Can't wait to see Gaz back at Wigan.

He'll be handy switching between prop and second row.

Why?

I don't think we can really say anything for certain about England.

From what people are saying he's keeping himself very fit.
That's a long way though from being match fit. It will be a while before he can do 80 mins and could well play off the bench for some time.
It will be good to see him back.

The thought of Hock making his return ( probably off the bench) in "The Big One" could be a Midsummer Night's Dream - if we are playing Saints, Warrington or Leeds. Lima, Hoffmann, Coley, Fielden et al to pave the way, then Gaz to come on and smash his way through....! ( And hopefully not then throw a daft pass!!)

I'm certainly looking forward to his return. We have the squad where we can ease him in gently to begin with, and he could prove to be a very timely boost to the squad midway through the season.

I must admit I've always been a big Hock fan, and I've always been of the opinion that on his day he was the best secondrower in the world. The problem was those days were few and far between. Hopefully under Madge as we've seen with a whole host of current Wigan players, Gareth can increase his consistency levels as well as eliminating the errors from his game.

me too, i was really peeved when he got done for drugs. but he wasn't a cheat (recreational iirc), just brain dead.
hock def deserves another chance and if he does come back we need to get behind him because hes going to get some real stick from opposition speccies!!
i hope the rumors are true and hes bulked up in order to become a moz like player (aggressive and athletic) i think its what our front row needs!!!

Haven't seen the paper yet, but the quotes may be lifted from a full feature in this month's Rugby League World magazine - think Hock is the interviewee for the 'Jamie Jones-Buchanan meets...' bit.

The Hock man cometh!!

Can't wait

I really, really hope Hock does come back, and comes back as a prop. He will be devastating in that position.

I also hope he really applies himself and does himself justice. I'm a big believer that people are allowed to make mistakes, so long as they make up for them.

Agree. My hope is that Hock is given 1 order off the bench to stick the ball up his jumper and run straight down the middle of the field.

He would very well be the Feka type strike weapon off the bench with more minutes in him and mobility in defence.

Can't wait for Gareth to come back, he's one of us!! he'll be battled hardened you just see.