i heard it from the horses mouth this morning hes flying out before the end of the week!!!!!!

Thought he had a offer from Wigan and had been training the house down?

If true though you can't blame him a totally fresh start and a chance to test yourself against the best.

By "Horses mouth" I'm assuming you have spoken to Gaz this morning then??????????

hes been working for the firm i sub contract to and didnt turn in on friday and this morning when he walked in the guy who runs it asked where he was on friday and he replied "i may aswell tell you ive been sorting out a contract with penrith panthers its a 3 year deal" and at that he walked out

He's off to sort out his house even though the deal has only been agreed 'in principle'?

Hock's agent in trying to up his price shocker.

That`s right. The deal has been agreed "in principle". Where you are going to live etc is part of the "detail" that has to be sorted.

Gutted & really disappointed with him if this is true

So Hock finding a house that he likes is a requirement of the deal?

Sorry to sound skeptical, but I'd have thought he'd wait until the deal was actually signed before he went all the way to Aus to start house-hunting.

Don't be sorry - it's the biggest load of rubbish on this board for a while (Wire trolls excluded....)

Mate - If Gaz Hock has told you that he is going to Australia, you'd better go and scour the streets of SALTZBURG in a few days, for a rather confused looking young man wearing shorts and wondering why it's bloody freezing.

We still hold his paper work till is contract is officially up

And we'll still be holding his contract next season.

This rumour is, as others have said, a genuine pile of tripe.

Yeh I spoke to Gaz 'Ock this morning and he told me he's got at 10 year deal lined up to play for South Sydney, then Russell Crowe's going to get him into Hollywood to be the next Vinny Jones.