Matches 2014/15 when Shane Long, Damien Delaney, Kevin Doyle and David Meyler all appeared in the Premier LeagueQuote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
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Matches 2014/15 when Shane Long, Damien Delaney, Kevin Doyle and David Meyler all appeared in the Premier LeagueQuote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Starts for Burnley again today away to Bournemouth. Stephen Ward and Jeff Hendrick also start. Robbie Brady on the bench.
Arter is in midfield for Bournemouth.
'Kevin Long poised to miss his brother's wedding after getting first Ireland call-up': http://www.the42.ie/kevin-long-irela...92560-May2017/
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Originally Posted by The42.ie
So much better than supposedly attending your grandmother's funeral!Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
Long's call up is a bit silly - it doesn't need to be explained why.
If I was Sheridan, or Manning, I would be getting a bit irritated by this.
Why would a striker or midfielder be irritated by a defender getting called up?
The random nature of it in my opinion. Andy Boyle and John Egan just made their debuts in March and we have several other players in those positions. Manning can cover three different positions. Not to mention the fact that he has impressed over a longer period of time.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
We have a severe shortage of strikers. Long is injured and God forbid Murphy, McGoldrick and Walters will be forced to drop out; they have all had injury problems this year alone.
There has been a call for Sheridan and Maguire to get a call up for 6 months now. MON must surely know there will be a backlash if someone like Kevin Long gets called up on the back of one performance.
Why would there be a backlash and by whom? Again, why would Maguire and Sheridan be irritated by a defender being called up as Tets asked?
I think it's quite obvious why there would be a backlash. There is - by International standards - a lengthy gathering. There are several matches. Even if Maguire or Sheridan weren't in the reckoning to feature against Austria, they could conceivably get match time in America. Even if they weren't to feature in any of the games, MON could invite them to train with the squad.Quote:
Originally Posted by gastric
We are not blessed with strikers. And the ones we do have (Walters, Murphy and Doyle) could all be retired by the next campaign and (McGoldrick and Rooney) aren't favored by MON, and are aging regardless.
Long is injured. What happens if Walters or Murphy get struck down? Is he going to stick to his guns again like he did when we were playing Iceland and had Doyle and Long as the only strikers in the squad?
As for the whom, there are plenty of articles and plenty of journalists questioning their exclusions online. Several pundits and managers in the domestic game have questioned it; Mick Cooke the latest.
It's been a talking point for over 6 months now.
Why would they be irritated? Maybe because there is a dearth of strikers available to us and their continued exclusions show a distinct lack of confidence in their ability. I've mentioned it before but we have Keogh, Clark, Duffy, O'Shea, Pearce, Boyle, Egan and McShane off the top of my head before bringing Long into consideration.
And I appreciate the fact that Long is going to miss his brother's wedding, it shows dedication to the cause that others lack, but it's not him I'm having a go at.
When the Austria game concludes we have four games left and will be approaching the end of the campaign. If Maguire and Sheridan don't get call ups now, they could conceivably be waiting a minimum of 6 months to get another opportunity, and the odds will be against them breaking into the squad in the event we do qualify for Russia.
The lack of forward planning is quite annoying. If Murphy, Doyle and Walters retire (touch wood) we are essentially left with Long and two strikers (McGoldrick and Rooney) who have about 5 caps between them.
Kevin Long's post-Uruguay match interview with Tony O'Donoghue: http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/10734755
The42.ie has an in-depth look at Kevin Long's career to date and the seemingly-relentless injury troubles he has overcome: http://www.the42.ie/kevin-long-25-ju...56612-Jun2017/
Opportunity for Long to cement his place in the first-team squad at Burnley? Michael Keane on his way to Everton: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40447200
New deal from Burnley, a three year one. he had a year remaining on the old one. No big money signing that I can see to replace Keane there so maybe he is about to get his shot.
http://www.skysports.com/football/ne...eal-at-burnley
Fair play to him hopefully sets him up for life. What kind of money would he likely be on would he now make 20 grand a week?Quote:
Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
Long doesn't get the start for the first game of the season against Chelsea. Walters is on the bench with him.
Brady, Hendrick and Ward all start though for the Clarets.
I think Long will get his chance. I thought tarkowski was poor today
Agree with this. Mee was okay. Tarkowski looks to be shy of PL level.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
Rare start for Long today, at centre-half against Spurs. He and the rest of the team had a rough 90 minutes, and he gave away a soft penalty to Dele Alli and was given the runaround by Kane.
he's started three of Burnley's last four league games, mainly due to injury and suspension, and should be involved in their next fixture away to United on St Stephen's Day.
Incidentally, today was his fifth start of the season, he only managed four in total in 2016/17
Think he started a week or two ago too I remember commenting on the 3 Irish playing at Burnley despite the absence of Brady.
Started and finished V Man City on Saturday when Burnley took a point in a 1-1 while managing just 28% possession, so he must have done ok, was booked also.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42842351
Goal for him today and played well.Positive for us that we’ve four decent premier league centre halves albeit that Rice will hopefully be deployed further forward.With our present lack of forwards we could be relying on headers from set pieces from our defenders.
I see West Ham look pretty keen on nabbing Tarkowski. Would be great if that deal went through and opened up a starting spot for Long who hasn’t let Burnley down too often.
He hasn’t had much of an opportunity to let Burnley down over the years has he?! But would be nice for him to get a runQuote:
Originally Posted by irishfan86
Had a tremendous performance in the game against Spurs, very neat against Son. Played a lot of long balls , but that was their tactic from the back four
Started, and scored, today. His first since September 2018.
i watched that Mee last matched and cant comprehend how this irish guy is his understudy, Mee is crap as centerback, the other day backpass to Origi.... amateur stuff!!
Burnley got a gift of 3 points from Liverpool this season, unbelievable! Kevin Long is twice the player Mee is
Tarkowski is definitely better than Ben Mee, but Mee has been immense for most of the season. Admittedly hasn't been good over the past couple of matches, but rarely puts a foot wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bielsa´s irish
If Long has indeed received an offer of a contract extension at Burnley, he should take it. Tarkowski is almost certainly gone in the summer. Kevin Long has had an amazingly interesting career when you look at how long he's been with Burnley but how few matches he's actually played. He must be a great guy to be around or something.
I think Long is the equivalent of a solid back up goalie, one of those players who is happy to make a decent living as cover for others, wont complain when not picked and won't let the team down when called upon. I expect Burnley will sign a direct replacement for Tarkowski, it may even be Nathan Collins, and Long will continue in his backup role for another while.
He's a good player to have as your third choice centre half, particularly for a bottom half side like Burnley. If he were at a side which rotated their team slightly more then he might have more appearances under his belt.
Another way of looking at it for him is that there is such risk in moving on. Let's assume that he would join a top half Championship side. The competition down there and the odds of promotion are so slim for most sides that he may never get another run in the Premiership again. Plus he's 30.
Hats off to Long and the career he has carved out. Really admire it.
replaced that Mee donkey. Tarkowski on the left, Long as right center back
After John Egan's injury, good to see that Long got 90 minutes today against Fulham: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55456854
Mee's concussion likely won't keep him out for too long but Long has always shown he's capable of stepping up when he's had little football.
On the bench yet again v Huddersfield in the FA Cup. In the squad for just one of the 3 EFL Cup games this season. In the squad for 9 of 21 PL games. Total playing time this season - 154 minutes in two PL U-23 games. 18 months left on his contract at Burnley.
Comes on today with five minutes to play for only his second league appearance of the season.
Collins really good again. An amazing end to the season. Hopefully Burnley can stay in Premiership. Encouraging signs that our senior players are slowly returning to top level football for next season:
A Bournemouth and Sheff United promotion will help matters. Ferguson will hopefully start seeing some proper cameos. Bazunu and Kelleher will hopefully get regular football in a top league. Ebosele is a dark horse to break into Udinese’s side. Noss is starting to get a taste of Bundesliga. Knight might get prem move as well. Parrott probably still a bit away from regular top tier football. If Obafemi starts next season like he’s finishing this one, it will only be a matter of time before he gets a move…will need to stay fit and keep working hard…big ifs. Anyone else dark horses to get some regular top tier football next season? Obviously, the older stalwarts like Long x2, Duffy, Coleman might still get a sprinkle of game time. Loan moves for the likes of Adaramola, Moran, Costello?
I think the last day of the season will be a very very good day for the red of Liverpool and a very very bad day for the blues. Burnley should be fine, if you look at Evertons run in I would say they will definitely get relegated.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommy_c12000
Collins is a ferrari. He will be playing in the champions league with 3 years. (Unless he goes to Utd of course!!)
There's a chance that Long and Collins are the CB pairing for Burnley's remaining three matches. Mee might be able to come back in time for the final match, and Tarkowski could miss the rest of the season with a hamstring problem.
Burnley are now even odds to get relegated. Leeds are 10/11 and Everton are 10/1 after their big win today.
On the bench for the EFL Cup game at home to the mighty Crawley Town. League of Ireland next season?
Highly doubt he'll be that desperate to find a club. Has been well settled into that NW area since joining Burnley and would be a fair few clubs in the area he could join next season. Always looked decent whenever I saw him play and still has something to give at championship level.