Salford have signed Kevin Brown to replace Jackson Hastings

Hampshire is off to Toronto isn't he?

Well he just found out 47 minutes ago that he wasn`t staying at Wakefield so I doubt anyone knows where he is going yet, including himself.

I'd add Joe Arundel to that list - he's put in a transfer request.

Even more disgraceful is the fact the he found out they were letting him go when he refreshed his Twitter feed. Shocking treatment.

I suppose they had to replace him with someone, such a shame they couldn't hold on to him.

From past comments made by himself and the Wakefield chairman, I dont think there is much love between the two. Probably Wakefields idea of getting one over on him

“Getting one over on him” is Not a particularly smart way to conduct business. Not going to help with their recruitment in the future if players leave on bad terms. It’s a small world the RL one and players’ recommendations can make the difference between a signing made and a signing lost.

I agree with you about this torrid affair, Being out in the Public domain hasn't help and with the club alleging trying to offload him to you (hudds) it didn't go down too well either.

Maybe it was a ploy by Chester when he banned the players from logging into Facebook and Twitter last week.

Yeah right and you know that to be fact do you, well I seriously doubt that to be the case but hey players never get it wrong in the heat of the moment do they, I mean social media is such a reliable carrier of the truth



This is the clubs statement, “And finally, it has not been possible to agree a new deal with Ryan Hampshire, despite every effort being made. I wish him well in the future.”

So I'd like you to tell me which one you believe and why? Go on stun me.

His contact talks have been going on for months, just like last year and he's choose to sign nothing and wanted money the Club either wouldn't or couldn't pay. He was on a one years deal and it came to an end because he couldn't agree terms, I'd say he'd have known way before anyone else that he wasn't coming back, you know because he hasn't signed a deal. The Club just left a thanks explaining that he'd be leaving, plus other players who are moving on.

Heard Hampshire was off to Huddersfield?

I like Rocky, though I feel his strength of versatility is actually his major weakness. He's a decent winger, a decent FB, can do a job in the halves , but does he fully nail down a position ? Think he played all but 1 minute for Wakefield all season though, plus his home town club . A shame a deal couldn't be sorted. I think both will move on from it reasonably positively.

Well I'd tend to believe the player saying it's a fact. The club may be saying that it's not been possible to reach an agreement but do you know for a fact they told Hampshire that that was the end of negotiations? Maybe know the facts yourself too before you come on here and make yourself look an idiot?

He was offered a contract, he didn't accept. How could he not know he wasn't being retained?

He was offered a contract, he didn't take it. It was his choice to leave the club at the end of his current contract. His agent has clearly failed him if he hasn't sat him down and explained that without signing a contract he is out of work at the end of his current one

Dude, he knocked back the final offer Trinity could afford to make after months of talks, did he think the Club were just playing with him and cave in. As I said before he's one of a whole number of players leaving because they're OOC but only Hampshire has a problem?

Mountain out of mole hill doesn't even begin to cover this.

Just said exactly the same on our forum. His constant Club moves the last dew years and not really nailing down one spot has probably stifled his development and maybe his asking price when talking about wages. He's played under some knowledgeable coaches and they all seem to agree that halfback isn't his best position but he's a excellent attacking threat who has that x-factor about him so they get him on the field.

Danny Washbrook to York from Hull now confirmed for 2020.

Big rumours that Castleford have paid a substantial fee for Danny Richardson.

I think there is a good player in there. Just needs to work on his game management

At Cas in 2016 he wanted to be a 6 but didn't really do enough. He was decent at full back but we had Luke Dorn when fit, he then went ages without playing and there was allegedly an attitude issue regarding what position he would play. Then he turned up again during an injury crisis during the super 8s and played wing and did a very decent job.

This is the thing, he wants to play in the halfs but isn't good enough. He's a competent FB and plays that spot well, he's also a decent winger but at Trinity would fall well behind Johnstone. His manager has failed him with expectation management, he's been coached by several excellent coaches and none of them feel he can play in the spot he wants to play. Maybe one day he will manage it, but at the moment, he just isn't there

He is good enough in the halves, saw that at Easter. His problem was Chester’s love child no #2 Danny Brough.

I won’t be kissing Chester and Carter on this one.

Exactly this.
Shaun Wane wouldn’t play him in the halves, preferring to play other players out of position when they were missing half backs.
Powell wouldn’t play him in the halves and selected Grant Millington and Paul McShane ahead of him even when we had two half backs out.