Miller, Smith, Gaskell, Jowitt, Langi - all tried along side him and all seemed the issue but Lino has been the constant. Maybe it’s his play style that the other half’s struggle with? It is a little bit Leo-Latu esque if anyone remembers him. Good player but nobody had a clue what he was going to do (even him).

I’m not saying all those halves were good though. Just that it’s always the other halfback that’s no good no matter who that it it seems.

I’m still sceptical but hopefully Lino comes up with the goods. I don’t want him leading the team round the park though. He needs to be the supporting half, hopefully Gale adds that or Smith can have greater influence when called upon as he gets more game time.

It's just the way it is. Fox and Steadman or Deacon and Paul worked really well.
Fox and Deacon wouldn't and even worse Steadman and Psul.......and our Steadman and Paul are a quantum leap of less quality.

Ironically I think Gaskill is the best fit for Lino, he's just not up to the role. A younger Gale would be great. Not sure how older Gale will go.

But whether we kept Miller and lost Lino or visa versa, they both need a Finn.

Spot on much like how we saw the best out of Tim Smith in 2012 and 13 after Paul Sykes came in.

To be honest I am surprised but in a good way because he was one of the few merchantable players who would be in demand. I thinks this says a lot about him as a person to stick with us knowing that he is more likely to face a period in the Championship.

I agree with this and we absolutely need to find that player now that Lino is here 3 years.

Gale.

Let’s hope so.

I'm glad Gale is here, but I don't think we should be looking to build a team around him and Lino for the long term beyond this season. We need to be looking at getting some younger talent in who can learn from that pairing to take us forward into next season and further

I do only see Gale as a short term solution, and do expect him to take a more longer term role in the back room staff.

Lets hope that they can forge a partnership at least in the short term.

Right now, try as he might, he has been the one constant in the spine of the squad, and we haven't to be fair, created a great deal. I get that he needs someone decent to play alongside, but he's supposedly had that in Miller, and for the two years that partnership was going, he flattered to deceive.

At the moment, though its good to see a bit of continuity, and showing faith, it is also a bit of a risk

Gale is finished and is just another Brough.

I hope so. Brough and Miller were great together until he got injured.

We have one, he is called Morgan Smith

I have been a bit critical of Lino's consistency but happy with the contract extension.It just seems to bring a little bit of stability to the club when everything seemed to be collapsing around us.

And Charlie too

Do we know how he's getting on, since he returned