Hock was banned. Wigan stood by Hock and offered him both a contract and rehabilitation to help him in the long run. Hock signed said contract presumably agreeing with all the contents. Hock then had two wage increases on top of the original contract, which you may or may not believe were deserved. Hock then believes he is worth more than he is being paid, even though he agreed to the original contract and the two subsequent pay increases.

So the question has to be asked, why did he sign the contract if he believed it was so below him? Has he forgotten all the support Wigan gave to him? If indeed he did use the interest from Oz to demand a higher wage, then the club has every right to refuse.

There could well be more to this than has been announced. But it seems there is no arguing that Hock wanted more money, the club didn't believe he deserved this money. Whether this is the main issue or not, I believe this shows that Hock very quickly forgot how the club stood by him. You can argue that he is entitled to do this, after all he is just an employee at a place of work the same as any of us, but you'd like to think that he would have showed some loyalty to those who stuck by him. The silence from Hock's corner in response is absolutely deafening.

Did Lenagan state in that press release that he had spoke "face to face" with Hock?

That's not interpretation, that is published in black and white.

Wigan chairman Ian Lenagan stood by Hock during his drugs ban, but added: "Gareth Hock has made it clear in face-to-face discussions with me and via his agent that he has no intention of playing for the Wigan club.

Is it not time this was locked, as it's just going round in ever decreasing circles now?

No what your saying is that you believe IL isn't telling the truth, aren't you?

I think Pie Eyed summed it up perfectly, we're going round in circles with rumour and innuendo that potentially could get some people into a lot of trouble. The main subject matter about Hock himself hasn't really been discussed for some time now, so it's probably best if we leave this thread alone for now.

Representation has been made to the site about some of the subject matter in this thread and "[ipeople from within the club are aware of the false comments....... and if it persists then they will persue the matter further.[/i"

I would suggest people don't repeat any of the rumours or even imply what they are, even by PM. Closing this thread doesn't mean people can start the same conversations on the Wane thread, thanks.