Shane Long

[angelman]

He seems to fall over a lot.

[Bridge]

F uckin pointless player first touch is sh!t, shooting is sh!t and now he doesn't even run that much. Why is he playing? Shameful of him stealing a living as a so called professional football player!!!

[Dark Munster]

We replaced Gabbi with our new striker: Nobody. Unfortunately, Nobody is as bad as Long.

[mrfahaji]

  angelman said:

He was gash, apart from one good first touch with an over the top ball in 2nd half. Austin really should be ahead of him.

 

A great first touch which he followed up with a terrible second touch...

 

The problem with Austin starting is that defences tend to be quite focused & resilient for the first 15 minutes of games, and Austin can only last about that long. Not sure what the answer is though, because I fully agree that Long was abysmal today and offers very little.

[Saint Pete]

Long was never going to do much against a deep defensive team like Cardiff. Really surprised Austin didn't start this one.

 

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[striker]

I've been very supportive of Ralph, but today was a huge mistake. It was ridiculously evident that Austin should have started. We became much more active when he entered the match in the 70th minute. I get having a preferred style of play, but it also has to be adjusted based on the talent you have

[S-Clarke]

At the end of the day - Austin or Long, what was the difference? Both are crap and not of the right standard. Long runs around a bit and has some pace, so that gave him the nod I'd expect. That's about all he has though.

[JustMike]

Long was a disgrace yesterday, unbelievable he gets anywhere near the team