Re: Bateman : Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:24 pm
I know quite a few lads that are living in other countries, not just Australia but the US, and Europe. I’d say a good 40% of those are making plans to return to the UK on a full time basis when they can once the Covid situation passes.
Most don’t even have kids here but have elderly parents etc and nearly to a man when they left they did so with sadness but knowing the world has become a small place with the air travel available.
Covid has though taught us that the world is still a big place and the realisation has hit a good few of them that if anything were to happen they are a long way away.
Bateman’s relationship with his daughter has been widely documented.
I seriously think prior to this he was looking for a big money move to another NRL team, I wouldn’t be shocked at all that this has hit changed his priorities and if he can make a good living in SL and be close to his family maybe becomes very attractive for him.