Never signed for the club. Was offered a contract but didnt sign it.
No idea why people would report he was with us. Lazy journalism.

I did wonder, Cheers

York signed Atkins. They are making a statement of intent as are Leigh

Apart from Battye, does anyone know who the other 13 signed up for next season are??

Batley Bulldogs
Ins: Kieran Buchanan (Hull FC), Keegan Hirst (Halifax), Jodie Broughton (Halifax), Ben Kaye (Free agent), Josh Tonks (Hunslet)
Outs: Tyler Dickinson (Released), Shaun Lunt (Barrow Raiders), Jo Taira (Rochdale Hornets)

Bradford Bulls
Ins: Danny Brough (Wakefield Trinity), Brad English (Doncaster), Aaron Murphy (Huddersfield Giants)
Outs: Connor Farrell (Retiring), Cobi Green (Swinton Lions), Luke Littlewood (Rochdale Hornets)

Dewsbury Rams
Ins: Bayley Liu (West Wales Raiders)
Outs: Tommy Brierley (Released), Luke Nelmes (Oldham), Martyn Reilly (Oldham)

Featherstone Rovers
Ins: Fa’amanu Brown (Free agent), Jacob Doyle (Castleford Tigers), Callum Field (Leigh Centurions), Frankie Halton (Swinton Lions), Harvey Spence (Leeds Rhinos), Joe Summers (Castleford Tigers)
Outs: Conor Carey (Released), Brandan French (Released), Louis Jouffret (Ottawa Aces), Jack Richardson (Released), Alec Susino (Released), Bradley Wright (Released), Nathan Wright (Released).

Halifax
Ins: Connor Robinson (York City Knights), Greg Worthington (Toronto Wolfpack)
Outs: Paul Brearley (Released), Jodie Broughton (Batley Bulldogs), Reece Chapman-Smith (Released), Dan Fleming (Castleford Tigers), Tom Gilmore (Ottawa Aces), Keegan Hirst (Batley Bulldogs), Tommy Lee (Released), Scott Murrell (Keighley Cougars), Steve Tyrer (Widnes Vikings)

Leigh Centurions
Ins: Jamie Ellis (Hull Kingston Rovers), Adam Walker (Free agent), Blake Wallace (Toronto Wolfpack)
Outs: Sam Brooks (Swinton Lions), Callum Field (Featherstone Rovers) Liam Forsyth (Swinton Lions) Nick Glohe (Released) Ben Reynolds (Toulouse Olympique), Martin Ridyard (Swinton Lions)

London Broncos
Ins:
Outs: Olly Ashall-Bott (Ottawa Aces), Matty Fozard (Ottawa Aces), Morgan Smith (York City Knights)

Oldham
Ins: Tyler Dupree (Leeds Rhinos), Luke Nelmes (Dewsbury Rams), Martyn Reilly (Dewsbury Rams)
Outs: Harry Aaronson (Retiring)

Sheffield Eagles
Ins:
Outs: Corey Makelim (Released), Zack McComb (Released), Lewis Taylor (Released)

Swinton Lions
Ins: Sam Brooks (Leigh Centurions), Cobi Green (Bradford Bulls), Liam Forsyth (Leigh Centurions) Nick Gregson (Rugby union), Martyn Ridyard (Leigh Centurions), Luis Roberts (Salford Red Devils), Jacob Smillie (Free agent)
Outs: Gavin Bennion (Rochdale Hornets), Rob Fairclough (Rochdale Hornets), Frankie Halton (Featherstone Rovers)

Toulouse Olympique
Ins: Mitch Garbutt (Hull Kingston Rovers), Ben Reynolds (Leigh Centurions), Latrell Schaumkel (Villeneuve)
Outs: William Barthau (Retiring), Clement Boyer (Released), Tony Maurel (Released), Con Mika (Released), Stan Robin (Released)

Whitehaven
Ins: Liam Cooper (Widnes Vikings) Ryan King (Free agent)
Outs:

Widnes Vikings
Ins: Paul Clough (Huddersfield Giants), Matt Cook (Castleford Tigers), Lee Jewitt (Barrow Raiders), Steve Tyer (Halifax)
Outs: Jay Chapelhow (Ottawa Aces), Ted Chapelhow (Ottawa Aces), Liam Cooper (Whitehaven), Jack Johnson (Ottawa Aces), MacGraff Leuluai (Released), Pat Moran (Ottawa Aces), Sam Wilde (Ottawa Aces)

York City Knights
Ins: Ryan Atkins, (Wakefield Trinity), Daniel Barcoe (Wakefield Trinity), Harry Dodd (Wakefield Trinity), Danny Kirmond (Wakefield Trinity), Tyme Nikau (North Wales Crusaders), Morgan Smith (London Broncos)
Outs: Josh Jordan-Roberts (Rochdale Hornets), Connor Robinson (Halifax)

Is this a spot the difference game?

To be fair Sheffield seem to be in the same boat.

Could be like Oxford Cambridge boat race with both teams sinking!

Armitage off to Ottawa! https://twitter.com/ottawaaces/status/1 ... 5121769473

Armitage off to Ottawa! https://twitter.com/ottawaaces/status/1 ... 5121769473

We never really got to see much of him, did we.

The way tzhings are going there isnt gonna be anyone left to see much of.....!