Uncle Albert Posted 2 September, 2021 Share Posted 2 September, 2021 Might have been posted elsewhere but he’s got COVID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 Thread deserves a bump. Thanks for getting us through, Shane. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 Absolutley deserves credit, maybe one of the last real contributions he has for us. But he changed the game when he came on, doing exactly what you need an attacker to do when you're down to 10 men. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 8 January, 2022 Share Posted 8 January, 2022 Match winner for us today. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooney Posted 9 January, 2022 Share Posted 9 January, 2022 A goal and an assist. Cannot wish for much better than that. Well done Shane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 9 January, 2022 Share Posted 9 January, 2022 I think that was my favourite goal of the season so far. We love him in our house and did a proper celebration when he scored. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted 9 January, 2022 Share Posted 9 January, 2022 Love Shane was class when he came on, just his 110% commitment to the cause everytime he plays and was so happy for him to score the winner last night 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan The Flames Posted 9 January, 2022 Share Posted 9 January, 2022 Up the Tip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 9 January, 2022 Share Posted 9 January, 2022 I always feel a bit sad when I see the amount of stick that Shane Long gets on here. I know that he doesn't get the goals that everyone would like, but I don't think that there is a more honest, hard working player in the squad......never gives less than 100%. The sort of player that people used to like at this club. Well done on last night, Shane!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee On Solent Saint Posted 9 January, 2022 Share Posted 9 January, 2022 1 hour ago, miserableoldgit said: I always feel a bit sad when I see the amount of stick that Shane Long gets on here. I know that he doesn't get the goals that everyone would like, but I don't think that there is a more honest, hard working player in the squad......never gives less than 100%. The sort of player that people used to like at this club. Well done on last night, Shane!! Absolutely this. I've always liked Long as both a player and a person. Always a 100% player, which you cannot say about some of the other arse we had to put up with over the last few seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 9 January, 2022 Share Posted 9 January, 2022 He did well yesterday and was the perfect fit up there with us down to 10. As others have said, he's a great pro and puts in a shift, and for me he offered more yesterday than A Armstrong has all season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Bates Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 Reading eyeing him up https://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/reading-southampton-transfer-shane-long-24112503 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 Would be a handy move for him as he wouldn't have to move house ! At 35, another year played in the championship sounds ideal to me !! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 Hopefully it goes through for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnia Cherie Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 Thank goodness. He hasn't been firing on all cylinders for some time now and needs to go. We need some fire power up front and that won't be provided by S. Long Esq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunglasses Ron Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 Nice way for him to end his career if he goes back to Reading. All-in-all, I think he's been a great player for us. That quickest ever goal against Watford will take some beating! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamesaint Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 3 minutes ago, Sunglasses Ron said: Nice way for him to end his career if he goes back to Reading. All-in-all, I think he's been a great player for us. That quickest ever goal against Watford will take some beating! ... And Anfield in the League Cup semi final. What a moment!! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiberalCommunist Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 Great servant, and top professional. I hope his clean living allows him another couple years in the game. Good Luck Shane. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 Cheers Shane for the 30 odd goals over 8 years. Another decent sized salary freed up that was spent on an aging less effective player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee On Solent Saint Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 I think Long scoring against Everton at St Marys this season was one of my favourite moments of the year 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiberalCommunist Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 1 hour ago, skintsaint said: Cheers Shane for the 30 odd goals over 8 years. Another decent sized salary freed up that was spent on an aging less effective player. Go ahead and mock him. But he's like our 8th all time EPL goal scorer, and been a part of our most successful finishes in the league. He's always been more than the amount of goals he has scored, and he has never caused a moments trouble. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty's Caddy Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 Won’t hear anything bad about longy. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloggy saint Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 (edited) Edited 3 June, 2022 by cloggy saint don't know how to embed 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 25 minutes ago, LiberalCommunist said: Go ahead and mock him. But he's like our 8th all time EPL goal scorer, and been a part of our most successful finishes in the league. He's always been more than the amount of goals he has scored, and he has never caused a moments trouble. Good luck to him at Reading, I genuinely wish him well if he goes there but this post just highlights our painfully low expectations recently. Being our 8th EPL top scorer is based on nothing other than the fact that he’s been here a long time. Over 1/3 of the 23 years we’ve been in the Premier League, in which time much better players have come and gone. He isn’t about more than goals either, he just runs around a lot. His touch is poor, he’s frequently offside and gives away possession. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 16 minutes ago, Lighthouse said: Good luck to him at Reading, I genuinely wish him well if he goes there but this post just highlights our painfully low expectations recently. Being our 8th EPL top scorer is based on nothing other than the fact that he’s been here a long time. Over 1/3 of the 23 years we’ve been in the Premier League, in which time much better players have come and gone. He isn’t about more than goals either, he just runs around a lot. His touch is poor, he’s frequently offside and gives away possession. Any chance you can edit that post in case someone from Reading is reading, don't want to put them off 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 1 minute ago, Weston Super Saint said: Any chance you can edit that post in case someone from Reading is reading, don't want to put them off People in Reading know as much about Long as we do, don't think you need to worry. He scored more goals for them in less appearances than he ever has or will for us. Not sure he is good enough for Reading, he was not too brilliant at Boscombe last season in the same division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 Absolute legend as far as I'm concerned for THAT goal at Anfield. Not really bothered about his goalscoring record or whatever else happened in his career here because he gave me one of my best moments as a Saints fan. For that I will love him forever. Have another watch, if you don't get goosebumps you aren't human. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 1 minute ago, The Cat said: Absolute legend as far as I'm concerned for THAT goal at Anfield. Not really bothered about his goalscoring record or whatever else happened in his career here because he gave me one of my best moments as a Saints fan. For that I will love him forever. Have another watch, if you don't get goosebumps you aren't human. This was (& still is) bloody brilliant! Big fan of the goal against Villa, too. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 (edited) His goal against Watford was one for the record books as well. Generally a decent player for us over a long term and we got our £11m back no question. No, he doesn't really score goals (which is a massive blot on his copybook) but he was still part of some of our most successful periods as a club. Certainly shouldn't be keeping him around anymore as he can't really offer anything nowadays, but I'd never discredit his commitment and contribution during his earlier years here. Edited 3 June, 2022 by S-Clarke 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvSFC Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 Good servant for the club, there isn't another player who plays at this level with his work rate and still to this day. Sadly, the ability is mostly gone now, but lets not forget the good he's done here and the goal against Everton tops off what has been a good spell here. The fastest goal in Premier League history against Watford, the goal against Liverpool to send us to Wembley, the goal against Aston Villa which was only overshadowed because Mane decided to score a hattrick in less than three minutes and the 10 goals in 2015-16, when we finished three points off the Champions League, one league goal behind our top scorers in Mane and Pelle and, finally, the Ings partnership in 2019-20. All that for £12m. We've spent a lot more on a lot worse in recent years and he should be a role model for many in that putting in the work can often make you better than those with more talent, but don't put in the effort (Charlie Austin). A cult figure for match goers and if this is the end of his Saints career, then I wish him well at Reading, who are in their own struggles at the moment. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 2 hours ago, Matty's Caddy said: Won’t hear anything bad about longy. He is a bit out of shape for a PL footballer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Keef Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 Good luck to him. Always been a model professional. I really hope he has a successful time at Reading. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintwbu Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 Worth mentioning Shane played a big part on Mane’s record hat trick too, at least one of the goals came from him not giving up a bit of a lost cause if I remember rightly. I was very underwhelmed when he signed in that big intake but he’s been great, i’ve loved having him at our club, and wish him nothing but the best for the future. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyinthesky Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 Shane Long has always put heart and soul into his game whilst at SMS. However, in my opinion, he was overpriced at £12m in the first place (a couple of Hull City fans I know couldnt believe their club had received such a high price for a player they only thought of as average, at best) For a striker his scoring record here has been very disappointing. All that said I also wish him the very best for the future and hope the club can replace him with someone with more ability but with Shane's commitment 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 He’s the Shane Long, he’s the Shane Long, he’s the Shane LongAll day long, he’s the Shane Long! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonb Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 2 hours ago, Dr Who? said: He’s the Shane Long, he’s the Shane Long, he’s the Shane LongAll day long, he’s the Shane Long! I really didn't want to like Wet Leg but damn it their tunes are catchy as hell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamesaint Posted 3 June, 2022 Share Posted 3 June, 2022 5 hours ago, spyinthesky said: However, in my opinion, he was overpriced at £12m in the first place (a couple of Hull City fans I know couldnt believe their club had received such a high price for a player they only thought of as average, at best) To be fair he only played 15 games for Hull. Is that too early to pass judgement on his ability ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooney Posted 4 June, 2022 Share Posted 4 June, 2022 8 hours ago, Tamesaint said: To be fair he only played 15 games for Hull. Is that too early to pass judgement on his ability ? But I remember Steve Bruce who was manager at the time saying similar. In saying that, overall he was an "allright" player for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 4 June, 2022 Share Posted 4 June, 2022 8 hours ago, Tamesaint said: To be fair he only played 15 games for Hull. Is that too early to pass judgement on his ability ? Certainly isn't when Saints get a new player. If they haven't set the world alight on their debut, they're consigned to the scrapyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 4 June, 2022 Share Posted 4 June, 2022 13 hours ago, jasonb said: I really didn't want to like Wet Leg but damn it their tunes are catchy as hell. That’s weird timing my daughter sent me that from Primavera festival they are at last night and said it sounds like Shane Long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyNumber7 Posted 4 June, 2022 Share Posted 4 June, 2022 Let's not forget he won Player of the Season under Koeman so whilst he's never been a prolific goal scorer, he has still been an important player for us. THAT Anfield goal, the goal against Villa and the record breaker at Watford are the obvious highlights. Well past it now and shouldn't be retained, but even this season he basically turned around that cup tie at Swansea. Not the most talented player we've ever had but has certainly made a contribution over the years. I wish him good luck at Reading or wherever else he ends up. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted 4 June, 2022 Share Posted 4 June, 2022 45 minutes ago, LuckyNumber7 said: Let's not forget he won Player of the Season under Koeman so whilst he's never been a prolific goal scorer, he has still been an important player for us. THAT Anfield goal, the goal against Villa and the record breaker at Watford are the obvious highlights. Well past it now and shouldn't be retained, but even this season he basically turned around that cup tie at Swansea. Not the most talented player we've ever had but has certainly made a contribution over the years. I wish him good luck at Reading or wherever else he ends up. ... work horse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted 4 June, 2022 Share Posted 4 June, 2022 Limited player who maximised his skills - in the Benali bracket. He did very well out of the club being one of the top earners, and gave us some good moments in return. In many ways he epitomises Southampton FC, some good moments but generally limited !. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 4 June, 2022 Share Posted 4 June, 2022 Shane Long is in my opinion a moneyball type signing, he does 1 undervalued task exceptionally, drawing fouls from defenders in their half which allows our team to reset and push up, this is especially helpful when we need an out ball. I would love to know how many fouls against per mins on the pitch he has - it must be up there at the top in the EPL, he should become a coach at it when he retires. He gives teams 3 things - pace, work rate and drawing fouls, he doesnt score much but then again a lot of our players don't either and cant match his other attributes. Good luck amigo 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu Posted 4 June, 2022 Share Posted 4 June, 2022 2 hours ago, Convict Colony said: Shane Long is in my opinion a moneyball type signing, he does 1 undervalued task exceptionally, drawing fouls from defenders in their half which allows our team to reset and push up, this is especially helpful when we need an out ball. I would love to know how many fouls against per mins on the pitch he has - it must be up there at the top in the EPL, he should become a coach at it when he retires. He gives teams 3 things - pace, work rate and drawing fouls, he doesnt score much but then again a lot of our players don't either and cant match his other attributes. Good luck amigo Agree with this. He also has the best timed jump in world football. Unreal how many headers he wins against taller opponents. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 4 June, 2022 Share Posted 4 June, 2022 3 hours ago, Convict Colony said: Shane Long is in my opinion a moneyball type signing, he does 1 undervalued task exceptionally, drawing fouls from defenders in their half which allows our team to reset and push up, this is especially helpful when we need an out ball. I would love to know how many fouls against per mins on the pitch he has - it must be up there at the top in the EPL, he should become a coach at it when he retires. He gives teams 3 things - pace, work rate and drawing fouls, he doesnt score much but then again a lot of our players don't either and cant match his other attributes. Good luck amigo Yeah that's a fair view, lots of attributes to help our game but that only works if there are better players around him (as we had when Mane/Tadic etc were about) The prob with Long in recent seasons is that he's sort of been hung out to dry. The quality around the squad (attack specifically) has subsided enormously so work rate and 'running' no longer gets the plaudits as it's not equating to the wins. He's then put into the position to finish the few chances we do create and more often than not fluffs it, with no better quality to dig him out. Not discrediting his contribution to us, but players like him for all their effort and commitment to the cause need better players around them to really be a success, otherwise it's all a bit pointless. You could argue that's probably why the likes of Armstrong haven't ever got going here. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stud mark of doom Posted 4 June, 2022 Share Posted 4 June, 2022 Big Lawrie used to say a good team was made up of the right mix of “roadsweepers and lead violinists”. Shane falls in the first category, but is one of the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted 4 June, 2022 Share Posted 4 June, 2022 I was often impressed at how well he sees the game. He's always thinking, looking to get into good positions, angling his run or looking to drag away opponents to create space. His high work rate means he does even more of this. If only his finishing had been better. I'm also not convinced some of RalphBall played to his strengths, although it did look as though even he didn't think he'd score sometimes, and may have needed more chances than we were likely to create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevy777_x Posted 4 June, 2022 Share Posted 4 June, 2022 21 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said: I was often impressed at how well he sees the game. He's always thinking, looking to get into good positions, angling his run or looking to drag away opponents to create space. His high work rate means he does even more of this. If only his finishing had been better. I'm also not convinced some of RalphBall played to his strengths, although it did look as though even he didn't think he'd score sometimes, and may have needed more chances than we were likely to create. Is that way he is always offside getting into good positions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunglasses Ron Posted 4 June, 2022 Share Posted 4 June, 2022 Going back to that quickest ever goal, I'd be surprised if we ever see that beaten (same for Mane's hat-trick, where Longey played a crucial role in two of his strikes) as it was over 2 seconds faster than the one before it. You're never going to get Premier League teams shooting straight from kick off, so the only way it gets beaten is for some calamitous own goal due to a misplaced pass to the keeper or something. As Saints fans, we'll take any kudos that comes our way, so holding both these records is quite an achievement really! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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