No. Are you uncomfortable with people not from these parts?

I apologise, it was a heartless comment. In future I will stick to wishing career ending injuries on opposition players for pulling a shirt.

Are you ever going to post anything of any worth on this forum?

I doubt he ever will he wouldn’t want to set a precedent after all.

I feel more comfortable fitting in with the majority.

All joking aside

You are bloody boring.

Cant you go bother your wife or something?

He's using her to type with.

Has he signed yet then or what??

It's the middle of summer in Aus and all the crayons are melting. It's holding his signature up.

Phil Wilkinson's just tweeted:

So does anyone know what is actually going on with Mr Hock or are people just making it up?

On the one hand we hear the Eels interest has ended, but that Wigan have given his shirt number to Farrell and told Hock to find another club anyway, on the other hand we hear he is staying at Wigan.

I am assuming that, unless there are issues that would allow Wigan to dispense with his services, they cant just say cheerio without reaching some sort of pay off arrangement.

Ignoring any other issues the man is an immense playing talent and I would have thought he would have plenty of suitors, albeit that most clubs over here have more or less finished their recruitment. Wigan are too astute though to just allow such a quality player to go, the club has been coping with big egos and spats between players and between players and coaches for years, unless of course there are other issues affecting things!

I guess we will have to wait and see!

Well if that is true that will put to bed once and for all the idea that contracts aren't worth the paper they are written on.

Be interesting to see what Wigan say about the matter because if the saga is now over the club really ought to set the record straight and benefit from a few more season ticket renewals! I won't hold my breath though. PR is not a club strong point.

Bobby Goulding, who started this ball rolling last week, is now informing all and sundry that Hock has played his last game for Wigan anyway.
Someone somewhere knows what's going on so, come on and let's all be informed---- if there ever was anything in it.

This is the same Bobby(ie) Goulding who is crying in the RL press that nobody in RL wants anything to do with him, and that he may be forced to speak to RU.

What has that got to do with this? It was Goulding who broke the story on twitter first so someone in RL clearly [idoes[/i have something to do with him and that is surely what is relevant here?

I am not saying he is right this time but it's a bit churlish to put him down when he was in fact correct at the start of all this.

I think the club needs to get a grip and realise things like Twitter drive news far faster than the old days where the odd press conference was news enough. It always seems to be reacting rather than setting the agenda and so now no sooner do we hear off Wilkinson Hock is staying we have another source who has already been proved correct once saying he is leaving regardless.

I don't think the Eels are prepared to pay the compensation we want for cutting a 4 year contract short tbh.

I'm not sure of the rules myself, and it seems very strange, but seen a few people saying that if Parramatta were to pay a fee it would count on their salary cap. I know in SL fees dont count but maybe they do in the NRL?

Phil Wilkinson has just said "Hock to stay... and he's not the only one! Expect some Warriors news shortly." on twitter.

Hmmm sounds interesting.

New deals for Charnley, Lockers & Micky Mac.

George?

That's what I was hoping, Unless he was just referring to the new deals handed out.

We live in hope

I'm feeling much more positive about the season if Hock is staying. He's our 'go to' man in the pack and along with Tomkins will always give you a sniff of winning any game.

Great news about the new deals as well. These were signed ages ago I believe but it's nice to have confirmation. It's also nice to see that the club are looking after Lockers both in the short term and long term by offering him a deal on the coaching staff when he retires.

As long as Hock does stay we'll do ok next year. I'd love to sign an experienced centre but we can't have everything.

I've always been a big Hock fan, but thinking about him and winning games, I am struggling to remember any where he has actually come up with something which has made a major difference in a tight game, which forwards like Graham, Lockers, Sinfield, Peacock, Westwood (even the likes of Feka) etc could reel off. Cameos within games he certainly has in his cv.

Would love to be proven wrong.

He was pretty immense against Saints at Langtree park for starters.