Shane Long......

[mini _dariusz]

Love all this brush it under the carpet bollocks. Any other player, any other club.........

[Royal Lady]

To be fair to Long, he does appear to have apologised for his actions, almost immediately after the game. He'll have learned not to do it again. End of now really.

[sucatraps]

I'm just glad we're all perfect in every way, glass houses and all that!

[Handsome Man]

I quite liked the whole incident. Long came across as somebody who cares and Coppell seemed a bit like Brian Clough, with his enigmatic 'he won't do it again' answer.

[EastStandRoyal]

Have literally just clicked the Post Reply button, havent really read other peoples thoughts but whoever Shane Long was angry at, he should have never thrown that blue & white hooped shirt onto the ground.

Hes a professional, he should hold in his anger, the last thing he should do is throw the oxf*rd shirt on the ground. After everything we've done to that lad, given him his chance, he goes and throws it on the ground because of the linesman? Silly silly boy!

He shouldnt take it for granted, playing at Anfield and throws the shirt! Theres thousands of RFC fans that would die to play at Anfield for there beloved club.

Shane Long has gone down in my opinion, a very stupid action and I hope he pays the price!

[rg6royal]

I can see his frustration but he should have never done what he did. But he has good character and I'm sure he can bounce back next week.

[sucatraps]

Shane Long has gone down in my opinion, a very stupid action and I hope he pays the price![/quote]

How much exactly do you think is appropriate? and I consider myself a fan, but I wouldn't choose to die for my team anyway, never mind Anfield, get real!

[Handsome Man]

Have literally just clicked the Post Reply button, havent really read other peoples thoughts but whoever Shane Long was angry at, he should have never thrown that blue & white hooped shirt onto the ground.

Hes a professional, he should hold in his anger, the last thing he should do is throw the oxf*rd shirt on the ground. After everything we've done to that lad, given him his chance, he goes and throws it on the ground because of the linesman? Silly silly boy!

He shouldnt take it for granted, playing at Anfield and throws the shirt! Theres thousands of RFC fans that would die to play at Anfield for there beloved club.

Shane Long has gone down in my opinion, a very stupid action and I hope he pays the price!

I don't understand.
It's only a shirt. This is the real world not a film.

[winchester_royal]

fuc*ing hell what an overreaction

he was upset, frustrated, and has since apologised

FFS, how about we just concentrate on the good performance of the team yesterday instead of whining on about an irrelevant piece of inexperienced petulance

[readingbedding]

Seemingly out of character, must have been very annoyed.
Never, ever seen a Reading player do that.

Can't imagine that any player would do that except for severe frustration.

That's two things in the past two games that I have never seen before.

Next week, a Kitson hatrick in the Prem?

[floyd__streete]

I wish Coppell got as animated at his team's non-existant defending for the winner yestetday as he did at Shane's strop, perhaps then we might not be staring relegation in the face

[readingbedding]

We may well be staring relegation in the face, but we're smiling because we're going to be a'ok...

Something did happen on the pitch, because Harper immediatley turned to the bench and gave the sign to sub him, which they did.
Long proceeded to walk slowly to the bench, gave the fans a clap, shook his head then chucked his top away.
Coppell then dived in quickly to where he sat to give him a few choice words about that action.

Oh yeah, all managers would die of a massive heart attack if they performed emotional remonstrations every time a mistake happened.
Players know when they have phucked up, what's the point of a Manager (who apart from me should be the coolest person in the whole ground) ranting and raving kicking water bottles and Physio bags around just so some fans can get a big old boner about it thinking to themselves...'Blimey, Coppell does care...'

Well he does care, he wouldn't be there if he didn't.

[andyhalls]

He shouldnt take it for granted, playing at Anfield and throws the shirt! Theres thousands of RFC fans that would die to play at Anfield for there beloved club.

You sound just like Mike Bassett there mate.

[rotherwick_royal]

I wish Coppell got as animated at his team's non-existant defending for the winner yestetday as he did at Shane's strop, perhaps then we might not be staring relegation in the face

If you've seen the analysis on MOTD you'd know that it was very good play by Torres and not bad defending. That's why he's worth more than our whole squad, but people seem to forget that sometimes.

[chilipepper91]

1726: Robbie Keane is furious as Juande Ramos takes him off and replaces him with Darren Bent. Keane is handed a substitutes' coat but he throws it on the floor in disgust.

This is unacceptable behaviour. Keane was annoyed Ramos took him off. Long was annoyed at his own performance and the officials.

Case closed, please...

[Gordons Cumming]

I wish Coppell got as animated at his team's non-existant defending for the winner yestetday as he did at Shane's strop, perhaps then we might not be staring relegation in the face

I thought you were intelligent

[Row Z Royal]

I wish Coppell got as animated at his team's non-existant defending for the winner yestetday as he did at Shane's strop, perhaps then we might not be staring relegation in the face

I thought you were intelligent

What's wrong with that? The defending was very poor, regardless of whether the free kick should have been awarded or not.

[Alan Partridge]

I wish Coppell got as animated at his team's non-existant defending for the winner yestetday as he did at Shane's strop, perhaps then we might not be staring relegation in the face

Similarly I've read about how rubbish Oster and Long were...that maybe the case, everyone knows Oster isn't really good enough however, he didn't cost Reading the game at all.

I'd be slightly more miffed at Hunt's abysmal attempt to 'tackle' Mascherano before he fired in an excellent equaliser and also as you say whoever was supposed to be marking their main aerial threat from a set piece.

[brendywendy]

bikey was marking torres
torres lead him round the box before the ball came in, walked him into a crowd of players, then darted round so bikey couldnt follow, ivar saw the danger and went to follow, bikey got out of the culdesac and followed too but the pinpoint ball and torres were too quick for both, want bad defending, just great movement and intelligence

[Schards#2]

bikey was marking torres
torres lead him round the box before the ball came in, walked him into a crowd of players, then darted round so bikey couldnt follow, ivar saw the danger and went to follow, bikey got out of the culdesac and followed too but the pinpoint ball and torres were too quick for both, want bad defending, just great movement and intelligence

Agreed, sometimes you have to accept you were outfoxed by two vastly superior players , in this case Gerrard & Torres.