Even if his legs have gone the benefits on the training ground might be the best thing out of this deal. He does at least have a wealth of experience and some leadership skills so he might be able to put some structures in place to at least make it look like we have a clue what we are doing.

Probably the first sensible signing of the season

I heard that Neil Fox was seen at the last home game, maybe he could be our next signing.

He's at every home game.

And he's not a good example as he played to 40 years old and scored two tries for Bradford against the touring Aussie team in his last year. (I was there to see it)

So age isn't the issue. Only fitness.

Neil Fox was a one off ,blokes like Gale don't even come close. Stupid comparison Poptart

How I see it is what have we genuinely got to lose. No doubt Gale is past it, but least he had it. His Rugby IQ will be levels above Lino, Gaskell and Smith. If he can actually get our attack organised and structured he should be playing in a dinner suit and let Lino do what a 7 should be doing. If he comes he’ll have my full support like every other player has, until they don’t put the effort in for the club.

I didn't compare him. Don't have a go at me.

I was just being sarcastic about our current player recruitment strategy and I did know he attended every game.

Last throw of the dice and another example of a we don't really know what we are doing. Absolutely no doubt he could turn any game and provide that general in mid field but why now. The club could have signed him at the seasons start and had the benefit of his knowledge on the field and training ground then

We have swapped players out because we reportedly had no money so the question is wheres the money coming from.
I have no idea if this will work out or not and neither do the club but Gales reputation will not suffer from this experience, and in my view that's a good thing for a talented player.

It will either be an inspired move or it will make no difference (it can’t make us worse)

I know. I didn't think my reply would be so offensive to the Prince but it was just a good segway into the age think.
Maybe I should have said Paul Sykes.

I went to watch Batley last week and he was awful, offered absolutely nothing

At this stage we have nothing to lose. At least we are trying to do something which is a start I guess?

To stand any chance of Luke gale changing our fortune he's got to play behind a pack who are on the front foot and dominating, and therein lies the problem.

When we were first rumoured to be signing him, before the season started, I said no, due to the fact that he has done nothing in the past 3 years at Leeds and Hull but, due to our obvious current ineptitude, I now think it could be worth a shot, as we can't get any worse than we currently are