any truth in Ryan hampshire coming to us? ive heard a few people say it!

or is this the perfect opportunity for him to break into your side!

He will only come to Leigh if he can play half back, thats statute in any contract for him.

Usually when a player with limited ability moves on it is a happy moment but with Matty it's different. For what he lacked in skill he made up for in abundance in tenacity and determination. It's a very bitter sweet transfer but he deffo goes with my best wishes and will be the only St Helens player i will ever applaud when he comes back here to play against us.

I think all us Wiganers know deep down that Ryan Hampshire has no future at Wigan.

Yep. Sad to see but he just isn't the player we all thought he was going to be. Could possibly be another Joe Mellor. He's turned into a nice little player after a slow start playing in the first team.

With regards to Matty Smith. He's helped deliver 3 trophies in his time here so he will always have my respect. Always played with his heart on his sleeve and sometimes thats all you can ask for from a player. Been a great servant to our club. I was really pleased to see Lockers allow Smith to lift the trophy with him, he deserved that moment. All the best.

Did we receive a transfer fee?

I hope he doesn't churn out a 79% success rate kicking for the saints next year! Good luck Matty and thanks for giving us your best efforts.

Smart signing by Saints.

They have been crying out for a durable half back and he also gives them a lot of knowledge from his time at Wigan.

They are looking stronger for 2017.

I think we waived it as a goodwill gesture for Matty's efforts

Gutted to see Smeegs go. What he lacked in flair and skill, he made up for with determination and guts. He will be sorely missed in our team.

The most glaring example of our reliance on him was our absolutely shocking performance in the Widnes game. He didn't play and we looked absolutely rudderless. Underrated player and will do a decent job for Saints.

Nice to see some balanced opinions and, more importantly, respect for the guy on here as he is a really decent lad who never really wanted to leave Saints in the first place - people forget that. The reaction from a lot of Saints fans today has been, IMO, grossly unfair especially as he hasn't even played a game for us yet. What we will get with Matty is 100% every time he pulls on the shirt and I hope that maybe playing with a bit more freedom will bring out the best in him.

I can see already that he has become a better player from his time away from Saints and he will have learned from playing with some excellent pros. Perhaps he will never be a world beater but they come along once in a generation. He'll go ok and I suspect it may be your loss and our gain.

All the best Matty and thanks for the memories.