The questions are:- Is croft better than our current options?
are there better ones?
How does this effect both short and long term planning?
I think most people would agree that he beats Turpin at halfback.
He may or may not be better than dearden but it is irrelevent if dearden is unavailable and his signing does not preclude dearden playing. At worst he will take up a couple of hundred thousand on the cap. We spent more on Saviello. Even if we payed full price, he is cheaper than oates (who to this moment, has filled one of the least important roles in the side).
As to whether other options are available, I'm not privy to that knowledge. Green may have been, but is he better? Cody walker? we don't even know if he would be fit and given his age, he may have some issues with fitness.
Croft has a kicking game, He can pass, he can set the field. I don't really concern myself with his defence because that can be improved or covered. The only question is his attitude