Re: Hock : Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:37 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

How is that relevant?

Its a play on words about the comment of Hock running away from Mason and then Mason promptly runs away from an accident.

Fairly smart, raised a smile, handy timing that Mason and Hock both get public cock ups in the same week

Re: Hock : Wed Feb 18, 2015 9:03 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

Its a play on words about the comment of Hock running away from Mason and then Mason promptly runs away from an accident.

Fairly smart, raised a smile, handy timing that Mason and Hock both get public cock ups in the same week

Haha no need to try and patronise me mate, I understand puns and such like. It was just irrelevant, as are most things Rogues posts.

Re: Hock : Wed Feb 18, 2015 10:35 pm  

SLS wrote:

Wouldn't describe James Graham as a classic ball player yet Hock is the best ball handling forward of the past decade !

Wiganers. Brilliant.

Ok smart arris you obviously have difficulty in following anything that doesn't comply with your views.
I'm over 50 and when I started watching league virtually every team had a forward who could off load lay a ball off to supporting players. Today they are virtually non existent due to all coaches being obsessed with forward stereotypes who all run with their heads down looking to go no further than the advantage line with 4 more similar players sitting on the bench. I believe Hock to be a throwback to those days when more risks were taken and is a very under rated exponent of that craft.
I believe and said that Graham is an excellent player and one of the best uk props I have ever seen but his MAJOR strength isn't his ability with the ball - not doubting his ability just don't believe that it is his greatest asset.
Tchhh a Saints fan hey who can't understand a counter argument or take the time to read and digest the arguement. You couldn't make it up.

Re: Hock : Thu Feb 19, 2015 12:51 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

Haha no need to try and patronise me mate, I understand puns and such like. It was just irrelevant, as are most things Rogues posts.

It was not meant as patronising.

I was simply responding to a question.

Always the difficulty with message boards. They do not convey tone.

To me it was revelvant to the bit that rouges quoted and I assumed you had missed that part.

Re: Hock : Thu Feb 19, 2015 12:51 pm  

It looks as though Hock may have burned his bridges at Salford: 'Koukash was less emphatic about the future of troubled Salford forward Gareth Hock, however, who was banned for sic [sic] games this week for foul play. "It’s up to Gareth now," said Koukash. "But I think, sitting with him at the weekend talking with him about his future in rugby league, maybe the time has come for Gareth to see what else he wants to do other than rugby league."' http://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_170 ... ukash.html

It looks as though Hock may have burned his bridges at Salford: 'Koukash was less emphatic about the future of troubled Salford forward Gareth Hock, however, who was banned for sic [sic] games this week for foul play. "It’s up to Gareth now," said Koukash. "But I think, sitting with him at the weekend talking with him about his future in rugby league, maybe the time has come for Gareth to see what else he wants to do other than rugby league."' http://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_170 ... ukash.html

Re: Hock : Thu Feb 19, 2015 1:16 pm  

Hock makes too many mistakes to be described as a great anything.

Re: Hock : Thu Feb 19, 2015 1:19 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

It was not meant as patronising.

I was simply responding to a question.

Always the difficulty with message boards. They do not convey tone.

To me it was revelvant to the bit that rouges quoted and I assumed you had missed that part.

Think Mr Girraffes paranoia has seen off his sense of humour.

Re: Hock : Thu Feb 19, 2015 4:58 pm  

Itchy Arsenal wrote:

Ok smart arris you obviously have difficulty in following anything that doesn't comply with your views.
I'm over 50 and when I started watching league virtually every team had a forward who could off load lay a ball off to supporting players. Today they are virtually non existent due to all coaches being obsessed with forward stereotypes who all run with their heads down looking to go no further than the advantage line with 4 more similar players sitting on the bench. I believe Hock to be a throwback to those days when more risks were taken and is a very under rated exponent of that craft.
I believe and said that Graham is an excellent player and one of the best uk props I have ever seen but his MAJOR strength isn't his ability with the ball - not doubting his ability just don't believe that it is his greatest asset.
Tchhh a Saints fan hey who can't understand a counter argument or take the time to read and digest the arguement. You couldn't make it up.

Grahams MAJOR strength is his all round game, more drives, more meters, more tackles and BALL DISTRIBUTION throughout the seventy minutes he usually plays.

Re: Hock : Thu Feb 19, 2015 5:56 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

It was not meant as patronising.

I was simply responding to a question.

Always the difficulty with message boards. They do not convey tone.

To me it was revelvant to the bit that rouges quoted and I assumed you had missed that part.

Fair enough mate. Reading back I was being a bit of an ar$e to be fair.

Re: Hock : Thu Feb 19, 2015 6:22 pm  

Billinge_Lump wrote:

Hock makes too many mistakes to be described as a great anything.

A great pillock?