: Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:08 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

Good god. People do some silly things in life, don't they.

We'll say things like "what others would do to be in his shoes" etc, but at the end of the day twenty something rugby players are prone to doing some pretty silly things with themselves - drugs, spit roasting, D and D, assault the list goes on.

I'm sure when he's 40, he'll kick himself, but as Rod said "I wish that I knew what I know now, when I was younger."

It's sad isn't it.

Even taking the glory(well even at Wigan he gets abit) away and the fact that it's such a dream job you've got the fact that a lad like Hock who's thick as a barndoor is earning something in the region of 120-150k a year which is an unbelievable wage for anybody.

He should feel honoured and privaliged that he's got such an amazing career that people would do for free but the guys that thick he doesn't realise it and has thrown it all away!

Re: BREAKING NEWS GARETH HOCK : Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:39 pm  

Doogal wrote:

Has been tested positive for Cocaine!

Please be careful of your replies!

Get him in that dragon boa, he will make it zoom along.

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:53 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

I know to some it'll be a laugh because it's a Wigan player but nobody should really find this funny......................it's fooking embarrasing for everybody concerned with Rugby League.

I doub't think many would disagree with that. Of course people are going to make jokes about it and have a laugh but most would agree that is is bad for the game on the whole and the players who take the risk are stupid for not only risking their own careers but also for risking bad press for the game.

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:54 pm  

SAINT ANDREW wrote:

dont be so gullable.

It was a genuine question. People are claiming it's rife but only the odd one gets caught. The two things don't go together to me. Are the tests fiddled? If so then why werent they fiddled for Hock?
No, either loads of players are not into it, or something is being fiddled somewhere.

I'm asking.

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:55 pm  

SAINT ANDREW wrote:

the truth of the matter is that this is rife throughout rugby league in general with some clubs worse than others.

Very true, fingers xssed we are ok!!!

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:58 pm  

donkey O'tay wrote:

It was a genuine question. People are claiming it's rife but only the odd one gets caught. The two things don't go together to me. Are the tests fiddled? If so then why werent they fiddled for Hock?
No, either loads of players are not into it, or something is being fiddled somewhere.

I'm asking.

Just google "how to evade a drugs test"
evidently hock didn't
basically its really easy and a google search shows up companies who will sell compounds that will mask cocaine.

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:15 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

Just google "how to evade a drugs test"
evidently hock didn't
basically its really easy and a google search shows up companies who will sell compounds that will mask cocaine.

Well, well, you learn something new everyday. This Hock chap was stupid in more ways than one then.

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:19 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

As it's Hock and Wigan

If it were one of our 'boys' I'd be ashamed and want them sacked. Hopefully Wigan will do the honourable thing...

Like you did with Pryce I assume...

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:20 pm  

In Torment In Hell wrote:

Scrum-cap sales about to plummet.....

Why?

Is Wilkin retiring?

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:20 pm  

donkey O'tay wrote:

Well, well, you learn something new everyday. This Hock chap was stupid in more ways than one then.

Perhaps he was stupid enough to believe a google add