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Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

Originally posted by Green Devil Green Devil wrote:

Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

Originally posted by ripbomb ripbomb wrote:

What a pathetic effort to try and score .... couldn't even hit the target
are you for real? LOL

There is no excuse for Long not hitting the target. 

Any half decent striker scores that.


held off replying earlier in case i initially misread it (in viewing terms) and got it wrong. Having just watched it again on MOTD, I stand by my initial response to the OP. It was an incredibly difficult ‘chance’. He had to totally readjust and go back and then turn and shoot. Now you may say, well he’s a striker and thats his job, and you’re right to a degree. However he had little to no time. There was a defender close by and he was only going to get one bite. He was unlucky as his positioning was actually very good initially, just the shot was so powerful it rebounded the way it did.

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Definitely was not an easy chance, but he should have got a better connection on it.
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Originally posted by PaddyDaCulchie PaddyDaCulchie wrote:

Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

Originally posted by Green Devil Green Devil wrote:

Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

Originally posted by ripbomb ripbomb wrote:

What a pathetic effort to try and score .... couldn't even hit the target
are you for real? LOL

There is no excuse for Long not hitting the target. 

Any half decent striker scores that.


held off replying earlier in case i initially misread it (in viewing terms) and got it wrong. Having just watched it again on MOTD, I stand by my initial response to the OP. It was an incredibly difficult ‘chance’. He had to totally readjust and go back and then turn and shoot. Now you may say, well he’s a striker and thats his job, and you’re right to a degree. However he had little to no time. There was a defender close by and he was only going to get one bite. He was unlucky as his positioning was actually very good initially, just the shot was so powerful it rebounded the way it did.

Good striker doesn't need to think, just poachers instinct
which he had, his initial position was excellent. When it comes to those situations its majorly down to luck. After that, its the difference between us sitting here on keyboards and Shane Long having just played in a PL game.
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Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

Originally posted by PaddyDaCulchie PaddyDaCulchie wrote:

Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

Originally posted by Green Devil Green Devil wrote:

Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

Originally posted by ripbomb ripbomb wrote:

What a pathetic effort to try and score .... couldn't even hit the target
are you for real? LOL

There is no excuse for Long not hitting the target. 

Any half decent striker scores that.


held off replying earlier in case i initially misread it (in viewing terms) and got it wrong. Having just watched it again on MOTD, I stand by my initial response to the OP. It was an incredibly difficult ‘chance’. He had to totally readjust and go back and then turn and shoot. Now you may say, well he’s a striker and thats his job, and you’re right to a degree. However he had little to no time. There was a defender close by and he was only going to get one bite. He was unlucky as his positioning was actually very good initially, just the shot was so powerful it rebounded the way it did.

Good striker doesn't need to think, just poachers instinct
which he had, his initial position was excellent. When it comes to those situations its majorly down to luck. After that, its the difference between us sitting here on keyboards and Shane Long having just played in a PL game.

Well if it's down to luck Shane Long must be smashing some amount of mirrors. He misses too many sitters to be classified as a poacher. 10 goals in over 90 apps cant be attributed to bad luck over last 3 years. He is just all work ethic and no end product. 32 years of age and only passed 10 league goal barrier twice In his career. He makes Emile Heskey look prolific.
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Originally posted by PaddyDaCulchie PaddyDaCulchie wrote:

10 goals in over 90 apps cant be attributed to bad luck over last 3 years. He is just all work ethic and no end product. 32 years of age and only passed 10 league goal barrier twice In his career. He makes Emile Heskey look prolific.

With (roughly) 1 goal every 4 appearances for Ireland, he also makes all of Hogan, Robinson, McGoldrick, Maguire and Collins look even less prolific, even collectively (just the single competitive goal for DMG out of all those collective appearances I think).

I'm not even a fan of his, but compared to the strikers we've had on the bench & have got some game time for this campaign, tis hard to claim he isn't worthy of at least a place on the bench. 
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Originally posted by PaddyDaCulchie PaddyDaCulchie wrote:

Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

Originally posted by PaddyDaCulchie PaddyDaCulchie wrote:

Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

Originally posted by Green Devil Green Devil wrote:

Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

Originally posted by ripbomb ripbomb wrote:

What a pathetic effort to try and score .... couldn't even hit the target
are you for real? LOL

There is no excuse for Long not hitting the target. 

Any half decent striker scores that.


held off replying earlier in case i initially misread it (in viewing terms) and got it wrong. Having just watched it again on MOTD, I stand by my initial response to the OP. It was an incredibly difficult ‘chance’. He had to totally readjust and go back and then turn and shoot. Now you may say, well he’s a striker and thats his job, and you’re right to a degree. However he had little to no time. There was a defender close by and he was only going to get one bite. He was unlucky as his positioning was actually very good initially, just the shot was so powerful it rebounded the way it did.

Good striker doesn't need to think, just poachers instinct
which he had, his initial position was excellent. When it comes to those situations its majorly down to luck. After that, its the difference between us sitting here on keyboards and Shane Long having just played in a PL game.

Well if it's down to luck Shane Long must be smashing some amount of mirrors. He misses too many sitters to be classified as a poacher. 10 goals in over 90 apps cant be attributed to bad luck over last 3 years. He is just all work ethic and no end product. 32 years of age and only passed 10 league goal barrier twice In his career. He makes Emile Heskey look prolific.
overall, no argument. This is about one chance that he supposedly should have buried to which i disagree. 
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Played pretty well today,never stopped running, was a handful, his play made a goal for Ings, missed a couple of sitters.Typical Shane performance.

Him and Didsy are two of the most consistent players we've ever had. They seem to have a blueprint they play almost every game by.


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He showed some pace to get ahead of the defender to get the shot away which led to the first goal. Who was that defender? he seemed very slow, Long started a few yards behind him and roasted him.
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Rumour has it, Robbie and Shane do not see eye to eye. Hence, the snub.

If true, it's f**king ridiculous.
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Rumour has it, Robbie and Shane do not see eye to eye. Hence, the snub.

If true, it's f**king ridiculous.

Id assume that is rubbish. Mick does not strike me as the type to snub a player cause one of his assistants might not like it anyway. Mullarkey id say.
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Originally posted by McG McG wrote:

Rumour has it, Robbie and Shane do not see eye to eye. Hence, the snub.

If true, it's f**king ridiculous.

Id assume that is rubbish. Mick does not strike me as the type to snub a player cause one of his assistants might not like it anyway. Mullarkey id say.

Especially an assistant who (I get the impression) Mick isn't fussed whether they're in the coaching staff or not. 
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know I have a better chance at scoring vs Slovakia than Shane but still think he should be in the squad. Good sub today with his energy and runs. 
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Connolly - McGoldrick - Long

You've got pace, power, work ethic, players who can and hold the ball, run the channels and cause defenders all sorts of problems.

They'd probably do everything but score :(
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know I have a better chance at scoring vs Slovakia than Shane but still think he should be in the squad. Good sub today with his energy and runs. 

Agree that he's looking better but would you have him ahead of the potentially exciting partnership of mcgoldrick and connolly?
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Mc goldrick and long I think would be far better than mc goldrick/Connolly....I think long would actually occupy defenders more for mc goldrick to get in on goal,if he puts them away is another thing.
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Mc goldrick and long I think would be far better than mc goldrick/Connolly....I think long would actually occupy defenders more for mc goldrick to get in on goal,if he puts them away is another thing.

Would prefer McGoldrick as link man with Connolly. Relying on McGoldrick and Long for goals......that's not worth thinking about.
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