People should be a little more responsible though. Constant bombardment of someone on social media is relatively new but the effects can be very random indeed. Ranging from nothing through to suicide, and everything in between. We've had a big push to recognise mental health issues in RL after some pretty bad happenings. I'm not sure the world of 'Bantz' has come to terms with exercising restraint when required. While Gaz is his own worst enemy sometimes, the bombardment he gets is not justified in any way on social media. He's had people telling him he should 'off himself' like his best mate Newton in the past. That's just not acceptable, and while I think he is stupid rising to the bait, it must be really difficult under certain circumstances.

Twitter leaves me feeling uncomfortable at how easy it is to get under someones skin. It's not good. Why provoke, undermine, and offend someone for no other reason than 'for a laugh'?

Pointless, and can only lead to negative outcomes.

Shinny. Leg. Not sure it really worked to be honest.

Agree with The Butcher here. The anonymity and lack of real world comeback afforded by the internet lets people act like proper bellends. I've done it myself. Twitter in particular, whilst brilliant in many ways, is really bad for knee-jerk bandwagon jumping. Hock would be far better off if he kept his account private - having it public is inevitably going to be a recipe for disaster, sadly.

3 match + £300 fine per charge. Returns vs Wigan in RD9.

6 game ban

Not unexpected. Harris now has to plan without him.
Time to cancel the contract?

The lad needs enrolling on an anger management course. He runs hard and he's got a talent for slipping out the odd ball in the tackle but he's let the club down too many times now.

The trouble is it's not anger or frustration, just dirty play.

Fair point he doesn't actually seem angry when he makes these indiscretions. More like a cold blooded assassin.

If you are a Wigan fan you will have an excuse for your coach who had the last player to be sent off in the 2014 campaign,in the 1st minute of that game,and have 2 players banned,both half backs,so far this campaign - Smith and Powell.
Hock was also 'nurtured' by the Wigan club and signed by former Wigan coach Noble.

I don't think even you can hold Iestyn Harris responsible for that lot.

In fairness, I think Wane would be the last to tell his half backs to aim petulant kicks at opposition players at the end of a game.
He more favours attacking the knees of stationary players, putting pressure onto the joints (they do it too often for it to be individual player decisions) and late hits on the kicker/passer.

That's so 2013, moved onto other evil plans to take over the world.

Maybe the club should stop his wages whenever he is banned. At this rate we'd save a small fortune

Interesting fact: Since 2008, Gareth Hock has played 110 games and has been banned for 102.

That is a frightening stat. Says it all really.

It really begs the question "Why on earth did you sign him"?

Because he is a top class forward although he came with baggage. Was he worth the risk? Probably not but we were a team that nearly went out of business, so at the time i know i was excited by this signing but it's gamble that hasn't paid off you learn from your mistakes

At the time, Brian Noble was in charge and he obviously felt he could control him and in all fairness I don't recall him picking up a suspension at all during Nobles spell in charge? Infact, I'll go as far to say as he didn't pick up a single sin binning whilst BN was our head coach.

I'm sure someone will tell me otherwise if I'm wrong?

No he didn't but he got injured after 3 games and was then out for around 6-8 weeks by this time Harris had come in.

Wasn't he win binned away at London for punching one of their players who had wound him up in a previous tackle? I'm thinking a hooker/2nd rower on loan from one of the clubs up here. Scrum collapsed and Hock lumped him. Was utterly predictable as soon as the other player tried to hurt him a tackle or so earlier

Koukash talking about Hock, Sheens and the club on Sky Sports News

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Short of the Doc saying thanks for taking my money but please travel and fornicate that couldn't be much clearer for me.

Got to go after hearing those comments.

Yes,either that or his final warning.
I suspect that cancelling his contract would be very expensive and not straightforward,as has been discussed previously.
Koukash was shooting from the hip and the conversation could have been that we've tried the arm round the shoulder,which hasn't worked,so reminding him of what the future might hold if he doesn't change.
I don't think he's capable of changing. His last 2 suspensions have been so stupid. Wouldn't have been so bad if he'd had 6 games for flopping Westwood. He'd have had votes of support.

Yes Marwan does say after sitting down and talking to him so you can only imagine that Hock wasn't very apologetic.

Heard tonight that Koucash has sacked Gaz Hock.

If he's sacked him, possible big unfair dismissal claim on the way.