I thought Smith did a good job for us in the Championship and was a bit surprised when he seemed to fall out of favour last season.
He is not without skill and is certainly not without bravery - he was pretty fearless. My abiding memory of him in the Championship winning season was the regularity with which he got injured - usually to his noggin - each week. Despite being crocked every week and carted off he was always back the following week.
For those of us here who have had cause to watch South Park he always reminded me of the character Kenny - killed every episode - back the following week.
If it is to be goodbye to our very own Kenny then I wish him all the best and hope that he can revive his career up in Cumbria.