I'd suggest we would be doing the youngsters a service. They would understand that if they make themselves of extreme value they can behave as they wish.

We arent privvy to wether he has been tested before though are we? Maybe he has slipped through the net. I honestly dont know how often players are tested

There is a Hock thread people.

why what's happened with hock?

He's retired to become a priest to a small Nigerian village for a couple of years.

He was asked to go as a missionary to St Helens, but it was considered too dangerous so he chose Helmand Province instead.

ahhhh ok. Some silly wire fans have been speculating about something to do with talcum powder, wum's as usual i suppose.

so has noble actually gone or not?

I'm starting to think not tbh.

I would expect it to be announced tomorrow

the timing did seem a little strange,with noone else avaliable

Gord knows.

The 'Sun' is reporting he has six weeks ot save his job.

I highly doubt he will go before the end of the season. Especially if IL has lined up Kearney. There would be no point.

yes but that news is 6 weeks out of date

Well we will see tomorrow.

My mate has recieved his usual email from Wigan inviting him down to the weekly press conference with Brian Noble tomorrow so i'm not getting my hopes up.

It may just be a standard email they send each week and they've not bothered to change it but i have a feeling Noble is still with us yet.

That will be an automated email.

But that was published on the 22nd.

What is the date now?

25th here.

Of June.

OK.

Noble has been sacked as of the 24.

God I'm just so sick of this, has he hasn't he gone thing, I just wanna get up tomorrow check Teletext and see he's gone.

Why am I starting to get the feeling that all this 'Noble is gone' stuff is one of those subconscious attempts to deal with disaster (Gaz Hock) by unintentionally inventing a good news story?

Thats what i hoped.