Watford vs Reading (Sat 20th)

[leon]

just stop giving him so much stick

[Basingstoke Royal]

Another two points dropped and long the man that has to be blamed. Wait for Brian to come out and protect him again. No excuses.

Should have scored at least one today, and each of the last two games.

Déjà vu.

[Blue&White Mage]

According to BBC he set up hunt for the goal which was more than most of the other attackers.

[Ian Royal]

Another two points dropped and long the man that has to be blamed. Wait for Brian to come out and protect him again. No excuses.

Should have scored at least one today, and each of the last two games.

Déjà vu.

Surely Karacan has to take the blame for missing an open goal. That must have been the easiest chance even if Long did miss a couple he should have put away. Or whoever lost their man at the corner.

[roadrunner]

Another two points dropped and long the man that has to be blamed. Wait for Brian to come out and protect him again. No excuses.

Should have scored at least one today, and each of the last two games.

Déjà vu.

Long is a confidence player. You can't expect the manager to slaughter him publicly!

[LoyalRoyalFan]

Flipping 'eck get a striker.

[Basingstoke Royal]

I'm going by what the radio is saying. He is supposed to be a striker and they should be able to finish. I don't mind him normally but it's the same week in week out at the moment.

He needs to be rested for a fee weeks.

[loyalroyalsam]

we need to loan in a striker...

[roadrunner]

I'm going by what the radio is saying. He is supposed to be a striker and they should be able to finish. I don't mind him normally but it's the same week in week out at the moment.

He needs to be rested for a fee weeks.

At the moment? Shane Long has always been this inconsistant and frustrating.

[Terminal Boardom]

How long, excuse the pun, before Snowball invades this thread with more stats to show that Shane Long is the greatest goalscorer that the club will ever have?

Credit Shane for the assist but, by the sounds, chances went begging.

[Still Hate Futcher!]

There's no doubt Long does miss too many chances - I just have an issue with fans singling him out for criticism every bloody week. Church also lacks ruthlessness in front of goal and his all round performances aren't as good as Long's but nobody slates him week in week out (and rightly so, they're he best we've got at the moment so get behind them).

[Basingstoke Royal]

There's no doubt Long does miss too many chances - I just have an issue with fans singling him out for criticism every bloody week. Church also lacks ruthlessness in front of goal and his all round performances aren't as good as Long's but nobody slates him week in week out (and rightly so, they're he best we've got at the moment so get behind them).

Unfortunately the guilt edged chances against Cardiff and Watford have fallen to long. He missed two ones on ones against Cardiff and another few today. One goal in open play this season - ain't good enough. Our best striker is Noel hunt but we need someone else to contribute.

[RoyalBlue]

There's no doubt Long does miss too many chances - I just have an issue with fans singling him out for criticism every bloody week. Church also lacks ruthlessness in front of goal and his all round performances aren't as good as Long's but nobody slates him week in week out (and rightly so, they're he best we've got at the moment so get behind them).

Unfortunately the guilt edged chances against Cardiff and Watford have fallen to long. He missed two ones on ones against Cardiff and another few today. One goal in open play this season - ain't good enough. Our best striker is Noel hunt but we need someone else to contribute.

To be fair, the best chance of all v Watford probably fell to Jem just outside the area with Loach still on the ground having denied Long (one of the gilt - note spelling - edged chances).

[Royal With Cheese]

Ah ha! Weve found Long's problem. His chances are all guilt edged.

He's obviously so upset he can't score.

[Maguire]

just stop giving him so much stick

No

[Maguire]

According to BBC he set up hunt for the goal which was more than most of the other attackers.

Apart from Hunt, who scored...

[RoyalBlue]

According to BBC he set up hunt for the goal which was more than most of the other attackers.

Apart from Hunt, who scored...

I think Long and Hunt are starting to display signs of becoming a good strike partnership but we need a plan b (someone like Rasiak perhaps?) and we ain't got one. Having just three 'senior' strikers in a squad that is meant to be challenging at the top of the Championship is a complete and utter joke.

[Super_horns]

Sounds like we have the same sort of strikers...not bad overall but poor at finishing.

Ours are quite young so need time etc.

Was a well created goal by you guys but as usual our defending was pretty poor for it,

[Snowball]

How long, excuse the pun, before Snowball invades this thread with more stats to show that Shane Long is the greatest goalscorer that the club will ever have?

Credit Shane for the assist but, by the sounds, chances went begging.

Maybe it you'd been THERE, you wouldn't be spouting garbage

[Snowball]

According to BBC he set up hunt for the goal which was more than most of the other attackers.

Apart from Hunt, who scored...

I think Long and Hunt are starting to display signs of becoming a good strike partnership but we need a plan b (someone like Rasiak perhaps?) and we ain't got one. Having just three 'senior' strikers in a squad that is meant to be challenging at the top of the Championship is a complete and utter joke.

3 or 4 times the Watford defence back headed crosses away and every time they cleared Church by inches.

Rasiak would have eaten those balls for breakfast