The key point for me is as SP states, Hampshire can play to a decent level in 3 positions. He also seems to have a knack of staying relatively injury free. These are in my opinion huge benefits for a club like ours with a relatively small budget.

We don’t know what contract the club offered him or how much more he wanted, but I don’t expect it would have been silly money and therefore for the reasons stated above, in my opinion it would be value for money against the potential signing of escare (who Chester seems to like) is more suited to full back (we already have two specialists for that position in the squad) and would no doubt cost more in wages

But didn't Hampshire also top the try assists last season when he got a decent run at 7? Showing he created chances and try`s for the others around him?

Have no idea if true but i have seen Rocky offered £60,000 per year but eanted more.
Not knowing what players earn makes it almost impossible to acess if thats avetage or good. If true 60000 seems a very good wage to me with the average salary reported to be around £30000 iin the every day world. , also how many clubs would have that kind of money available at this stage to accommodate that kind of money.

Just looking back 12months ago on our forum and we were having exactly the same posts back then about rocky...his agent then was described as touting him about for more money...

Hampshire has gone, it’s over, for whatever reason neither party could reach a solution so for chuff sake move on.

It’s a team game and it’s the coaches job to create a team and if he doesn’t think a player is worth the amount of his limited budget that he’s requesting then so be it, it’s the blokes job for heavens sake.

Would I have liked him to stay? Yes

Would I have liked him to stay at any price? Absolutely not!

Do I think it’s a mistake? Not really. For starters he’s not that good, he’d still be at Wigan if he were, think about it. If you minus all this local boy stuff which truly annoys me, he’s a handy player and not some misunderstood genius.

Finally he’s had this merry dance with every club he’s ever played at, I don’t know the ins or outs but none of them seemed willing to move heaven and earth to keep him, again think about it.

I’ve enjoyed watching him I really have and I wish him well in the future but no player is bigger than the club! If MC and CC are only willing to pay him X and no more then so be it.

My new loyalty is with the whole of the 2020 team and he ain’t in it and that should be the end of it.

No Hampshire the martyr for me.

We can't possibly know what the numbers were so it doesn't help to guess. Anyone that does know and posts them would be breaching the AUP so better to stay away from it.

But he's entitled to want more, the club are entitled to limit their offer to what they think is fair. If they don't match its a bit of a problem.

Interesting, I heard that too from a reliable person but dismissed it as ridiculous. I’ll say now I don’t know for certain it’s true but to hear it from two seperate people gives it a touch more credence.

I’ll say straight off if that’s true then we were being extremely generous because that right at the top end of what I’d pay him FWIW

That figure is on the love rugby league app ! So its out for all to see its still there if you want to check! Why someone would release that figure is beyond belief it may have been someone at our club just doing a bit of stiring up! we will never know.

Bit more than a bus driver with over time then!

Fair enough. Didn't see that.
Then I agree it's ok to post. Worth saying where it was posted to make sure there is no misunderstanding if it come up again.

Don’t get it?

Sorry I just got it, yes about twice that with the proviso the figure quoted is true and I don’t suppose we will ever know.

Move on it’s old news and doesn’t benefit anyone. I think we can all be fairly certain that’ Hampshire won’t play for Trinity again.

It’s sad bit not a tragedy imo.