Flyer55, don't take this the wrong way but you chose to go to LGW. It's all about decisions.
Personally, I find this transfer list, sometimes, extremely ridiciolous and is treated as holy. It's amazing that BA never seems able to sort out the transfer issue. The lists are pretty long. Do the transfers and take the numbers down to zero. Start from scratch. Recruit straight into any fleet. Still, you've got certain crew moaning that they had to transfer and that it should stay that way! Let it be ancient and this is exactly why this mentality still exists. Things change and process and perhaps it's time this would also take that direction.
I had to transfer from EF and WW and to be honest, I wouldn't mind at all if the temporary crew were given permanent contract. Most of them are full of life and fantastic to work with!