Yeah pleased by this news. Though for God's sake I hope we do a better job with continuing to develop him than we have with some in the past. There have been times when I've wondered whether we hand them a contract, pat em on the ars£ and tell them they're world beaters and just leave them to get on with it.

Is it this coming season the rules change around number of minutes played of did I dream that in a Bobby Ewing Stylee?

I thought it was games played. I've really not been paying attention lol

The younger posters won't have a Scooby Doo what you're referring to there Batley

Well we have been a bit of a shower for the past few seasons.

Dream on .

I see Jamie Langley has joined the coaching staff

Interesting move, assistants needed a shake up and BA needs to groom his own successor .

Probably the ebd fir the very poor Chev Walker and grix

Doesn`t seem to be the case as it says Langley`s next assignment is to work with Rhinos head coach Brad Arthur and fellow assistant coach Scott Grix - with Chev Walker in a newly created role as transitional coach, working with players moving from academy and reserves into the first-team squad.

Seems a strange move all round with Langley coaching in Union for a number of years and Grix and Walker not ones you would think bring a right lot to the coaching set up.

Terrell May has signed for Wests that means they need to shift Bateman

Manly can’t take Bateman as don’t have space on the cap - not sure who mentioned we might be in for Bateman a while ago but does feel like that info could play out to be correct