Well it can't be "sacking" them per se. Otherwise we could sack half the team and start afresh.

I know. Would like to go against 'The Spirits' again.

Hard to say but i'd guess a full seasons worth of cap space would be at least 100k for a player of Hocks calibre.

I think "shin splints" was the reason that was publicised.

Indeed.

Room to bring someone in this year?

No, but gross misconduct is slightly different to wanting to release someone for poor form.

That being said, this is the RFL, who knows how it will work.

Denis Moron was "sacked" wasn't he? I think Cock's remaining salary would be off the cap.

I wouldn't bother tbh as we have more then enough cover.

We should replace Bailey for next year now though. An attacking second row forward should be on the list if we can't get one of the right quality.

Shouldn't really laugh but 'white lines' by Grandmaster Falsh has just come on VH! classic while I was reading this thread.

On a serious note, what a waste of a talent, one of our biggest players has just thrown his career away, wouldn't mind so much if it wasn't a player we often had to rely on.

Isn't that when he did his knee Ligaments against Bradford ruling him out of the season?

The club said he'd be back for the start of 2006 but his comeback kept being put back week on week due to another injury problem occuring.

I remember he finally came back at Salford.

Is it actually 'Twice as sweet as sugar' or 'Twice as pretty as salt'...?

I'm not convinced...!

You'd know all about the Friday night posts wouldn't you!

Did somebody say Communist Cap?

You're probably right. I think he had complications with his shins that kept him out longer than expected. I remember a lot of people complaining that it was due to all the hill-running they were doing at the time, under the then conditioner, whose name escapes me.

6.21pm on a Wednesday....

Badwanger is an inadvertent comic genius.

As well as that comment on Jonathan Davies (which he then attempted to justify in a series of bizarre posts) he actually said at one point on the Super Duper thread when desperately claiming that the international scene is in good shape that England would "walk all over" the other teams in that competition. Never has the phrase "you couldn't make it up" been more appropriate....



When I questioned whether he really thought England would walk all over the Kiwis and Aussies, Badwanger did issue a rare retraction (perhaps even the most fervent of pro-CC believers can occasionally realise they've taken a step too far) and claimed a "slight misunderstanding". Apparently he thought I was talking about the England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland tournament (yes, I know...

).

There were too many classic pro-CC comments on that thread to include in my sig unfortunately. I'll leave you with the following, from McLennan, talking about recent developments in the two rugby codes:

"I don't think you can point at Super League and say it's not grown as much as the British RU club scene."

In a word, no.

(by the way is bitter as salt

)

Nigel Ashley-Jones?

That must have been Nigel Ashley-Jones......................everyone hated that bloke for some reason!

I suppose it shows how desperate we all actually were when the fitness conditioner was getting blamed for our likely relegation

Hey up, bit of scandle in Wiggin, and you're back!!!!

Kick us why we're down why dont you!

Having been suspended by the RFL though - he is technically not a RL player and so shouldn't count on the cap.

I went through the 80's singing 'pretty'. oh it!

Assuming Hock's found guilty and we sack him, the good news is that only a set of Wigan hating muppets would rule that he should still count on the CC.

The bad news is that the RFL will be taking that decision....

I expect another "Spirit of the Cap" breach is coming...

He doesnt come across as the sharpest knife the the draw..

If he gets a 2 year ban for me wont be enough.

Cheats or drug takes need to be banned from sports for life not 2 years.

No it wasn't NAJ



It was the fella who we got from Leeds, big bloke with a goatee. Steve Walsh?

Didnt he end up involved in the coaching somehow until Noble got shut of him?