JackH wrote:
Not annoyed at Hock because it's fully understandable why he'd want to go, but it's just depressing that we can barely keep our good players.
I'd e annoyed if he wanted to go and with good reason. He signed a contract and should honour it. Simple as that.
And that is before you factor in the help he got off the club during his two year ban that probably went a long way to saving his career.
Can't believe we've kept Pat Richards this long, at least there's that.
The reason we have kept pat Richards is because he has chosen to honour his contract.
Look at the difference between the two situations (if Hock asks to be released which it isn't clear he has done yet).
Wigan have no reason to sell Hock. In fact given it will weaken the side even further than it has been already you would think any inquiry for one of its best players would be met with a polite but firm refusal in exactly the same way Bradford knocked back Leeds inquiry for their centre this week.
The fact it clearly has not been met with a refusal given it's now reported on the BBC that discussions are on-going between Wigan and Parra calls into question just what on earth IL's is doing here. The report should be reading "Wigan refuse to sell Hock to Parra" not we are in discussions with them about selling him.
