Asked to be released from his contract a year early.

No great loss in my opinion, really stagnated over the past 12months.

FC bound?

It's a massive shame

Where's your source?

HP in the cupboard but i like to keep my ketchup in the fridge.

John Meehan tweeted it this morning, story to follow in todays mail.

Sauce!!!!!!

Ok. TBH I am not surprised. Even though he has been training with the Knights it doesn't mean it is a given to be first choice in team selection.

I wonder if he is the rumoured '1st' first grade player FC have signed from Rovers in the SL era?

Well if he wants out then we should ask for compensation.
Sorry if that sounds mean but let's be honest here he wouldn't want out unless he knew he had somewhere to go which means there has been contact with a legally signed player when he has over a year left on his deal.
Plus of course there is the u24 rule (I belive that is right).

I think everyone is missing the point. If we want to build from youngsters, this is one we don't want to let go. We need to find out why he wants to leave and try and sort it out or else we'll end up like Cas.

Forget compensation, just refuse his request and then if someone comes forward they pay a transfer fee. That's the system, if sulky Watts doesn't like that, tough, nobody forced him to sign a contract. Year and a bit left on his deal, so a hefty fee should be ours. It's hard to say how much he would command, using Westerman as a calibrator, Watts would be worth £1,000,000!

TBH I wasn't very clear when I used the word compensation but this was what I meant.
If someone wants him they pay for him although we should also put a complaint into the RFL asking how a legally signed player with over a year left on his deal has clearly got the impression he has a deal waiting for him elsewhere.

How ironic

According to the Mail ( I know,

) Rovers have agreed to his request. How moronic is that if he now walks for free?

When you look at our team do we need him i know he is young but he has not been doing the job for us say goodbye and lets move on

Disappointed really

Disappointed he wants out

Disappointed we have apparently agreed

Disappointed he doesn't seem to want to knuckle down

The talent is there, the application isn't at the minute

Giving a contracted player permission to talk to other clubs doesn't necessarily negate compensation.

One would expect Liam's new club to settle any severance due on his Rover's contract - similar to how Scott Wheeldon's early release was negotiated with the Broncos.

So what you are saying Paul is that London paid up his Rovers contract then paid him a wage until the end of the season?

Surely they would have just took over his contract, they wouldn't have paid Rovers anything

Regarding Liam Watts, its a shame he wants to go, but as been said, if he doesn't want to be here and put the effort in then maybe its time to go.
He should be grateful for Rovers standing by him after his off field antics,

Clearly isnt enough. Has ability, although hasnt been that evident this season for the most part, played half the games? Last season was good in the odd game but was overshadowed by others. Think either this court case, new baby, travelling etc is grinding him down. He isnt in favour at the moment, is this down to ability or attitude? think the latter to be fair. If FC want to take a punt fair enough, if it is attitude id rather we played someone willing to play. He could pull up trees elsewhere, wouldnt make the decision any different, if the heart isnt in it, it isnt in it. Let him speak to others, but hold the registration unless compensation is given in my book.

Depends what his wage is like, and whether there is any competition for his signature.

Lots of talent - it really should feel like a big blow... but it doesn't. Probably best all around. It'll be interesting to see who comes in for him.

Hes been tapped up ive no doubt, watts isnt bigger than the club. He has gone backwards.

Spoke to him earlier on the twitter

He wants to stay but says its obvious he's not in Craig's plans so it's time to move on

Such a frustrating player to watch, I find myself willing him to do that little bit more because when on form (2010) he really is a cracking player. The problem is he hasnt been in form for 2 years so how long do we wait before replacing him? If he plays well for whoever he moves to then its a shame but I just cant see him doing it whilst still with us.

Under Morgan i thought maybe the gameplan didnt suit him with us not really offloading which is one of his strengths, which is why I expected him to improve this year under Sandy. All in all probably just best to get rid, if anyone ever looked like they need a fresh start its him

We're half way through the season, he was in the side at the beggining of the year and didn't perform, in fact gave away a tonne of penalties so he was rightly dropped.

Knuckle down in training and get yourself back in the team, or alternatively, cry like a big baby and go off in a strop.

Don't let the door hit you on the backside on your way out Liam.

he has turned out to be a penalty machine should be a big loss but isnt on the form of the last season and half

He seems very typical of a lot of players who are from Cas, show lots of potential but the attitude / application is wrong. As Sandra says he was rightly dropped, complete penalty machine and wasn't learning from his mistakes, obviously doesn't want to knuckle down so it makes sense to get him off the wage bill for next year. I'd like to think we could hold out for a fee but maybe this cap / budget is needed to either tie up a signing or go towards a contract improvement for someone like Taylor.

It would make sense for him to be looking towards FC, minimal travelling and it would reunite him with a few of his ex-cas mates (Westerman and Arundal)

Either way, I would hope its the last time he plays for us, even if injuries kick in I would rather play a someone else rather than give him game time now.