Doyle And Long

**B1977** · 29/12/2005, 9:04 PM

Kevin Doyle And Shane Long Played The Last 10 Minutes As 2 Forwards For Reading Last Night Against Leicester

**A face** · 29/12/2005, 9:21 PM

Originally Posted by B1977

Kevin Doyle And Shane Long Played The Last 10 Minutes As 2 Forwards For Reading Last Night Against Leicester

Doyle is doing well Shane Long is a handy player and
only with coaching could be very good.
Long only ever played about ten minutes for us.
and looked very good in that time.
Never should have happened tbh

Pity the club let it happen again
Remember Damien Delaney going for a small price aswell a few years back
If we got proper money for those players we'd be in a good position
Cant let it happen again
Keeps happening though no matter what lies we're told

Robbed .... !!

**James** · 30/12/2005, 1:04 AM

subtle a face
maybe wud have been better without the bold fonts on the letters

**Dodge** · 30/12/2005, 1:49 AM

Originally Posted by A face

Robbed

What does this stand for?

**Peadar** · 30/12/2005, 9:41 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

What does this stand for?

Rebels Once Boasted Brian Employed Dolan.

**Dodge** · 30/12/2005, 10:41 AM

Not bad... At least you didn't, eh Peadar?

**SunnySweeney** · 31/12/2005, 6:32 PM

Shane Long and Kevin Doyle both scored for Reading today in a a 2 - all draw at Derby.

**jorge** · 31/12/2005, 6:32 PM

They both scored tonight two good headers against Derby.

**daveh** · 31/12/2005, 6:59 PM

Final score from Pride Park

Derby County 2 Cork City 2

**ccfcgirl** · 31/12/2005, 10:05 PM

Its brilliant hearing both lads are doing so well at Reading , Especially Doyler . What a player ,He is a great loss to Eircom League

**A face** · 01/01/2006, 1:58 AM

Robbed !!

**Peadar** · 02/01/2006, 11:41 AM

I watched the game and the introduction of Shane changed the game.
Doyle was the lone striker with fellow Irish man, Stephen Hunt playing in support. With the score at 2-1. Reading were finding it hard to break Derby down. Shane Long came on for winger, Bobby Convey, in the 70th minute and within seconds his pace proved too much for Andrew Davies. The late lunge from Davies saw him recieve his second yellow card and subsequently, his marching orders.

Derby's numerical disadvantage saw them unable to mount an attack as they clung on to their slender lead. Relentless pressure from Reading finally yielded a goal when Long rose higher than everyone and headed home from close range on 88 minutes.

He had a chance to snatch all three points moments later, from an identical position, but headed over.

At 18 years of age, he has a lot to learn, but Shane Long is in good company with Kevin Doyle and could very well be the future of Irish goalscoring.

**TheOwl** · 02/01/2006, 12:43 PM

What was the story with Shane Long? Did he have a clause in his contract akin to Doyle's? Or did Cork just accept a bid.?

I interviewed him soon after he made his debut for Cork and he seemed delighted to be there and was just concerned about breaking into the Cork first team. A few weeks later and he was off to Reading.

**A face** · 02/01/2006, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by TheOwl

What was the story with Shane Long? Did he have a clause in his contract akin to Doyle's? Or did Cork just accept a bid.?

I interviewed him soon after he made his debut for Cork and he seemed delighted to be there and was just concerned about breaking into the Cork first team. A few weeks later and he was off to Reading.

Long was on the U21 team for City and that team did very well, Long was banging them home for fun at one stage. Dolan obviously saw this and pimped him off, after playing only ten minutes for Citys first team.

Dolan is a snake in the grass and the people who defend him are exponentially worse, this cannot be understated. The people that enable these pimps to behave the way they do are doing untold damage.

**�anna** · 02/01/2006, 8:05 PM

Long's contract was nearly up and on Dolan's advice was refusing to sign a new one. Which meant City had to let him go then, or risk losing him for nothing.