How's the car Tom ?

Back from the dead! Been driving her today

Why?

He's a very highly rated young player who's contracted.

He and Sandow will form a very good partnership imo.

Depends on the player himself though,and what he wants to do?

Smailes aware of the Hock rumour for a week. Wigan want to keep Hock. Smailes thinks it's unlikely but wouldn't rule it out.

Another with baggage but talent as well. Incidentally not following your lot but aware you have a good pack who would make way for him and a decent wage?

can see 1 of fitz or lauaki leaving next year

Lauaki. Would be very good business. I admit to taking the high ground in the past on these things, but worn down by 3 years of crapness has led to me rejecting my principles and embracing rank hypocrisy.

You rugby whore you!

Bring it on! Going for Leon Pryce, Ryan Hudson and Stuart Reardon next. Would entertain the idea of a really bad boy from Aus, but there are enough clubs in our city looking utter @rses over visa debacles right now.

Interesting. Not the poledancing one then?

Hocks signed a 5 year deal with Wigan - just been announced at our fans forum.

Right, that one's sorted then.

Well actually I think Leon Price would be good...we would just have to make sure we have plastic glasses in the bar

Might be something in what got posted yesterday then , about signing for Wigan but wanting out of it after what hull have offered him !

Lets put this "silly" Hock rumour to bed now, Wigan have poured cold water on it Hock is going nowhere and never was we have official confirmation from Ian Lenagan himself he is a Wigan player for 5 years, he was hardly going to up sticks after Wigan stuck by him for 2 years, fought to get him back training earlier all because he was offered more money to play for a 2nd rate coach and i'm being kind with 2nd rate and a team (half of which are due to start their pensions sooner than later) thats won nothing for 6 years something that looks unlikely to change anytime soon

Or just maybe it was complete and utter bollox from the very begining.

No I do not believe it was, we went in for him.

I cant bloody wait till the next time we play you lot........Seriously predicting a big win for Hull FC.

Can i ask why you are so confident?

I can't believe that it was ever a serious consideration to leave though. A 5 year deal represents a big commitment from Wigan towards him, which will no doubt be represented in a large salary towards the latter end of that contract.

All that anyones heard from Hock is that he couldn't wait to get back in training with the squad, that he felt he owed the club and incredible amount and that he wanted to repay the club for the large amount of support they have shown him over the last 2 years.

Fookme, someone has a chip on their shoulder, bit of sucess after nearly being relegated twice and the egos inflate to epic proportions.

Hock has all the tools to be one of the best forwards in the world.

So had Mason according to you lot.