Kevin Long

Kevin Long and Nathan Collins are both playing tonight.

Hotlips_Hoolahan wrote:

Could start Burnley's remaining three games due to Tarkowski's injury. Confident, Claret Murph?

He must be snapping. Just needs Kenny to call him now for the June games to turn the season into a total disaster.

With those 3 games, he could double his total apps as a senior pro

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Likely to start against Man City after a negative prognosis for Ben Mee.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.lancs.live/sport/football/football-news/burnley-injury-list-ben-mee-23382517.amp

You Tell Me wrote:

Over a year since he last played a game of senior football. Two PL2 appearances are his lot for this season, didn't even play in the EFL Cup. If Burnley go down he might actually get to play a few first team games next year.

Might actually get to play a game or two at the rate Burnley are losing centre backs.

It's really a hard call , now like we have said so many times on this thread Kevin knows what he wants and has over the years had many a chance to leave if he wanted to but stayed on in his role as a back up .

I think he has played 17 times for the Republic as well .

These days not many Premiership players stay 12 years with one club , now Noble stands out at West Ham other than that can't think of too many .

Lansdowne Road debut aged 52 and 201 days .

Claret Murph wrote:

Good Man Kev who has spent 12 years at Turf Moor .

In that time he has started 55 games .

Something you don't see very often these days .

He must make a good cuppa!

The above almost reads as a sarcastic post, but i know it is not.

4.5 starts for every one of those 12 years.

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Badgersboys9 wrote:

Fatnacho wrote:

I’d argue, he’s had a great career. Based on his playing ability he would probably be a Championship player at best. To be at a Premier League club for over 10 years and getting 17 caps is a testament to his attitude and application. He basically overachieved to an extent.

A much better example for a waste of a career is Anthony Stokes. Fair enough he’s won some big trophies in Scotland but he had all the natural talent to be a star player in the PL and for the national team but in the end never lived up to his talent.

From speaking to one ex-international and reading a few biographies, the buzz of appearing in a full stadium seems to disappear after a while. Most of the time you just get abuse from fans and being on the bench keeps you safe from most of the vitriol.

I know, I’d much rather be on the bench at Burnley earning 20k than getting dogs abuse playing for a team at the bottom of the Championship.

Ah come off it, you play football as a young lad/girl for the love of the game and that stays with you regardless of money or what level you're playing at. It's why you have Sunday league games in pishing rain and freezing temperatures.

If you're a footballer, especially one who worked your balls off to make it to the top, you would rather be playing in the Championship than sitting in a bench at Burnley your whole career.

100% correct

hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard