I think his comment was tongue in cheek...

I think a decent offloader is something our squad lacks in the forwards. Providing he throws them at the right time it should add another dimension to our play, especially with excellent broken play runners like Sam and Tommy on the end of them.

It's OK, he's been on the Saints forum and I don't think he's the sharpest tool in the box.

I expect him to be blooded to begin match fitness for the rest of season. Saying that, there will be a cracking home reception for him, especially when he scores.

i expect him to put 100% effort in to every min he plays. He did something stupid and although he could of got another deal at other clubs Wigan stood by him and he owes the club and especially the fans a lot.

I'm expecting an all or nothing performance from him. There's never been a middle ground before in any of Gareth's games. He'll either be on song or way off it. I just can't imagine him playing and not in someway having a big influence on how the game pans out, good or bad.

I expect him to be as disappointing as he is brilliant. Classic Hock.

Theres a massive difference between playing in the halves and playing in the back row. Finch had to come in and organise things for the rest of the team and it obviously didnt work, Hock has to come in and do his own job without really worrying about what everyone else is doing.

Also Finch was coming back from a serious career threatening injury into a league he has never played before. Hock has spent two years filled with regret and determination to get back out there again and make up for his mistake, I dont think Hock and Finch's situation should be compared at all.

I dont think Hock and Finch's situation should be compared at all.

I agree with this Finch was coming back from injury into a new team new league new set up and was coming into a playmakers role where an enormous amount of expectation was on his shoulders. Hock is not coming back from injury, he knows the team knows the players knows he will be expected to do the hard work up front both in attack and defence.

I expect a solid game from him off the bench with not too much fancy offloading, he will get better and better as games go on and come the GF he will be a potent attacking weapon up front.

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Its very easy to compare them really, especially in terms of fitness. Both are great players in their own right albeit in different positions but both are players coming back into the team for an important game after an extended lay off. Its an easy comparison really. Of course there will be more pressure on Finch to perform given his important role but probably didn't have anywhere near the pressure from fans, media etc that Hock will have for obvious reasons.

The point is Finch took quite a lot of time to bed in a pivotal role and clearly wasn't match fit to begin with whereas Hock will likely be the same in a less pressured position (all positions are important I know) and will more than likely just be told to pile it in, don't do anything silly and try and hurt them in every tackle, something which I'm sure he will take great pleasure in for about 20 mins or so and see how he goes.

The main thing for me is he just has to earn his place first. People have said we should play him against Hudds to get a few extra on the gate, he should only play if he is good enough and has been working hard enough to play.

When he does eventually play I expect a devastating runner with improved defence but a few errors...

was thinking something similar but would also add lead with the elbow as well, his time out of the game seems to have tinted many sets of spectacles, hope there won't be too many disappointment's when the heavens don't part and chorus's of angels don't sing