Two year deal apparently...Thoughts?

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Ecstatic, not necessarily with the signing more that the club aren’t heading for administration today as speculated on another thread.

Bad move for a club having problems.

Reuniting Long and Gleeson is asking for trouble

Release a young upcoming utility back for a guy who hasn't played for months and is coming to the end of a career.

Please let all this just be a bad dream from which we will all wake up soon

Released?

I'm thinking that any signing is a good signing at this moment in time. It could go either way, but as for the Long/Gleeson thing I think it a little unfair to judge on the past too much. When we signed Long there were tirades of 'He's a bad influence', 'No coaching experience', etc etc. After what he did with Salford's big problem of having no attacking confidence after McRae had bored the ability out of our creative players, he's been hailed as a coaching hero. Alright, maybe that's a little exaggerated but you get my point.

Best thing we can do is give him the chance...

He's 32 - what's the average/optimum age for a centre?
Clearly proven ability, can he deliver again at this stage in his career?

Times have been hard. I regard this as a positive. Martin Gleeson was a class centre. If he comes anywhere near his International form he will go well for us.

I hope it's the first of several positives. God knows we need them.

Take this as a positive step. Give him a chance. I would have liked him at Cas Tigers.

He's had a few, ahem, periods of rest, in his career which may have slowed down the wear and tear compared to the average 32 year old RL player.

If true,delighted for him as I feel he was very unlucky with regard to the incident at Hull.(Interesting to note that the others,who I feel were more culpable,are already back in the sport - at clubs I hope we target to defeat )
If press reports are to be believed MG had an opportunity to get more money at other clubs - particulalrly in the other code - BUT,he has remained loyal to our 2 members of the coaching staff,and our sport.
That makes 3 people,for certain,after what has and is going on,extremely loyal to Salford City Reds.
Great signing.Point to prove and will want to do it for respected friends.

I question this signing as we need half backs and props more than we need a centre that may be disruptive. So this signing baffles me

He's played stand-off on occasion.

If true it's a pure quality signing, I couldn't give two hoots what he's done in the past, I'd rather him be here than at any other club.

If he'd not been a naughty boy he would still be at Wigan and pulling on International jerseys, and I wouldn't be surprised (form allowing) if he makes the 2013 world cup.

Steady...

How can you class Gleeson as loyal. What a pathetic statement. He had no choice but to sign for us. He might of had offers from the kick n clap brigade but that would of been a massive gamble for him making a change from the game he's used to playing. He's signed for us because his mate has got him a job nearer home on a two year contract keeping him in superleague plying his trade, nothing to do with Loyalty to Salford or rugby league, if there is loyalty it's probably on Long's part.

I think the signing proves and shows we still accommodate Dad's Army contenders looking to put their feet up with a big fat cigar.

Like i said on another thread people who want to play for Salford are Local upper coming lads with something to prove or someone looking for that last contract coming towards their retirement. FACT....