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    Would be surprised if it's the Premier League to be honest. Should have another season in him at Championship level, maybe two at a stretch, before he finishes up.
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    Hasenhuttl has reassured Shane Long that the club ‘will find a solution' for his future, refusing to rule out a role for Long at Southampton next season. Hasenhuttl wasn't happy with the limited game-time Long got at Bournemouth, but wants to get something sorted for him. “Longy has done a good job for this club for a long time and we will find a solution, definitely". (Hampshire Live, 21 May). Woodgate (Bournemouth) says it's great to have Long around, but left him on the bench yet again during the defeat in the play-offs.

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    He came on late, overhit a cross with the only opportunity he got. He’s edging towards retirement and will need to drop down a level or two over the summer.

    I’m happy Bournemouth are staying in championship. It’s good from an Irish perspective. Hopefully Kilkenny and Travers get more of a look in next season

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    Shane Long has a year to run on a contract that pays him 60,000 British pounds per week. Can't see him walking away from that. He might be close to retirement but Southampton made a two year commitment to him less than a year ago, so they'll have to top up his wages if he agrees to play in League 1 next season, which I find extremely doubtful.

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    Wow didn’t realize that! Bad management from Southampton. I guess he could be sitting pretty in their reserves so, perhaps a lower end champ team will be willing to subsidize some of his wages

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    Quote Originally Posted by tommy_c12000 View Post
    He came on late, overhit a cross with the only opportunity he got. He’s edging towards retirement and will need to drop down a level or two over the summer.

    I’m happy Bournemouth are staying in championship. It’s good from an Irish perspective. Hopefully Kilkenny and Travers get more of a look in next season
    I'm sure there are worse strikers in the Championship than him. Do you mean a level or two below Championship or Premiership?

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    I don't hold out much hope of Travers or Kilkenny getting much game time at Bournemouth next season. Travers may fall into the back up keeper trap again where he can't go on loan because he's the number two, but has no realistic prospect of getting a start ahead of Begovic.

    Kilkenny will surely push for a loan if he has any intention or desire of making it as a professional footballer. He's 21 now and has hardly kicked a ball in senior football in his career. That's really not good, he has missed out on too much development time in the last two years. I don't hold out too much hope for him on that basis to be honest.

    In terms of Long, a bit nuts from Southampton to give him that contract in hindsight, it's incredible the money bottom half EPL teams have to throw around. They'll probably just find him another loan in the Championship for his last year with them. He is of little or no use to the Southampton first team at this stage.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Olé Olé View Post
    I'm sure there are worse strikers in the Championship than him. Do you mean a level or two below Championship or Premiership?
    Premier league of course. Didn’t get much game time with Bournemouth this year. And a year older next year

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    When is the last time he played in Premiership?
    He’s on bench every week but never gets any minutes

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    Came off the bench in September against Wolves per soccerway. His only 16 minutes of the season

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    I suspect he’s a guy who is in the squad primarily as a mentor to younger players.

    By all accounts he works harder than anyone else and by doing that in training and being on the bench each week, it means everyone knows if they drop their work rate, he could step in. All of that said you’ve got to think he’ll retire or drop a level soon.

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    Came off bench and scored today

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    Still an option for us? I would say so. The generational gap between the likes of Long and the likes of Ferguson is is not inconsiderable.

    A 'stop-gap' option is hardly out of the question. Realistically, that's where we are right now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trequartista20 View Post
    Still an option for us? I would say so. The generational gap between the likes of Long and the likes of Ferguson is is not inconsiderable.

    A 'stop-gap' option is hardly out of the question. Realistically, that's where we are right now.
    Yes and let's not forget he made the difference when he came on V Serbia, forcing the error for Ireland's almost comeback. At a time when we were at a very low ebb.

    He still has something to offer I feel.
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    Scored his first Premier League goal in almost exactly two years today, at home to Everton.

    Maybe life in the old dog yet!

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    Quote Originally Posted by pineapple stu View Post
    Scored his first Premier League goal in almost exactly two years today, at home to Everton.

    Maybe life in the old dog yet!
    Given our paucity of options, I seriously think he’s worth his place in the squad as an impact sub at least.

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    ..at least, yes.

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    Played the first 79 mins away to Brighton & Hove Albion today. The first post in this thread was on 12 September 2006!!

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    17 premier league appearances (yes all limited minutes) is pretty decent going.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Exgrad View Post
    17 premier league appearances (yes all limited minutes) is pretty decent going.
    Not bad for an Auld Fella.

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