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DeLorean
03/01/2018, 4:29 PM
Good point about Rooney, he's good at wrapping his foot around those ones quickly, which results in making them look easy.
tricky_colour
03/01/2018, 6:31 PM
He got his annual goal in a bit early though, long wait until 2019. :apathy:
Lionel Ritchie
04/01/2018, 10:43 PM
Would love to see Long at Leeds. He'd tear that division a new one.
Diggs246
08/04/2018, 1:38 PM
Hallelujah he scored
Stuttgart88
09/04/2018, 8:48 AM
I was at the game yesterday. He was really good from the start until he got subbed after taking a knock.
OwlsFan
09/04/2018, 9:30 AM
I was at the game yesterday. He was really good from the start until he got subbed after taking a knock.

Watched the match. Very tough playing up front on his own. Seems to be his lot these days but he did well and nice finish. Soton were unlucky to lose but it looked like whenever they scored Arsenal just went up a gear and scored themselves.
tetsujin1979
09/04/2018, 10:29 AM
it was the tenth goal of the season in the premier league scored by an Irish player - there were 19 in 2016/17
Stuttgart88
09/04/2018, 1:22 PM
Watched the match. Very tough playing up front on his own. Seems to be his lot these days but he did well and nice finish. Soton were unlucky to lose but it looked like whenever they scored Arsenal just went up a gear and scored themselves.

Yeah it was a bit like that. Arsenal had a lot of possession without any purpose. Lots of sideways, risk free passing. On the few occasions they penetrated they scored. Cech is a shadow of his former self.

Long - under guidance/instruction? - very noticeably made little effort to return from offside positions, instead waiting for play to recover and for defence to drift back towards him. Very Inzaghi like! It felt that whilst he made a menace of himself with his pace and presence, he was also quite sparing in his exertions, a bit more calculated than when playing for us.
DeLorean
09/04/2018, 1:28 PM
Cech has been a shadow of his former self for about five years. At this stage he's a shadow of the shadow of his former self.
samhaydenjr
10/04/2018, 12:24 AM
it was the tenth goal of the season in the premier league scored by an Irish player - there were 19 in 2016/17

Ouch... not to worry though - next season Villa will go up and Scott Hogan will rediscover his goalscoring form; Connolly, Cassidy, Obafemi, Afolabi and McAuley will all break into their respective first teams; Mourinho will buy Adam Idah; Sean Maguire and Aaron Drinan will earn upward moves in the January transfer window; and 2018 will be a banner year for Irish goalscorers in the Premier League - at least 75
DeLorean
17/08/2018, 10:28 AM
Mark Hughes says Long is in his plans for the season - https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/mark-hughes-says-shane-long-has-a-future-at-southampton-despite-opening-day-omission-37225623.html
jbyrne
16/12/2018, 2:39 PM
super assist (pin point cross) for southamptons winner against arsenal today.
samhaydenjr
16/12/2018, 5:15 PM
super assist (pin point cross) for southamptons winner against arsenal today.

Unfortunately for Long and Obafemi, from the point of view of their position in the Southampton forward line pecking order, the three goals came from Ings (2) and Austin.
Olé Olé
16/12/2018, 8:54 PM
Unfortunately for Long and Obafemi, from the point of view of their position in the Southampton forward line pecking order, the three goals came from Ings (2) and Austin.

That's true but Austin and Ings got no assist now did they?
tetsujin1979
16/12/2018, 10:33 PM
Long was brought on for Redmond, who limped off injured. After finding the back of the net (ok, it was disallowed, but he did get the ball over the line) and a really good assist, Long should be involved against Huddersfield on Saturday.
irishfan86
16/12/2018, 11:33 PM
Nice to see Long make a good first impression under the new boss. I think Obafemi will be OK too. Hasenhuttl also gave a youth team player a debut as well after watching a U-23 match. Lots of good young Irish players at Southampton and it looks like this manager isn’t afraid to give youth a chance.
samhaydenjr
12/01/2019, 7:31 PM
:victory::victory::victory: Why can't he do this all the time? https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46766862
liamoo11
12/01/2019, 7:38 PM
fair play to him. Austin is such a lazy frontman who adds nothing from a team work perspective and Ings is made of glass which means he will get plenty of chances in the side. He has seen off Carrillo and gabbidini and is still there. Doubt they will go big in this window for a striker given how burned they were by Carrillo last jan
tetsujin1979
29/03/2019, 8:38 AM
Good interview with Long on Southampton's website: https://southamptonfc.com/news/2019-03-23/feature-shane-long-programme-interview-march-2019
samhaydenjr
30/03/2019, 2:23 AM
Good interview with Long on Southampton's website: https://southamptonfc.com/news/2019-03-23/feature-shane-long-programme-interview-march-2019

This is an interesting line:

At 32 years of age, data proves he’s quicker than he was in his mid-20s, so there’s no doubting his professionalism and application to the job.

Hopefully that means he's good for this campaign and the next - be nice if he could top Quinn for both Premier League and international goals
liamoo11
30/03/2019, 6:36 AM
This is an interesting line:


Hopefully that means he's good for this campaign and the next - be nice if he could top Quinn for both Premier League and international goals

It would be lovely to see him getting some of that type of service from midfield that mcgoldrick got on Tuesday . So much of his recent outings for us have just involved chasing and fighting for totally aimless balls
irishfan86
30/03/2019, 1:53 PM
It’s interesting that the data show that about his speed. I’d like more details. Over what distance?

My eyes/memory tell me he was more explosive in his younger years. He’s not slow now but my sense is he no longer has that next level acceleration he once had.
samhaydenjr
07/04/2019, 4:11 AM
It’s interesting that the data show that about his speed. I’d like more details. Over what distance?

My eyes/memory tell me he was more explosive in his younger years. He’s not slow now but my sense is he no longer has that next level acceleration he once had.

Not sure about distances covered, but as recently as 2016/17 he clocked the fastest speed in the EPL, at 35.31 km/h - https://www.premierleague.com/news/403347 - if he could keep that speed up, he would cover 100m in about 10.02s, making him the fastest Irishman ever (notwithstanding the standing start of Paul Hession's actual record). It's just a bit of a pity that he hasn't turned such a potent weapon into hundreds of goals over his career.

Anyway, he did get on the scoresheet against Liverpool on Friday, which is good - https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/47742713

So with him, McGoldrick and Collins scoring this weekend, Hogan on the mark last weekend and Callum Robinson back in action also, our forward line is starting to look promising, even if there's no more major teenage breakthroughs over the next few months.
Fizzer
07/04/2019, 8:59 AM
He did score and it wasnt a bad finish,but he missed an absolute sitter to put Southampton two nil up.
liamoo11
07/04/2019, 9:05 AM
Who will be the next Irish striker to get that number of premier league goals?
Olé Olé
13/04/2019, 4:02 PM
Scored today again against Wolves. I'm sure Mick McCarthy is very happy with this. Shane's worst club goalscoring form coincided almost parallel to Martin O'Neill's reign.
CraftyToePoke
13/04/2019, 4:27 PM
Should be Southampton safe now too. Obafemi & Long Prem players again next run.
samhaydenjr
13/04/2019, 5:06 PM
Who will be the next Irish striker to get that number of premier league goals?

Take your pick from Obafemi, Connolly, Idah, Cassidy or Parrott - possibly even Callum Robinson, if his season has merited a move to an EPL club


Scored today again against Wolves. I'm sure Mick McCarthy is very happy with this. Shane's worst club goalscoring form coincided almost parallel to Martin O'Neill's reign.

Yes - Mick whispered in his ear "you're actually a good goal scorer" and all of a sudden, he's Sergio Aguero. Seriously, hopefully this is a sign that he's ready to chase down Niall Quinn's mark in the qualifiers
Demesne Lad
13/04/2019, 5:20 PM
Shane Long scores in successive PL games for first time since May 2016!
DeLorean
15/04/2019, 2:43 PM
Shane's worst club goalscoring form coincided almost parallel to Martin O'Neill's reign.

Is there nothing that can't be pinned on poor Martin :D
paul_oshea
15/04/2019, 2:44 PM
...on fire.
Eminence Grise
15/04/2019, 8:42 PM
Is there nothing that can't be pinned on poor Martin :D

Given the tactical nous on display at the end... a tail?
Olé Olé
16/04/2019, 5:48 AM
Is there nothing that can't be pinned on poor Martin :D

Interesting you interpreted it as such. My wording was vague enough to imply poor Martin was unlucky not to have the luxury of a goalscoring Long!
DeLorean
16/04/2019, 10:55 AM
Interesting you interpreted it as such. My wording was vague enough to imply poor Martin was unlucky not to have the luxury of a goalscoring Long!

He was reasonably prolific (by his own humble standards) under MON for a good chunk though. Eight of his seventeen international goals came in the first three years under O'Neill. Granted nothing since!
tricky_colour
17/04/2019, 8:52 AM
Shane Long scores in successive PL games for first time since May 2016!

I expect he had to had a medical after just to check he was OK.
tetsujin1979
23/04/2019, 6:52 PM
Long just broke the record for the fastest goal in the Premier League
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Fixer82
23/04/2019, 7:08 PM
6 seconds. Great to see him so sharp. Nice lob too. I’ve seen him mess that very lob up a couple of times in a green shirt

https://twitter.com/daletjordan/status/1120762167740063750?s=21
tetsujin1979
23/04/2019, 7:34 PM
Different sources gave his goal at six, seven and eight seconds. Either way, it's a record.
Diggs246
23/04/2019, 10:29 PM
Different sources gave his goal at six, seven and eight seconds. Either way, it's a record.

7.69 seconds. Will remain the record for a very very long time. Fair play to him
geysir
24/04/2019, 12:12 AM
I think there's a 7 second song in this for Youssou N'dour.
tricky_colour
24/04/2019, 2:01 AM
Yea closer to 8 seconds really.

He is on a scoring streak, 3 in 4 games, you can ignore the 1 in the previous 23!!

He has turned over a new leaf!!

Mick McCarthy must be putting something in his feed.
tommy_c12000
24/04/2019, 2:36 AM
Hard to believe he’s already 32....
Olé Olé
24/04/2019, 5:46 AM
Hard to believe he’s already 32....
A lot harder to believe when you see him turn on the Jets for that goal.
Olé Olé
24/04/2019, 5:52 AM
It's funny. If you're Southampton now looking forward to your summer transfer window and buying new strikers and you're Hassenhuttl- Austin and Ings haven't scored a league goal in 2019 whilst your team have plunged into the relegation battle only for Long to dig you out- well I know who I'll show faith with.
Fixer82
24/04/2019, 10:12 AM
What was the record before yesterday?
tetsujin1979
24/04/2019, 10:15 AM
Ledley King, 9.8 seconds in 2000 against Bradford
tetsujin1979
25/04/2019, 1:10 PM
Looking to earn a new contract at Southampton: https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/17595440.southampton-ace-shane-long-on-his-future-with-the-club/
pineapple stu
25/04/2019, 1:24 PM
Must be close to a record too for the longest time a club has spent in the lead in a game without winning.

Goal after 7 seconds; equaliser in injury time.
Olé Olé
27/04/2019, 2:34 PM
He's lost the plot with the scoring. Opened the scoring against Bournemouth after 12 minutes. This is great to see.
tetsujin1979
01/05/2019, 8:24 AM
Nominated for player of the month for April
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