Thoroughly underwhelmed.

We obviously decided we didn't have quite enough mediocre half backs - so we went and got another.

Luke Gale's never going to win anything.

Luke Gale is a better signing, the sort we should be aiming for.

Super news,

I'm pleased with the news tbh.

He's very highly regarded by some in the rugby media and seems to be an improvement on what we have already (i.e. Herbert)

Don't think we should be dropping Jefferies though. He's been by far the best half back this year even though he only joined half way throught the season and would provide some experience to Gale's youth and enthusiasm.

You must be one hell of an uplifting bloke to be in the company of?

Don't know much about Luke to be honest, but if the coach thinks he's the bloke then I'll go along with that. Looks like Herbert will be the one to leave, afaik he's the only half who is occ at the end of the season so it narrows it down a bit.

His stats this season look good tho not as good defensively as Herbert, its his attacking play thats important anyway. And how he fits in with the rest of the team, As always we need to see the bigger picture.

For those underwhelmed, who were they hoping for?

Previously clubs have signed halves with patchy, lower league records - Long for Saints, Brough and Robinson for Hudds off the top of my head - and those players have kicked on.

Gale may or may not. But that he hasn't as yet does not conclude the argument.

I've always been relatively impressed by Gale & thought he stood up well in an obviously uninspiring Quins side. A quick look at his stats confirms he misses a lot of tackles but it is obvious he makes far more than most as well. Some of his other stats are very impressive considering Quins position. He has future hooker written all over him if he sorts out his defence.

The Quins fans don't seem to be too upset about his departure, and it does appear he's more of a 6 than a 7

Is that a blindside or an openside flanker to Quins fans?

I am delighted with this news.

If you wanted to be purely negative, Luke has missed 58 tackles this season, which is the fourth highest in all Super League, and has made 41 errors, which is the most in Super League by a long margin plus has given away 14 penalties.

That averages out at five unwanted outcomes per game.

If you wanted to be purely positive, Luke has played every game this season and I think also every minute of every game, whilst he was world class in the first five games when Quins beat Catalans, Crusaders, St Helens and Leeds in 4 out of the first 5 games. He makes a respectable 6 kicks a game and about 17/18 tackles which is very good workrate for a stand off, plus he has scored 8 tries and 63 goals in a poor side.

I can't help thinking that he might be yet another players who Quins have released to Bradford whom is well under six feet tall, quick but not lightning fast and a little suspect defensively, however he has potential but less so than Dan Sarginson.

Sarginson looks to have some real potential from what I have seen. Can we have him too please?