: Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:30 pm  

He was in Ibiza during the week off, and was asking what has been said a few posts previous. This has relayed back to me by someone who is over there at the moment.

: Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:36 pm  

Ibiza

Its a good job thats not the sort of place that lends itself recreational drug use

: Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:36 pm  

random_dav wrote:

He was in Ibiza during the week off, and was asking what has been said a few posts previous. This has relayed back to me by someone who is over there at the moment.

That is ridiculous management by the club if thats true. By all means allow him to get away somewhere quiet to get away from the media attention.

But IBIZA?!?!?!

Seriously, send him to the south for a bit. Won't hear a word about it there.

: Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:46 pm  

inside_man wrote:

That is ridiculous management by the club if thats true. By all means allow him to get away somewhere quiet to get away from the media attention.

But IBIZA?!?!?!

Seriously, send him to the south for a bit. Won't hear a word about it there.

Why send him down here?

: Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:59 pm  

he came out the night after the gb game and went home the next weekend

: Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:00 pm  

Smooth Stu wrote:

Why send him down here?

as a punishment

: Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:33 am  

redeverready wrote:

If he's banned he can have no rugby related contact with the club.

Ahh didn't know that, I suppose that means we can't really pay him a small wage to keep him here either then? If that's the case it's up to him what he does and we should assess the situation in two years. At least it's a position that we can cover for (with Hansen, Tomkins, O'Loughlin, Mossop, Farrell and Flanagan all fairly young back rowers with bright futures, or a bright present in some cases). Nevertheless he will be missed as he's a quality player, shame about his lack of a brain.

: Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:36 am  

The club can employ him in the community development team whilst he is suspended according to the editorial in LE this week.

: Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:39 am  

AJ wrote:

The club can employ him in the community development team whilst he is suspended according to the editorial in LE this week.

Good idea that, kind of like community service. Dunno whether Hock would agree to it though, at the end of the day he'll know that a decent super league club will sign him after his ban so why bother trying to make it up to Wigan?

: Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:42 am  

Grimmy wrote:

Good idea that, kind of like community service. Dunno whether Hock would agree to it though, at the end of the day he'll know that a decent super league club will sign him after his ban so why bother trying to make it up to Wigan?

True, if he truely is as repentant as is alleged, then you would hope he would stay, assuming the club stands by him.

At first, I wanted him sacked and nowhere near the club, but the more I think about it, if the club doesnt retain his regristration and bring him bac in two years, then another club will only sign him up, so from a purely playing perspective, perhaps we should keep him.

But I hope he goes through the right channels and uses any community education opportunity to ensure others dont follow his lead. That and bin off his current selection of pals.