Re: Hock : Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:18 pm  

If Hock leaves then we will have NO attacking options in the pack. Lockers, Hansen, Mcilorum are all workhorses with little game changing ability.

Add into the mix we've lost two strike backs in Tommy and Carmont then it's painstakingly obvious to me all other teams need to do next season is mark Sam out of the game.

God knows what happens when Sam leaves.

I have supported IL to the hilt but he's watched over the biggest destruction of a quality team that I've ever seen in any sport.

[DaveO]

Re: Hock : Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:19 pm  

fatbaztod100 wrote:

If Hock moves it is 'The king is dead, long live the king' scenario. The same will be said with Tomkins, SOL, HH, or anybody else who moves on to pastures new for more money. One day all these players will be retired and forgotten, the same with Faz, Rads and the others from the team from 10 years or so ago.

There is a slight flaw in your argument here. We aren't getting any new kings. A few pretenders to the throne maybe.

Re: Hock : Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:37 pm  

Second year in a row, we've lost a player we didn't expect to lose and will receive a transfer fee. So what?

We cant keep losing the quality we do, IL's ability to release anyone from a contract is ridiculous, with Hock gone, the one bit of spark in our pack is gone.

Unless Wigan want rid - for whatever bad apple reason - which doesn't seem to be rumored, I cant understand why we are letting him go.

So much for us standing by him.

Its season ticket renewal time, and whilst my money & application form are ready to go, I'm questioning whether it's worth bothering. I'm utterly disillusioned with RL and Wigan aren't helping, we've announced 2 more sponsors in the past day, so what? It means nothing without a successful team, which with Hock now going and the expected departures of Mossop and more importantly Sam in 12 months, its only getting worse.

[Pemps]

Re: Hock : Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:45 pm  

Where has the expected departure of Mossop come from?

Re: Hock : Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:49 pm  

I'm basing it on all the rumours from the other threads about him having an NRL release or being off to Souths on some kind of loan deal.

Re: Hock : Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:55 pm  

Been told gaz as signed today 1 down upto 2 more to go.

Re: Hock : Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:57 pm  

Why are more going?

Re: Hock : Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:01 pm  

Cash.

Re: Hock : Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:07 pm  

AJ wrote:

Why are more going?

Look out your window. Can you see golden sunny beaches, palm trees, beautiful blonde women holding cans of frosty cold beer?

Re: Hock : Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:09 pm  

So we 'are' trying to do it on the cheap ?

If Hock goes, the quality in the team will fall even more.

Sam T will certainly be off if he thinks he is having to do everything. That scenario didn't help us when we had Trent Barrett.