until the review was complete, they've just kept their word on that, so I can't the silence having any effect at all.

We should get the update sometime soon, if they keep to the announced timescale.