Couldn't find the rumour thread (if there is one) but heard a very strong rumour (from a reliable source) that Gareth Hock is very likely to be a Warrington player next season. Not sure whether anyone else had heard similar?

Smith was bigging him up (rightly) after the Widnes game...

Given his past indiscretions and his pantomine villain status what would people's views on this be?

Cracking player, dodgy temperament

Waterhouse and Westwood are contracted for next year and they're better players anyway. This is a non starter.

Good player, seems to have come back with a better temper than last year. I hope this is true!

If you could iron out the dumb side of his game, fantastic player, better than Waterhouse for me and this season better than Westwood, who has looked a little flat.

why is it a non starter?

is there a rule that says you cant sign another forward? We could easily fit the 3 of them in a 17 man squad.

he will be leaving Wigan at the end of the season, that's guaranteed.... its anything but a non starter... I think there is every chance this could happen.

If there is a fee involved I can't see W*#%n selling to a rival like us even of he's not going to play for them again. Could you imagine the clause in the contract? Not to approach any W#%*n player on the pitch during a game and to be sent off for abusing the referee within 5 mins of the game starting.

Salford. Already a done deal.

heard this before the season started..the way we are playing atm i`d have him here tmrw..sir tony will sort his bad side out

Maybe the team have heard that Hock is coming to Warrington & are playing bad as a protest.

Someone told me the same story at the London game last Monday. He would add some bite to our forwards

Salary cap. Any spare wages from Morley/whoever leaving will go on their direct replacements.

Going to Parramatta along with another Wigan forward.

I'd love Hock at Warrington. He's a real dominating forward, even with the penalties he's more than worth it.

Just can't see Wigan selling him to us when Salford will probably be after him too.

I would welcome Hock at Warrington. Salford will be able to offer him more money but we will be able to offer chance of Trophies.

That said I think PY has got it spot on and Hock will end up at Parramatta

I thought he wanted to go to Aus next season?

hansen?

Dear god. With Hock in our line-up James Childs would have to take his socks off to keep track of the penalty count against us.

Who is it?

Unless it's one of the youngsters 'for the future' (something Parra generally don't care about) the only senior ones good enough for the NRL are Farrell (maybe), Hansen and O'Loughlin, and I don't think O'Loughlin would leave now.

I'd have him over Waterhouse anyday of the week

You say that, but having Westwood AND Hock in the back row would be a recipe for disaster. Probably two of the best second rowers in the competition, but they both give away too many penalties and can be hot headed (Westwood slightly less so than Hock).

One of the best in the world, I don't like him as a person, but he's incredible player, he'd fit in perfectly, all his offloads, power, it's all adds up really, smith singing his praises, warm embraces between the pair before and after the game on good Friday, cooper off to the nrl...perfect way for hock to slip in

So we have one definite to Salford, one definite to Parramatta and one maybe to Warrington. We can't ALL be right and I'm not sure which horse to back....and that my friends is why I'm an atheist (and I don't gamble).

I heard it was Mossop, on the bottom of that Cooper NRL article.

I do find it kind of unlikely that Parramatta could sign both.

There is still a salary cap to stay within. Hayne and Sandow take up a large chunk of it. Willie Tonga isn't cheap, and they have Will Hopoate coming in next year on (supposedly) $800,000, as well as Corey Norman from the Broncos, and reportedly Josh Papalii from the Raiders.