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| Quote shawshank="shawshank"Cash.'"
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This off field stuff? What is it, because if it is the same as last time Wigan would have to tell WADA and Hock would be banned, so that's not it.
Apparently the WEP will have IL's take on it tomorrow according to Phil Wilkinson on Twitter.
I can't see any good coming from this deal, our squad has been weakened so much in the last two years it beggers belief. Wane will be out of a job in 12 months because we won't win anything next year, then Sam's on his way. Great. More £££ in the bank.
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| I'm sick to death of people moaning about "ins and outs" over the past 2/3 seasons. The simple fact is, the salary cap prevents us from replacing top class players with top class players. There aren't enough top class players knocking about in super duper league and I suppose it's about bringing in the best of a bad bunch that will make us compete in SL, even if hock goes I'd still stay our squad is in the top 3 best in the league which speaks volumes for this league. Unless the cap changes this is how it will be from now on, the best players will go to union or the NRL. People moan about our signings but let me ask you this, who would you have rather had that was AVAILABLE. For Christ sake stop moaning and get on with it.
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| Quote jonh="jonh"He would have to be a current State of Origin player who brings that intimidation factor to the table. If that was the case the finances cannot add up in Wigan's favour.
If Moi Moi is part of the deal due to the Para link again not impressed especially when Masoe a 23 year old version of him is being offered around.
In order to replace Hock you will need an aggressive quality strike running player, he would have to come from the NRL and be real quality, as such he will be asking for double Hocks current wages at least, there is no guarantee he will settle. Financially and performance wise it's a massive risk to say the least.
If you throw a name out let's hear it as it would have to be Thaiday or Williams to offer what Hock does and clearly it will be neither.'"
You are barking up the wrong tree.
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| Quote dubairl="dubairl"also if hock goes this could be a massive test for wane.
he will have to play the sqaud under a strict structure kind of like when madge first came (became abit to strict the 2nd season), before madge none of the players were really seen as qaulity as they are now.'"
Given he deliberately moved away from the way Madge did things why do you think he will do this? He clearly thought Madge's approach was wrong.
Quote dubairla pack of,
mossop mcIlorum taylor
hansen hughes
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luaki/farrell/lloyd/gelling
there should be enough meters and grunt in that pack, also play a strict game plane with less errors and penaltys. if madge was still coach i am not sure if hock would even be starting as he doesn't like unstructured plays.'"
That pack will get beaten more often than it isn't and what happens if we pick up one or two injuries? Far too much pressure on Hansen and Lockers and if Wane continues with his nonsensical full contact training half of them [iwill [/ibe out injured 2/3 of the way through the season. Isn't Hughes destined for the centres anyway? Where you get the idea Hock wouldn't even get in a team coached by Madge God only knows.
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| Quote nohalfbacks="nohalfbacks"You are barking up the wrong tree.'"
Care to point me in the direction if the right tree?
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| Quote DaveO="DaveO"Given he deliberately moved away from the way Madge did things why do you think he will do this? He clearly thought Madge's approach was wrong.
That pack will get beaten more often than it isn't and what happens if we pick up one or two injuries? Far too much pressure on Hansen and Lockers and if Wane continues with his nonsensical full contact training half of them [iwill [/ibe out injured 2/3 of the way through the season. Isn't Hughes destined for the centres anyway? Where you get the idea Hock wouldn't even get in a team coached by Madge God only knows.'"
The pack will get beaten more often than it isn't? Give over. Who will beat it apart from wire, leeds and possibly saints. All of a sudden we are a mid table team then? Even though we are playing in the WORST super league standards since super league began?
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| Quote 21-12="21-12"I'm sick to death of people moaning about "ins and outs" over the past 2/3 seasons. The simple fact is, the salary cap prevents us from replacing top class players with top class players. '"
If we didn't sell 'em we wouldn't need to replace 'em would we!
Quote 21-12There aren't enough top class players knocking about in super duper league and I suppose it's about bringing in the best of a bad bunch that will make us compete in SL, even if hock goes I'd still stay our squad is in the top 3 best in the league which speaks volumes for this league. Unless the cap changes this is how it will be from now on, the best players will go to union or the NRL. People moan about our signings but let me ask you this, who would you have rather had that was AVAILABLE. For Christ sake stop moaning and get on with it.'"
When the quality is already at the club and we sell it then we are not looking at an availability problem are we?
As to availability then clearly anyone is available given the standard of player we are supposed to be making available ourselves. All we have to do is ask and for the right fee we can have who we like. Can't we? It's the way it seem to work when clubs come knocking on our door.
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| Quote jonh="jonh"Care to point me in the direction if the right tree?'"
Westwood?
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| "If we didn't sell em"
Sometimes you can't stop a player leaving and il be honest, if I was Gareth hock is take a 50% wage increase and a nice apartment over looking the beach, playing in the best league in the world over seeing scholes flats through my window and playing at belle vue on a Sunday afternoon.....wouldn't you?
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| Quote DaveO="DaveO"
Meanwhile we are discussing our team being dismantled whether Hock goes or not.
=#FF0000Even if he did the level of cynicism developing may well suggest any five year deals are just so he can sell them for more dosh in 12 months time!'"
I don't like losing players, however I would rather give them longer term contracts and cash in rather than two year contracts and let them go for nothing.
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| Quote DaveO="DaveO"Westwood?'"
That's my guess of who he's on about but surely nobody can see it?
He plays for the team with the most financial clout in the league, who IMO have the best squad, who haven't had any of their current front line players leave and he's just signed an extended contract in his testimonial year.
It'd need to be some offer!!!
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