I think everyone in their heart of hearts can see that it was simply monetary decision. If he had this great want to play or return to his Salford roots then he could have done so in a few seasons time. No one would have begrudged him that in the same way they didn't with Deacon or haven't with Morley.



The money must be very good however as he left a side that was successful & looks well placed to challenge for a long time coming. On top of that he also had the WCC in Sydney coming up which would have wet the appetite of any RL player with a will to be the best and prove themselves.



With all that in mind i have serious reservations about Salford being inline with the cap. They must be paying good money for HH services and you know mercenaries like Chase and Smith won't have come cheap either as they were probably the highest paid players at their previous clubs.

He wasn't born in this country so Salford can't be his home town team.

Therefore he most probably went for the dosh.

Where you are born and where you are brought up can two entirely different things. It's where you are brought up and educated that matters. HH is a Swinton lad. And I suspect that by now he realises he has made the biggest mistake of his life. It was a stupid, stupid, stupid decision.

It was purely a financial decision, and H did what was best for himself and his family. Wigan wouldn't (probably couldn't) match Salfords offer.

Wigan then went and signed Bateman, and it's now looking a smart move.

I'm, glad i'm not making these decisions, i was very disappointed when H left.

So was I but for the reasons I alluded to it was understandable.

Yes, and some posters at the time did suggest that it was possibly for the best. I talked to him once, and found him to be a really nice bloke.

I would have hoped we would have gone for Bateman regardless of the H situation. I still feel we are an experienced backrow short this season.



In relation to H he has left a club with such a strong work ethic and culture to join one with seemingly no culture. Until Salford get that they will never challenge for honours.



H must be a key player in trying to bring that to Salford but it will take time.

It must have been a considerable increase, given that he passed on what would have been a very lucrative testimonial.

This pretty much sums it up.



Very disappointed to lose H at the start of the season, however if it meant Hansen stayed and then we wouldn't have brought Bateman in, then I think we made 100% the right decision. Hansen played his part for Wigan and then some.

It wasn't a case of Wigan letting Hansen go then signing Bateman because he signed for us seven weeks before Hansen departed so the original plan was for them both to be in the same squad. So in the end Hansen's departure has probably helped us because it's allowed Bateman more game time than he perhaps would have got. I also assume we've a good bit of cap room spare given Hansen was planned to be part of the squad?

Don't wish him ill, but I haven't seen any evidence the club treated him badly so on that basis I don't feel sorry for him.



He had a good career with Wigan. Many very good or and even great players don't win league titles (just think about Wire's record!) but even if his Salford career is a failure Hansen will have a lot of achievements to look back on.