alegend wrote:Huddersfield forum saying they will lose no sleep over him joining us .From what I have seen of him no better than what we got ,and not a player who can take us into the top seven of S L .But now he is a Wakefield player the rose tinted glasses will go on

financialtimes wrote:One thing Lino isn't is an organising 7, he's a running 1/2 always has been, when he's left to organising he looks like a fish out of water

poplar cats alive wrote:In general I agree, but as he showed at Bradford in the second half on one leg he ran the game. So he can do it but for whatever reason he doesn't do it often enough.

jonh wrote:Agreed.

He’s a master of neither the strike or organising game but he’s suited better to an organiser but in my opinion he’s stuck in the middle between both styles and not overly great at either, or maybe not consistent enough at either.

He’s not a starting half for us next year if we have ambitions of a top 8 finish for me.

PopTart wrote:Just the same as the brown tinted when he leaves Giants.
We haven't just signed Wally Lewis but we have just signed someone with proven skills and lots of potential.
Let's see what he can do under Powell.

Scarlet Pimpernell wrote:I like the signing but I am a little surprised at the length of the contract.

jonh wrote:Russell, Lino and Lawford are all organising 7s.

We struggled last year and for many years before with lack of balance in the halves, we don’t have balance this year either as Gale is also an organiser but we are levels above our opposition this year so we can get away with it.

I wouldn’t be shocked to see Lino leave, pending agreement due to his contract, and someone come in with more of a running threat.