Be interesting which club could offer him the halfback role, potentially playing in the top half of the league in a settled squad. I wonder if he's waiting to see who gets promoted like Toronto. I don't know who they've got signed up for the halves next season but they might be able to offer more, but at what cost to his development I wonder and if he doesn't start well how quickly will they move on etc, or is he willing to take a back up role at another SL Club but for more money. Who knows hey.

Leaving what he gets paid to one side, which tbh to the fan is irrelevant, this is the first club he's settled at in his favourite position and would be starting there next season. It would be a shame imo for him to not to at least get another year under his belt here, if that deal is possible, then go to market after that in a stronger position if he wanted to.

Kevin Brown to Toronto is the rumour this side of the big hill! And thats from a ex pro!

Who with??

It’s certainly a shame but we have a limited budget and MC has worked wonders to date so we have to back his judgement.

League express is also linking them with Joe Mellor from Widnes

He's linked with warrington and saints

I trust MC to make the right decision for the club. If Rocky is wanting more money than we can afford then it's obviously no deal.

Head in the sand time! From alegend

Drinkwater could be first signing for furner according to catalans forum.

No doubt on all fronts.

absolutely spot on. To be honest, if he's been offered a deal it will be what MC and CC have decided he is worth AND what the club can afford!
The likes of Tom Johnstone and others know our limitations but obviously more than money was a consideration to them. If that commitment can't be made by Ryan then he is obviously not for us, which is sad because I do rate him.

Well if Ryan Hampshire is seeking pastures new, then I think this one sentence sums up the whole of this thread.

This advice we both remember from the Ted days is this clubs eternal problem. We can build a team so far then we simply run out of cash, mainly because good form does not relate to good gates in our case and as the talents of players we recruit cheap become recognised we can’t update as many deals as we really need to move on.

MC is the best yet but there is a limit. The amount needed to keep Rocky is probably quite small but balanced over the needs of the squad it just isn’t there, it’s really frustrating.

Until the ground is sorted or the Wakefield public respond we are simply stuffed.

I would very like to think that player, club and agent can meet up, sit down and work a deal out that is satisfactory to all concerned. MC and his coaching staff know that they have a gem of a player, he is the best player of his generation, I think that you can make a strong argument that he is the best British 7, he is yards quicker and a better defender than Gale, he is better that Richardson whose defense is not a patch on Rocky`s , Brough is finished. Rocky is getting better and better each week and that is from a high quality starting point. Add to that his goal kicking is the best in the league and will alone win you 4 or 5 matches a season. The player is a Wakey lad, he has waited for his chance to prove to , shall we say an initially reluctant coach that he is the first choice No 7, he knows that if a deal can be done he will be playing SL at 7 every week and as a result I suggest that he will force his way into the England / GB 7 shirt. All he needs is the chance to play 7 every week and Wakefield will give him that chance. Rocky and Miller as a pair will be the faster half backs in the league, playing together week in week out will result in a devastating half back partnership. Rocky has everything in his game. His agent needs a happy client, he has to advise re the balance of job satisfaction and financial security. My thoughts are that all three parties know that signing for Trinity is the best move for all, and if they were all sat together surely a deal can and should be sorted.

Agreed,


However we both know that life moves on, as they say one player leaving is a new opportunity for someone else. I'll back the clubs judgement with this one and hope Ryan leaving is no great loss.