That was a really good post! There is absolutely nothing to suggest he will change.

That said, I hope he has enough decency to recognise the life-line Leigh have thrown him. I don't mean this to sound condescending to Leigh but the step down may be a humbling experience. Working for a club who has to fight for every penny and playing amongst lads who do this for a fraction of what he earns may prick his conscience and make him reflect.

As for the Twitter incident Mish mentioned, I had no idea about that, not being media savvy an all. Little worried though that, once again, he failed to exercise self-control after all that's gone on!

Finally, given he is media savvy I suspect he may be casting an eye over this thread. If he is, I'd like to say welcome (to my second club, and this coming from a Saint) Leigh. They are the best supporters you will ever play for and as loyal as could be. The slate is clean. DON'T LET US DOWN!!!!

Are Leigh just trying to put more bums on seats with the signing of Hock?

Does the current squad, that are champions and still have great momentum - plus still loads more to come yet - REALLY need Hock?

Leigh are already there to be shot at this season, will Hock handle that or go OTT?

Has Rowley given himself extra workload he can really do without? Eye-off-the-ball and all that.

People seem to be misunderstanding what Gareth Hock is all about. If I was a Leigh fan, I would have absolutely no concerns over Gareth Hock upsetting the dressing room. Infact I imagine it will lift the players to have someone of Gareth's reputation in English RL sharing the dressing room with them. You only have to take a look at the tweets from Marwan Koukash and the players alike when it was announced that Hock would be leaving Salford, they were all very positive and it was obvious they would miss him around the place.

Where the major issue/risk through signing Gareth Hock comes from within his own head, whilst he is on a RL pitch. I don't know what it is, but whenever he steps onto that grass he turns into a ticking time bomb which you just know is going to explode at any time. Sure, with his talent he can be a huge asset to any team in the Championship but he could also cost you games through his stupidity and petulance whether this is through a sin-binning, sending off or suspensions. In the Championship this might not be an issue, as without Gaz Hock it would seem Leigh are the better team anyway so if you can potential afford for him to sit on the sidelines for a good few weeks of the season then he's worth a punt. Unfortunately, in Super League we cant afford for one of our more expensive players not to be making a positive impact on the team.

I hope it works out for you and Gaz. During his last two bans with us, I have had concerns over the guys mental state. Without RL where would Hock be? I assume either inside or dead. He needs the sport in his life and this really is his last chance to do something with his career. Lets hope he realises this and Leigh reap the benefits.

Good post...

Sorry mate but by that reckoning if say Danny Brough/Greg Inglis etc etc. became available we shouldnt go for them because we already have a settled half back pairing?

One would hope that Gareth realises that he cant have many 'lives' left and will go that extra mile on what is being called by some his 'last chance saloon' to just show them and himself what he can really do - only time will tell and I would sooner have him in my squad than in an opponents thats for sure.

Knowing Paul as I do he never takes his eye off the ball, he is a very clever and shrewd operator.

I want to believe you're right because the opposite could prove to be very costly in more ways than one.

Come on, Leigh!!!

Fax fans said the same about Barlow. How many clubs had he had? 7 in about as many seasons? It seems to have worked out for him at Leigh.

Love him or hate him Hock is super league quality with the experience Leigh need if to get promotion this year. Players come with reputations but if PR thinks he has the man management skills to deal with Hock then let him have ago, one thing for sure if Hock does sign and PR does manage him correctly then Leigh will of gained a high quality experienced super league and international player.

Hock is an international/ NRL standard player nevermind SL

Greg at last you seem to be right

Sam Barlow was the Pantomime Villain in our Division , where Gareth is the same in RL in Britain , I think Paul and his Staff will know what to expect and hopefully Gareth will prove an inspired signing , of course that is IF he has signed .

I said before it will be interesting to see the opinions of the Leigh Fans who said NO to signing Gareth change if he signs , what a pack we will have then , we already have the BEST pack in this Division and to add a Quality Player like Gareth would be a coup no doubt , no wonder Fax and Bradford fans don't want us to sign him .

I was hoping that he wouldn't sign, but he's signed now, so my thoughts now on reflection are;

I don't think he will cause dressing room problems, as someone has already said, seemed he got on well with the Salford dressing room.

He will have brain farts during some games, but if he gives away some silly penalties, it's a case of who doesn't concede penalties? And back ourselves to defend off the back of it.

If he repeats any of the extreme brain farts (going in with knees, colliding with refs etc..) and gets a hefty ban, then hope club can discipline him accordingly.

Ultimately, hope we're not going all out for promotion at a cost of financial stability.