Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Elderslie_Tiger]

Where?

At about 14.50 on Jimmy Smith show

 

[Elderslie_Tiger]

With us, I hope ?

Yep

 

[WesternSuburbsBoy]

SEN reporting BATEMAN confirmed 4 year contract

4 years ain't a good deal imo, 2 years with a mutual option for a 3rd would've been perfect....

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Timing is revealing. We might have filled the cap with another signing? Anyway, welcome to the club John, I am pleased you are now a WT.

 

[balmain boy]

SEN reporting BATEMAN confirmed 4 year contract

That would be an atrocious contract for us. 2 years with a 3rd as an option is the absolute max for him

 

[balmain boy]

The cap increase is an absolute disaster for our hopes of signing good players. Suddenly all clubs have an extra 2 million to spend. We'll have to be paying a million bucks for anyone decent to join us from now on. Moses would now easily get 1.4-1.5 million.

 

[Camel2281]

Sounds like Nathan Brown will be signed up as well

 

[earl]

Sounds like Nathan Brown will be signed up as well

This is a waste of a contract. We have heaps of middle forwards. We need some gun backs including halves and/or fullback.

 

[1eyedmel]

If Bateman has signed and is going to be announced, then I think there will be no Moses signing.

 

[1eyedmel]

Sounds like Nathan Brown will be signed up as well

Has this been quoted or are you guessing.

 

[WesternSuburbsBoy]

This is a waste of a contract. We have heaps of middle forwards. We need some gun backs including halves and/or fullback.

100% agree we got middles like Pole & Stef who should have increased roles to further development. I am seriously concerned if they plan on heading into season 2023 with only AD & Brooks as our recognised halves.

 

[Tiger-ferret]

That would be an atrocious contract for us. 2 years with a 3rd as an option is the absolute max for him

Yeah that’s a wests tigers special. Hopefully if true, he’ll buck the tend.

 

[finnzo]

I think we had to give Bateman something extra to convince him to come here. We have to remember we got the spoon guys people aren’t lining up to come here. I’m hoping the 4th year is a mutual option

 

[earl]

If Bateman has signed and is going to be announced, then I think there will be no Moses signing.

I honestly don't care. There is something off putting about him.

 

[earl]

I think we had to give Bateman something extra to convince him to come here. We have to remember we got the spoon guys people aren’t lining up to come here. I’m hoping the 4th year is a mutual option

I don't like a 4 year contract but let's see how he goes. The issue to me is that we may have better options coming through.

 

[Camel2281]

Has this been quoted or are you guessing.

More just running off the 6 or so articles naming him as one of the dominoes to fall as soon as the cap was announced, along with Tapau to Parra and Lodge to resign properly for the roosters

 

[jadtiger]

I think we had to give Bateman something extra to convince him to come here. We have to remember we got the spoon guys people aren’t lining up to come here. I’m hoping the 4th year is a mutual option

Nobody else was after Bateman as far as i am aware because his form in the UK did not warrant a contract

 

[finnzo]

Nobody else was after Bateman as far as i am aware because his form in the UK did not warrant a contract

Yeah but he’s still an international level second rower we seen that at the World Cup and where weren’t trying to convince him to change from 1 Sydney club to another where trying to convince him to move half way across the world

 

[Camel2281]

This is a waste of a contract. We have heaps of middle forwards. We need some gun backs including halves and/or fullback.

We need a proper halfback for sure. I think Laurie could be a good fullback playing off a decent 7 who can create and make good decisions

 

[thegbone]

Sign Bateman to a 15 year contract, who cares he never sees them out anyway