Not much chance of it being well written seeing the original poster is the ghost writer

Me too

Hock could have been an absolute legend of the game but due to his weaknesses' he has failed big time

Could have been the best 2nd row of his generation.



He had more than his share of support.



There comes a time where you have to take responsibility for your own actions and not lay the blame on others otherwise you waste whatever talents you may have .



Unfortunately Hock wasted his considerable RL talents .

I hope it isn't just at moan that Wigan/Koukash/Salford treated him shabbily and he was whiter than the coke he snorted. He had the ability to be the best English second row forward Wigan have had since Bill Ashurst.

i was dopey enough to buy long's autobiography, i aint going near this one.

Its well known that MarioRugby is actually former MEN writer Neil Barker who has actually wrote the book for Hock. He has also posted the same about the book on the Salford forum as well.

And he's had a right panning from them too! Hopefully he & Hock can do the same as this guy did when his book "bombed"... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK3k1S2w_cw

And he's had a right panning from them too! Hopefully he & Hock can do the same as this guy did when his book "bombed"... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK3k1S2w_cw

Hock's greatest strength was also his greatest weakness, his hundred mile an hour game, unpredictability and intimidation/tough man routine were what allowed him to sometimes dominate games. It was also what also meant he gave away a lot of penalties, dropped a lot of ball, offloaded in bad positions,



In my opinion his disciplinary issues covered for a player who was always going to have a short time at the very top. Perhaps in earlier generations he could have become a real legend, but the way the game is played now needlessly losing the ball or giving away needless penalties, ragged defence just cannot be carried , and a team cannot carry a highly paid, first team player spending a long time off the field for disciplinary problems in a salary capped sport. He was always a player who needed to be outstanding to outweigh his negatives.

www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... ation.html

www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... ation.html

[iStill[/i not spending any pennies on it (and i wouldn't wipe my aris with the Mirror). I'll be content with a walnut & tangerine in my Santa sock, thank you very much.

www.scratchingshedpublishing.com ... e-real-me/

www.scratchingshedpublishing.com ... e-real-me/

A whole 160 pages eh?



Heavy stuff