A lot of us would be annoyed and disappointed if Hampshire were to leave but we all should have learned by now that lack of an announcement does not necessarily mean anything in itself. It may be frustrating for us fans to not know for certain but there is no requirement for the club to announce immediately that any player has signed a new deal. IL seems fond of waiting and grouping contract/new signing news together.

Certainly if any player has not yet signed an offered contract then it would be strange indeed for the club to publicise the fact. So if a contract offer was turned down why would anyone expect an announcement of such? All that would achieve would be to alert rivals to a potential signing

A new contract may have been signed or may have been turned down by Hampshire, the recent run in the side may have some bearing on his decision if one has not been agreed as yet. Yes it is frustrating as a fan not being sure but lack of an announcement doesn't necessarily mean there is nothing to announce.

Just watched the Warriors v Tigers game, and it struck me (here comes the maths bit )

Lolo @ Warriors = Hampshire @ Wigan: terrifically talented player with quick feet and hands, but is he really a 1 or a 6? And meanwhile, another big cheese full-back is on the way...

I think it's more of Hampshire to do a sean long, I hope I'm wrong but that's the first thing that comes to mind when discussing the possibility of such a talented young stand off leaving the club

Be interesting if the club did allow Hampshire to leave what would happen at the next fans form.

They have to play him each week, his form dictates it, then surely he will stay.

Heard from a good source that Tomkins is going to 6 and Rocky to stay at full back.

I really hope so. His pace and acceleration are phenomenal. Rocky has to be signed up on as long a contract as possible.
Make it happen, IL. The prospect of having Sam, Rocky and Williams in the team, together with Sarge and 2 speedy wingers is very very exciting!

I like this quote after the game from WaneWane was still impressed with Rocky's effort on the pitch though

I'm glad he realises that we can't always play to a structured offense and we need special plays from the likes of Hampshire and Gelling.

The most pleasing aspect of Hampshires play these past few games has been defensively. We know he can attack but his positioning has been very good, he's been steady when dealing with kicks and he's made tackles when asked to do so.

I'm dreaming of a huge night of announcements on Thursday with Sam being confirmed as well as new deals for Hampshire, Sarginson and whoever else.

Let's make it an announcement overload!!

Notice how I didn't use the roll eyes smiley to not make it look like I'm a know-it-all forum-warrior?

Yes, and it's been very scrappy... But i would imagine that SW does know this...

And surely the point is, you don't worry about off-the-cuff footy too much when you're struggling as a team, as we were at the start of the season. Get the structures right first, and once you've accomplished that, then you'll have the confidence to play the ad lib stuff later.

Exactly, just a little patience needed....

Yet it took 7 weeks to see any sort of change in our attack...

The cliché of "nilling them was the best part about it" is lost on me also. Personally I'm much happier we managed to score 8 tries. Catalan offered barely anything with the ball - did they even complete a set in the first half?