Quote: Seth "I'm not sure that the length of contract Croft signed with salford was anything more than 'gimmick' and designed to command a fee for a transfer away from the club. The length of contract is pretty unheard of and to go aiming for another long (5 year) contract with his next club would never have been heard of I don't think? Maybe I'm being cynical but I just can't envisage the aspiration to stay at Salford for that long, or maybe they did sell the project well to him.'"
Agreeing with Seth (for once), the length of the deal did look suspicous he still left the NRL under a cloud and has to be a risk, as an outsider I say take it but others may disagree.