cmonurz Fwiw and to prove I'm consistent, I don't rate Long or Bothroyd.
Proof of how poor your judgment is.
by Snowball » 18 Nov 2010 13:11
cmonurz Fwiw and to prove I'm consistent, I don't rate Long or Bothroyd.
by cmonurz » 18 Nov 2010 13:13
by cmonurz » 18 Nov 2010 13:14
Snowballcmonurz Fwiw and to prove I'm consistent, I don't rate Long or Bothroyd.
Proof of how poor your judgment is.
by Snowball » 18 Nov 2010 13:17
cmonurz There's no 'switch', Long's inability to score from open play for Reading remains a concern, I don't see how that has changed.
by andrew1957 » 18 Nov 2010 13:18
by Hoop Blah » 18 Nov 2010 13:19
SnowballHoop Blah That's true, although the one earlier this season I think he took a dive.
AND THE REF DIDN'T. Obviously, though, you know better than the
man on the pitch being paid to spot penalties and book divers.
by Hoop Blah » 18 Nov 2010 13:22
andrew1957 The comparison with Bothroyd is more relevant because like Long he was a slow starter and only really started to come good at the age of 25 or so. That is typical for many top strikers. They learn the game and reach their peak at about 25-30 - as I said before.
by cmonurz » 18 Nov 2010 13:23
by Snowball » 18 Nov 2010 13:39
by Wycombe Royal » 18 Nov 2010 13:41
SnowballHoop Blah That's true, although the one earlier this season I think he took a dive.
AND THE REF DIDN'T. Obviously, though, you know better than the
man on the pitch being paid to spot penalties and book divers.
by floyd__streete » 18 Nov 2010 13:41
Snowball Serious competition for Kevin Doyle and Robbie Keane. Not bad eh?
by Wycombe Royal » 18 Nov 2010 13:51
Snowball He has scored, now 38 goals in first-class football, CCC, Premiership, and Internationally. I think 4 or 5 of those are pens.
by pea » 18 Nov 2010 14:38
by Terminal Boardom » 18 Nov 2010 15:14
SnowballTerminal Boardom FFS Snowball, can you just accpet one observation that whereas Long IS playing well, and that his work rate is of a high standard, his goal scoring could do with improving.
Hoop has said he thinks he slacks and today's, "Let's beat up Long" is he's a cheat.
by Hoop Blah » 18 Nov 2010 15:27
Terminal BoardomSnowballTerminal Boardom FFS Snowball, can you just accpet one observation that whereas Long IS playing well, and that his work rate is of a high standard, his goal scoring could do with improving.
Hoop has said he thinks he slacks and today's, "Let's beat up Long" is he's a cheat.
How about you try responding to my statement instead of twisting it to suit?
by Royal With Cheese » 18 Nov 2010 15:30
Hoop Blah Mills took a bit of a dive in the box in a recent home game (may have been Cardiff) and that was shortly after losing his head at QPR for someone doing the same to us. It's now part of the game so it's not a criticism of Long as such (although personally I'd prefer it if we didn't dive), just an observation.
by Snowball » 18 Nov 2010 16:03
Wycombe RoyalSnowballHoop Blah That's true, although the one earlier this season I think he took a dive.
AND THE REF DIDN'T. Obviously, though, you know better than the
man on the pitch being paid to spot penalties and book divers.
So are you now saying the referee is ALWAYS right?
by Snowball » 18 Nov 2010 16:05
Wycombe RoyalSnowball He has scored, now 38 goals in first-class football, CCC, Premiership, and Internationally. I think 4 or 5 of those are pens.
Long has scored 6 penalties - 5 for Reading and 1 for Ireland.
by Snowball » 18 Nov 2010 16:07
pea He won a lot of freekicks last Saturday and I have to say, with the benefit of TV replays I agreed with the refs decision to award every single one even if, at first look some appeared soft. He's very good at drawing the fouls, he seems to have turned a corner the last few games, if he continues to play with more confidence and take defenders on (like he did against Norwich) and shoot when he gets a decent sight of goal (like he did, and scored, against QPR) then he could have a good season.
by Snowball » 18 Nov 2010 16:14
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