Shenton was rumoured to be on £120k, if Saints have given Manu similar money then maybe that equals what we would have given him over three years. Plus he might back himself to get a third year deal even on reduced terms so financially a good move for him. RL players have a short career so can't blame them for cashing in where possible.

Thanks for the memories WM hope you give us some more to remember between now and the end of the current season then its goodbye and close the door behind you mate.
Given a choice between Manu and Ellis then its Ellis all day for me, would have been nice to have them both but hey ho.... they come and go as is the nature of the game and i hope next season we pick him up n spit him out when we play him, as for Turner he has been less than ordinary last few matches and is clearly not bothered presently , sad as i liked him a lot too but again goodbye dont forget your coat

Like Steve Menzies ??????

or shall we try the other 99% of similar players and not the 1% who are lucky

IS ARUNDEL CURRENTLY FIT??? dont think so,,.

We better cancel Ellis' contract then.

if he watched sundays match he will be thinking that himself ha ha

I am rapidly losing interest in the club atm, hope I can get my mojo back

Think few people feel like that

Big loss for us imo, enjoyed watching you play Willie, good luck for the future but hopefully you have played your best rugby at Hull, though I very much doubt that.

Feel the same lately hope things start to change more positively

I'm confused by this, I would imagine a 3 year deal would give him more money than the 2 years offered by Saints.

He wants trophies and to play in finals and he feels he'll get that at Saints ahead of us, fair enough.

He was never worth a 3 year deal in the first place, maybe he knew he'd be starting from the bench, I'm surprised a little by the deal he turned down from us.

Of course it depends what was acceptable to him that kind of goes without saying. What I am saying is that we should have been able to accommodate him on a 2 year deal. If Saints can then we should be able to. I'd argue that we don't score enough points and we've just lost our best attacking forward - a player with a bit of x factor. Yes we need a half back but when I look across the squad and then look across Saints' squad I'm left wondering how they can afford to pay him what we can't - and I include Ellis in that assessment of our salary cap.

Wonder if he doesnt like not being the big player now we have got Ellis and if they had it too easy under Agar and dont like whats going on.Anyway..Bye Willie....Nice to see you going to a team of bottlers.

He maybe would have over the terms of the contract, but if we offered the same/20/30/40k less than Saints then he would presumably back himself to get a 1 year deal on that sort of money at the end of his two with Saints.

It is irrelevant whether he had is easy under Agar or not he has always delivered on the pitch, and tbh he has never come across as the big player at FC, he has been a role model for the club during his time at FC imo.

Maybe Manu himself only wanted a 2 year deal? It's not inconceivable, is it. Maybe we could only give him what he'll get at Saints over 3 years instead of their two?

Sad to see him go, but we've easily had his best years.

Just because it's been a bad few weeks?

Have a little faith. Supporting Hull FC has always been a rollercoaster ride.

The question has to be asked 'why now' though? A player of his ability should have moved himself on 3 or 4 years ago, while this club was in the dumps. He's hardly gone to Saints to win things either, has he? They have an uncanny ability to lose the big games over the last 4 years, something only Nathan Brown, ironically, has managed to match.
I really wanted to keep Manu, but our club has paid over inflated wages to players in the past. Maybe, just maybe Manu hasn't liked being brought into line? (I have no idea if this is true, but it's a theory).

good luck willie, always enjoyed your barnstorming runs

Exactly this. We're more used to this than most so, as usual, we'll suck it up and get back to winning ways.

Shame to see him go, he has been a fine servant. Disappointed that he didn't want to end his career with us.

I wish him well personally, but not professionally.

Just getting more and more frustrated. Long term I am confident, but just feel sick at the moment.

My point is no matter who has coached Manu has always delivered the same high standard on the pitch,and has come across as a modest professional whilst wearing our colours, I have no idea why he has left tbh it could be for a number of different reasons.

Part and parcel of being a member of the faithful unfortunately