i hope we sign him

if only to see the moral outrage on here.

in all seriousness it could be Smiths 'cantona' signing..... the taming of the wild beast.

put him on a 1 year contract with behavioral clauses and a reduced salary... if he behaves, genius signing and we will all be happy as larry.... misbehave and we get rid.

A controlled Gareth Hock is one of the best second rowers I the world. As said, it could be a stroke of genius, but hes had more than enough chances to change. Unfortunately, I can't post my genuine views of him on here without by passing several swear filters.

The difference is Hock will be 32 next season. Cantona was about 25/26 when he signed for United, and he signed from the defending champions.

The debate about trouble maker v great player was valid a few years ago but when was Hock last a really influential player in Super League.

I can't remember him being talked about as a Man of Steel candidate for years.

He was a real top player from 2006 to 2009. Then he was getting back to that level in 2012. But his more recent record has been patchy.

Yes if he could recover his form of 2006 to 2009 under Tony Smith he would be a great signing but then if Roy Asotasi could recover his form of 2006 to 2009 under Tony Smith we would steamroller teams with our front row next season because Asotasi was one of the best props in the world back then.

spoilsport

Well I don't know what to make of it tbh.
12 month ago I said Hock had been speaking to Warrington and I came in for some flak and deservedly so on the back of what happened.
I couldn't prove to any of you that Hock said he was in talks with Wire. I felt it was my duty to tell and be dammed, and dammed I was.

If Hock isn't signed by us then it's highly likely I took some bs from him.
If he does sign, then although not guaranteed, it does seem likely that he did say the truth and what helps to prove what I said about Hock coming really wasn't made up.

I got all the jibes about hearing voices, which I took in good faith. I'd like to think that I've given you posts of info that proves creditable since that time.

He will end up in RU.

Would Hock understand the rules of RU?......

stamp, eye gouge and stand around alot doing nothing...... he sounds well suited to me.

The saving grace for his age is that he's missed a hell of a lot of rugby over the years. He's guaranteed 4/5 weeks off a year, plus the 2 year holiday he had.

Problem being, the likelyhood of him looking after his body ala Morley, Menzies etc is slim to zero!

Thanks but no thanks for me, I'd sooner pay a little bit more and take a punt on Westerman or Whitehead

Hock was spotted in Warrington meat market!

I had a conversation with a very high profile player not so long after the incident where Hock ran into the ref.
He raised the very point that Hock had would know what those actions would get him.
He questioned it being an accident.

duckie I think you are wasted on this forum, the audience isn't big enough

You should have a RL transfer gossip column in one of the trade papers, or at least set up your own blog or twitter.

Look how people on here go mad about that RL Mole guy with his twitter rumours. Once you built up a reputation you would be talked about on every rugby league forum, "have you seen what the Duck has tweeted today?"

The Mole v The Duck

I'd be likened Nosey Parker. I'd rather not thanks.

The difference between them is the Mole is a respected journalist with genuine links in every NRL team and does break news & transfers before anyone else. Rubber D1ckie is just some internet poster who makes things up working on the basis that sooner or later something he says may come true.

The refs in Yawnion had better get on the weights then.

Unfortunately your as wrong as your spelling.

its you're

Post of the year

It's you're.

Nosey Parker would never make such a rookie grammatical error.

no, but in league weekly there's a good chance part of the column would not be printed mid sentence.

Nice one.
So you see, I'll just stick to posting what I hear about Warrington that may interest some and perhaps not.