Where now for Shane Long?

osullic · 30-05-2011 4:00pm #1

Where do you think he will go?I can't see him wasting his time in the championship for another year.

Dean820 · 30-05-2011 4:01pm

Wolves maybe?

Melion · 30-05-2011 4:01pm

Anywhere but Liverpool please

dreamers75 · 30-05-2011 4:02pm

Melion wrote: »

Anywhere but Liverpool please

Would it not be best for Ireland for him to go there?

Melion · 30-05-2011 4:04pm

dreamers75 wrote: »

Would it not be best for Ireland for him to go there?

Couldnt give a flying fúck about Ireland, it wouldnt be good for Liverpool.

dreamers75 · 30-05-2011 4:05pm

Melion wrote: »

Couldnt give a flying fúck about Ireland, it wouldnt be good for Liverpool.

Would bet he would play more games for them than Carroll.

applehunter · 30-05-2011 4:05pm

Has really developed into an excellent player.

He could do a job anywhere.

Everton, Newcastle, Sunderland would be good moves for him.

Cypher_sounds · 30-05-2011 4:05pm

Possibly Villa with the money they are going to get for Young.

Melion · 30-05-2011 4:05pm

dreamers75 wrote: »

Would bet he would play more games for them than Carroll.

Shows how little you know about football then, now back to the question that was asked.

Dean820 · 30-05-2011 4:06pm

Melion wrote: »

Couldnt give a flying fúck about Ireland, it wouldnt be good for Liverpool.

Christ. :rolleyes:

osullic · 30-05-2011 4:06pm

Dean820 wrote: »

Wolves maybe?

Was thinking Wolves as well.Be good to have him and Doyle back together again.

OhNoYouDidn't · 30-05-2011 4:08pm

Significant chance from all accounts. Lenny was there today and has been talking to his agent.

Melion · 30-05-2011 4:08pm

Dean820 wrote: »

Christ. :rolleyes:

No but i could probably answer any questions you'd like to put forward.

Le King · 30-05-2011 4:08pm

Melion wrote: »

Shows how little you know about football then, now back to the question that was asked.

The irony.

Thedogsgone · 30-05-2011 4:09pm

Liverpool would actually be a good fit....he scored more championship goals than carroll and looks an all round better player.

The only problem is that they have so much invested in carroll that they will be unwilling to ditch him.

Lukker- · 30-05-2011 4:09pm

OhNoYouDidn't wrote: »

Significant chance from all accounts. Lenny was there today and has been talking to his agent.

Hopefully his talents aren't wasted there, let the has-beens like Keane go there.

Melion · 30-05-2011 4:10pm

Le King wrote: »

The irony.

So you think a £5m striker (Long) is going to get more games than a £35m one(Carroll)?

Dont be at yourself · 30-05-2011 4:12pm

I'd take him at Liverpool, he looks a very useful player for a very cheap price. He'd do a job for a lot of sides in the Premiership. Everton, Spurs and Newcastle could all do with him.

OhNoYouDidn't · 30-05-2011 4:12pm

Lukker- wrote: »

Hopefully his talents aren't wasted there, let the has-beens like Keane go there.

Its his level. People are demented if they think he will end up at a top half EPL club. And I rate him

Melion · 30-05-2011 4:13pm

NekkidBibleMan wrote: »

I'd take him at Liverpool, he looks a very useful player for a very cheap price. He'd do a job for a lot of sides in the Premiership. Everton, Spurs and Newcastle could all do with him.

Would he really be that much of an improvement on N'Gog?

MagicMarker · 30-05-2011 4:14pm

Melion wrote: »

So you think a £5m striker (Long) is going to get more games than a £35m one(Carroll)?

Carroll hasn't exactly proven his worth has he?

Le King · 30-05-2011 4:14pm

Melion wrote: »

So you think a £5m striker (Long) is going to get more games than a £35m one(Carroll)?

Where did I say that? Carroll isn't a 35 million pound striker anyway. Pay and worth are two different things.

You belittling someone over football knowledge is hilarious.

Dont be at yourself · 30-05-2011 4:14pm

Melion wrote: »

Would he really be that much of an improvement on N'Gog?

Massively, I would say. When N'Gog is on the ball, he never really looks like scoring. N'Gog is far too hesitant on the ball. Shane Long has the strength, pace, confidence and single-mindedness that N'Gog should have, but doesn't.

Melion · 30-05-2011 4:17pm

MagicMarker wrote: »

Carroll hasn't exactly proven his worth has he?

How many games has he played?

Lukker- · 30-05-2011 4:17pm

OhNoYouDidn't wrote: »

Its his level. People are demented if they think he will end up at a top half EPL club. And I rate him

Maybe not a top-half club, but he'd still be better served at a club fighting for survival because at least he'd be playing against decent opposition.

Melion · 30-05-2011 4:18pm

Le King wrote: »

Where did I say that? Carroll isn't a 35 million pound striker anyway. Pay and worth are two different things.

You belittling someone over football knowledge is hilarious.

Liverpool spent 35m on him, he was worth 35m. Simples really.

Lukker- · 30-05-2011 4:19pm

Melion wrote: »

Liverpool spent 35m on him, he was worth 35m. Simples really.

He obviously wasn't, Newcastle had ye bent over because it was the last day of the transfer window and you needed to spend the money because of the new FFP rules.

mike65 · 30-05-2011 4:19pm

N'Gog is going no matter what, the only question is does one spend 7/8 million on a CL player or the same on someone who is proven useful in a top continental league for similar money.

Cypher_sounds · 30-05-2011 4:20pm

Melion wrote: »

Liverpool spent 35m on him, he was worth 35m. Simples really.

This is irrelevant to the thread but for what its worth Carroll was over priced for his move to pool most people who have a clue about football would accept that fact.

irish_man · 30-05-2011 4:22pm

Hope he goes to a mid to lower tabled premier league team at least there he would get his game week in week out. It would be a bit of a joke if he went to liverpool. Who thinks he would get starting ahead of Suarez and Carrol???

Chucky the tree · 30-05-2011 4:23pm

dreamers75 wrote: »

Would bet he would play more games for them than Carroll.

He'd spentd the year picking splinters out his ass at Liverpool, wouldnt come close to playing the same amount of games as Carroll

Thedogsgone wrote: »

Liverpool would actually be a good fit....he scored more championship goals than carroll and looks an all round better player.

The only problem is that they have so much invested in carroll that they will be unwilling to ditch him.

Looks an all round better player then Carroll? Please. He's extremely over-rated because he is Irish.

Paully D · 30-05-2011 4:23pm

If I had to put money on it I'd say he'll be at Reading next season, but perhaps a club like bottom half Premier League club like Wolves or Wigan will take a chance on him.

He's a decent player but it's another example of Irish fans overrating someone just because they're Irish. There's absolutely no chance he'll be going to a club like Liverpool.

Leiva · 30-05-2011 4:25pm

i think he would be worth the risk at the right price ..4-5 million

OhNoYouDidn't · 30-05-2011 4:26pm

Lukker- wrote: »

Maybe not a top-half club, but he'd still be better served at a club fighting for survival because at least he'd be playing against decent opposition.

And at Celtic he would be fighting it out for silverware and playing in Europe. Astonishingly some players prefer winning to losing...

Paully D · 30-05-2011 4:27pm

MagicMarker wrote: »

Carroll hasn't exactly proven his worth has he?

Carroll is a cracking player and with a full pre-season behind him he'll be flying for Liverpool next season IMO.

People can say what they like about the price but he'll be part of England's first choice striker partnership for the next 10 + years and will go on to do very well for Liverpool.

He's not worth £35m (but circumstances meant Liverpool needed to pay it) but he's a far better player than Long IMO.

TerryTibbs! · 30-05-2011 4:28pm

He is too good for Celtic, deserves a chance in the EPL.

stumpypeeps · 30-05-2011 4:29pm

I think he's good enough to play regularly for a premiership side.

jmayo · 30-05-2011 4:30pm

Melion wrote: »

Couldnt give a flying fúck about Ireland, it wouldnt be good for Liverpool.

And what part of Liverpool do you live in ?

applehunter wrote: »

Has really developed into an excellent player.

He could do a job anywhere.

Everton, Newcastle, Sunderland would be good moves for him.

Please not Newcastle, dear God no.

Melion wrote: »

Liverpool spent 35m on him, he was worth 35m. Simples really.

So was Torres worth 50 million ?

Liverpool did a great bit of business and then decided to copy Chelsea.

OhNoYouDidn't wrote: »

And at Celtic he would be fighting it out for silverware and playing in Europe. Astonishingly some players prefer winning to losing...

Maybe he wants to be in the big pool playing with the big boys ?

holuc · 30-05-2011 4:30pm

The likes of Wolves, Stoke or Bolton (Elmander gone today) would be good for him. Mick loves the irish at wolves so that would be the fav id say. Depends how much Reading want for him!!

starviewadams · 30-05-2011 4:34pm

Wolves or Celtic I'd say,either would be a good fit for him.

OhNoYouDidn't · 30-05-2011 4:35pm

jmayo wrote: »

Maybe he wants to be in the big pool playing with the big boys ?

But he isn't good enough to play with the big boys. None of our players currently are, hence they aren't.

He is the third choice Irish striker behind a player who was on loan at the EPL's worst side and a guy who had a so so season at a struggling club.

If you think Long is good enough to be a top EPL player, can I ask you are Ireland good at football on your planet?

When the chips are down, I strongly suspect Celtic's offer will be the best one.

orourkeda · 30-05-2011 4:35pm

Cypher_sounds wrote: »

Possibly Villa with the money they are going to get for Young.

Hell no.

Marty McFly · 30-05-2011 4:35pm

Melion wrote: »

Liverpool spent 35m on him, he was worth 35m. Simples really.

If you really truely believe that statement then I can honestly say I fear for your sanity. Its a ridicilous statement to make.

As for Long I do think hell probably end up staying in the championship but if he does move itll be to a team of wolves newcastles stature wont be a top six club. I hope he does move to the prem though as itd be good for Ireland, and unlike some I like to see the Irish team do well.

OhNoYouDidn't · 30-05-2011 4:35pm

holuc wrote: »

Depends how much Reading want for him!!

He is out of contract and on a bosman.

Lukker- · 30-05-2011 4:35pm

OhNoYouDidn't wrote: »

And at Celtic he would be fighting it out for silverware and playing in Europe. Astonishingly some players prefer winning to losing...

Lets be honest, Celtic don't have automatic qualification do they? Can't see them making the CL.

Raskolnikov · 30-05-2011 4:37pm

Paully D wrote: »

If I had to put money on it I'd say he'll be at Reading next season, but perhaps a club like bottom half Premier League club like Wolves or Wigan will take a chance on him.

He's a decent player but it's another example of Irish fans overrating someone just because they're Irish. There's absolutely no chance he'll be going to a club like Liverpool.

Hear, hear.

Every single time Ireland has a young player who does well for a bit, we go into silly season. Remember a few years ago the talk of Kevin Doyle going to Chelsea? I love Kevin Doyle and think he's a great player for us, but like Shane Long, it's daft to even suggest that either player is at the level to play for a top-level club on the basis of being joint second top scorer in the Championship.

I can see Long getting a Premier League move, but it will be to a side like Wolves or Wigan as the above poster has stated. If he can get 15 or so Premier League goals next season, then we can talk about a move to a top six club.

tommyhaas · 30-05-2011 4:37pm

I think he'd be a great signing for Sunderland

Le King · 30-05-2011 4:38pm

Melion wrote: »

Liverpool spent 35m on him, he was worth 35m. Simples really.

If I spent 35 Million on a Freddo bar, is that Freddo bar is worth 35 Million?

Or if I bought Messi for a Choc Ice, you're saying Messi is exactly worth the same as a Choc Ice.

Good call. Warped logic there.

I am pie · 30-05-2011 4:38pm

Everton would be ideal, need a striker to take the chances they make. Would play regularly and would be working with a good squad and a solid manager. They must be on the hunt for a good striker at the right price. Long would be both !

Cypher_sounds · 30-05-2011 4:39pm

orourkeda wrote: »

Hell no.

Ok suppose why would ye want him when ye have big Heskey, how many goals has he scored for villa now, 8 is it in his two and a half seasons at villa park:pac:

I am pie · 30-05-2011 4:40pm

...ps, is there any thread that can't be turned into a Man U - Liverpool dribblefest. Give it a rest !

Where now for Shane Long?

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