/This for me sums it all up

And i rather doubt you can prove your bs post to be true.

To be honest I'm not totally unhappy with this.

Clearly Hampshire is a gifted athlete and a good player. If the only choice was whether to keep him or not I'd have kept him.
However it isn't the only decision.

We have players already signed up for next year and we have positions we need to strengthen and most of all we have a limited budget.

He's perfectly entitled to ask for more but if it doesn't fit out budget we are correct to say no.

The club is not stronger for letting him go and the team is arguably weaker but the club IS stronger for sticking to its financial strategy and we're wise to act quickly to recruit a replacement.

Would've like him to stay, and I would play him in his preferred position. But alas things haven't worked out for one reason or another. He will find a club no problem. Trinity will move on. No need for hard feelings.

Pretty much everything on the psychology on teamwork suggests that what Hampshire was doing would have been a disruptive factor on the cohesion of the team.

As for being poorly managed, his team have obviously failed with both expectation management, and have failed to inform him of contract discussions. Remember, he was the one who didn't accept the contract offered, he should have been told by his team that this would mean he was out of a job

Personally I can't argue with any of that. Ateotd we'll know what kind of call it was when we line up next season and see what wheeling and dealing MC/CC can do in the off season.
Looking at Ryan's career so far, I worry a little that when he finds a new club, that will be his 5th by the age of 24. For one reason and another since making 1st team he's not settled for right long anywhere and imo that's what he potentially needs to do and really nail down his place and become less of a utility player if you like, which I think can hurt a player sometimes - I did think it was going to be at Trinity and was hoping last season we'd tie him down for 3 years but alas it isn't going to happen.

Slightly O/T We've got 2 overseas places left that I'd like get filled by a Prop and halfback.I'd have taken Green, as a bit of a like for like for England and I'd have signed Tangata if he'd have been British but imo he's not quite good enough for overseas spot but he'd did a good job while here.

Unless we are signing Walker and Escare, then I’d very much doubt it as we have also released Hooley.

Totally agree.

I wanted Hampshire to stay. He's very fast, versatile and a fan of the club. Having those attributes makes you wander why he didn't sign when offered the terms originally.
That makes me think there must be something that I am not privy to which stopped the deal being completed.
Those that matter know more about him, than what I see on the pitch, and therefore I bow to their knowledge, RH and the club move on.

Just out of interest, who is Ryan's agent?

There is nothing to suggest he destabilised the club and certainly nothing in his performances to indicate he never gave less than 100%.
The club will need to replace him and I hope that it is of more quality than our replacement for Randall.