One of the Wolves back-room staff has tweeted the following............

'Matt King has popped in to say goodbye to all the staff, and its now time to say...The King has left the building. Good luck Matt!'

A Wire legend, the Town of Warrington will miss you Matt, thanks for all you did for Warrington on and of the field.

I took this of Matt's 1st ever Wire try in Lee Briers testimonial 4 years ago.

The top half of that pic looks very blue.
But matt will be missed and will be hard to replace.

Matt king never forgotten.

I know the the players wanted the ground to swallow them up at F/T of the Leeds defeat and wanted to get off the pitch as quickly as possible - but was it really too much to ask for a good-bye speech from the 3 departing players?
This should have been done win, or lose.
Good luck at the Rabbitohs though , Matt. I think Madge Maguire will turn a team of under-achievers into a top 4 team , given the talent that is in that squad already.

That is perhaps the most homo-erotic RL picture ever taken.

It'll be interesting to see how King adapts to the challenge of snapping the pole. He's never been a dirty player, but he'll be asked to assault exposed knee joints like they were a cooked breakfast.

RL meets 70's parlour game Twister, with added tickling if you're a Worrier

Yes Matt King will always be one of my favourite Wire players. He was already one of my favourite players when he was at Melbourne Storm and I was made up when we signed him (is it really 4 years ago since we signed him).

He has definitely been a great character and good guy off the field and he dealt with a lot of flak in his first year when he was out of form and the media and other fans were on his case (but even then he scored a decent number of tries and had a few good games). Since TS has been here he has been probably the best strike player in the outside backs in any team in SL.

As a pure finisher of tries I don't think I've seen a better player at Warrington, with his athleticism for taking the high ball and his pure strength, if the ball went to King within 8 or so yards of the line it was going to end up a try.

Gutted he's gone.

I am becoming increasingly concerned that he is not being replaced and we have no-one able to step up into his boots, his contribution in the last three seasons has been massive.

A top player on the field and a gentle giant off it. Had the pleasure of speaking to him on a number of times. What a player. Good luck Matt, Mrs & baby King. Forever in our thoughts and all time wire team. (Matt only)

I echo the sentiments above

It has but he missed a lot of games this season and we did alright, we beat Leeds, Saints and Wigan without King in the team, we had Blythe and Evans in the backline in those games.

Agree with all of the above, massive loss for warr. good luck to Matt King and family all the best for the future, once a wire always a wire

It would be great to see him back one day with his family as supporters im sure they'd get a standing ovation. As for his replacement id like to see Rhys Evans given his chance, even at such a young age you could see from his short run in the side last year that he's a class act

one of the best players I have seen in the shirt....one of the best ever to wear the shirt.

Wish him and his family all the luck in the world back in OZ....

come back and see us sometime....you'll ALWAYS be welcome in this town....ALWAYS.

So Long Matt it has been a privalige to watch you over the past four seasons in a Wire Shirt.

Was you at the Quins game in London when he hit rock bottom. I bet there were some questioning his ability that day

Superb hands. Seemed like he could pluck a ball from the heavens at full speed and still comfortably ground it. Good bloke, good player, but we'll be fine.

See someone has already had a pop at his worst game in a Wire shirt!!
What about his best game for me 2009 challenge cup Semi final a certain Little scroate squared up to him on that day as well,big Mistake ,Huge ,Massive..

yep I was there....one of the lowest points in my time watching Warrington. I NEVER questioned his ability...not once. Anyone coming over here as a tried and tested Aussie international and SOO player has no question marks hanging over his ability.

I remember quite early on in his Wire career having to defend him on these forums against Wiganers who were suggesting he was a waste of time and space....In reply I stated that I was very very confident he will ram those doubting words right back down their throats...oh how right I was.

The hatrick he scored in the CC semi final was sooooo sweet!

That day at Quins he wasn't the worst player, just the nearest to the crowd.

I know you cant post YouTube links, but i made a video of him against Bradford in 2010 when he had 2 moments of magic!

just type in Matt King is king of the hill (on youtube)

Yes he was a great player...But he wasn't a key Player.... We managed perfectly well without him when he was out injured.

With Evans, Riley, bridge, Atkins, Monaghan, ratchford and Blythe We have more than enough cover in the centre/ wing.....

Thanks for the memories and good luck.... But onwards and upwards.