i think we just stop wasting money on overseas players { apart from Fifita). The fact is we cannot afford regular NRL players so we end up with NRL has beens ( proctor ) or second rate players who cannot get a place in an NRL team ( too many to mention ). I know we have occasionally struck lucky ( Fifita ) but we should be competing for the best young British players especially local lads. I know that competing with the top teams is difficult when you are at the bottom but if we didnt waste money on overseas dross we could offer more plus they are more likely to get regular first team rugby than at other teams.

If we also stopped going cheaper and cheaper on coaching appointments too…

Did lino have a game before returning? This was never an easy fixture, to change a half back pairing that did well against wigan just showed why we need a quality coach or assistant this isn't acadamey or schoarship rugby

Not sure why just back from injury is relevant he should be fit plus its not like we've missed him just another poor decision from the coaching staff

Has anyone stopped to think if Whitbread had been fit then applegarth may not have changed the side from last week. But once he wasn't he had no other options than to play lino and at a guess so would have the majority of fans.

Indeed.

Whitbread out meant we had to bring in a forward. There is no natural 13 to bring in unless you move Pitts and we've no second row to bring in for him.
So moving Kay back, where he was so effective before probably seemed like a good idea when you have a scrum half available.

I thought Lino was poor but it's easy with hindsight to say that was a poor decision.
He was pushed again into playing behind a beaten pack, his very effective half back off the field and a hooker who was influential in the previous wins off the field.

Some of the passes from acting half back were awful. Battye and Lineham both dropped the ball on first tackle which led to tries. Knock ons from high balls from both wingers. Proctor low work rate again.
Like I said I was disappointed with Lino, and our attack was slower because of him but he didn't lose us that game.

Huddersfield quality play in the backs and very good line speed in defense was the main difference. To be honest, they could have scored more.

Yet battye played well at loose forward as an extra prop, as did kaye we could have just brought another prop in and left well alone.

Lino after an initial flurry 3 years ago has been very poor it’s his one consistent trait , poor when fit, poor behind a pack that’s been going forward , picked for his goal,kicking, yet hasn’t been taking kicks I could go on but sadly on a 3 year deal we are stuck with his bad attitude and poor performances

The point being, we didn't have another prop to bring in.

I don't agree that he's poor. He's just not Luke Gale.
But he was poor last night.

We signed langi as a second/loose/stand off centre we could have played Croft or even Shaw.

Sorry can’t agree about Lino, he’s had ok games but over his time at club - win ratio - when he’s not played we have won a much higher percentage of the games. I genuinely can’t see what he brings to the team

Langi was an option I guess so I assume you mean playing him at loose rather than half back. But as people are moaning about changing a winning team, I'm not sure why that is better.
Especially as we'd have been left with Kay and Langi in the halfbacks after 15 minutes. Not thinking that would be better.

I'm not a massive Lino fan right now. But the loss yesterday wasn't solely his fault in my opinion.

He is Championship standard. Not consistent enough to qualify for a higher level.