jonh wrote:He was under contract but had his path to first team blocked.
Losing Bateman as we seem to be destined to do would make the path less congested.
I believe the club would have done more to retain him had we known Bateman was going.
The club should have done more regardless of the Bateman situation. The coaching staff all rated him highly but, those in charge of the pennies took their eyes off the ball and failed to act in time!