Long - time for a change?

[Ian Royal]

Frankly, I'm not interested in Senior & Co, but chasing Doyle and Kitson
(if the lad isn't picked off by a Premiership club) IS of interest

Bandwagon jumping, johnnie come lately, with no respect for the club's history.

Given the way football has changed I think it's extremely unlikely we'll see that sort of record broken for the forseeable future as strikers who score well for clubs will be picked up by bigger teams within a couple of seasons. Seeing as we only have one possible promotion and the chances of us then going on to compete for Europe or the title are slim in the extreme, if Long puts away 15+ this season and then another 15+ next he'll almost certainly be off.

[andrew1957]

Talking to oppo fans after matches, they really rate Long. Seeems like we've taken him for granted of late. He'll be gone next season of course (even if we go up, which we shan't).

I am sure he will stay if we get promoted but if we don't we will probably see the back of Long, Fed, Kebe and McAnuff. It really is make or break for us this season I fear.

[RoyalBlue]

Talking to oppo fans after matches, they really rate Long. Seeems like we've taken him for granted of late. He'll be gone next season of course (even if we go up, which we shan't).

I am sure he will stay if we get promoted but if we don't we will probably see the back of Long, Fed, Kebe and McAnuff. It really is make or break for us this season I fear.

What a shame that the chairman doesn't appear to see things the same way. So make the most of Long, Fed, Kebe and McAnuff's appearances for the rest of the season because the cloth cutter will be sharpening his scissors again before the start of next.

[winchester_royal]

Maybe they were raving about Mooney......

[Wimb]

Happy to see Shane hitting the net from open play on a consistent basis, he's deserved the goals for all of the hard graft he's put in this year.

I'm still not 100% convinced that he's the answer going forward but I'm a lot more convinced then I was going into the season. Keep up the good work Shane and Long may it continue.

[Snowball]

Have a season ticket but took daughter to the game and sat in G4.

Second half the ball came flying at us, thought it would smack my
daughter in the face, so smacked it back into play with my fist.

Daughter says, "Dad, dad! You've touched the football SHANE touched!"

[Wycombe Royal]

Have a season ticket but took daughter to the game and sat in G4.

Second half the ball came flying at us, thought it would smack my
daughter in the face, so smacked it back into play with my fist.

Daughter says, "Dad, dad! You've touched the football SHANE touched!"

csb

[Snowball]

Catholic Sperm Bank?

[Snowball]

Was looking at possible strikers we might be interested in (ha-ha) and noticed how many had a number of penalties as part of their tally.


There are five with higher percentages than Long,
one with the same, five more within a couple and a half percent


10 (5) 50.0% Rankine (York )
12 (5) 41.7% Taraabt (QPR)
12 (5) 41.7% Jones (Rochdale)
13 (5) 38.5% Wright-Phillips (Plymouth)
16 (5) 31.3% Reid (Newport)


09 (4) 44.4% Rendell (Wycombe)
09 (4) 44.4% McPhee (Kidderminster)
10 (4) 40.0% Sharp
10 (4) 40.0% Long
11 (4) 36.4% Walker (Barrow)
18 (4) 22.2% Connell (Grimsby)
21 (4) 19.0% Tubbs (Crawley)


08 (3) 37.5% Hoolihan
08 (3) 37.5% Pitman
08 (3) 37.5% Wilmott (Kettering)
10 (3) 33.3% Drogba
10 (3) 33.3% Bent
09 (3) 33.3% Mohamed (Bath)
13 (3) 23.1% Nasri
14 (3) 21.4% Lowe (Bury)

09 (2) 22.1% Holt
09 (2) 22.1% Pavlychenko
10 (2) 20.0% Van de Vart
08 (2) 25.0% Balotelli

10 (2) 20.0% McGugan
12 (2) 16.7% Tevez
13 (2) 15.4% Commons

[T.R.O.L.I.]

Can't see Charlie Austin in that list.

[Wycombe Royal]

Can't see Charlie Austin in that list.

Or the guy at Carlisle (Madine).

Just looks like a random list to me. Why include players who we would have no chance of signing?

[Snowball]

I think Snowball has finally been silenced

So how's things, Slammed?

[Snowball]

Can't see Charlie Austin in that list.

Or the guy at Carlisle (Madine).

Just looks like a random list to me. Why include players who we would have no chance of signing?

I STARTED looking at players who were getting goals, THEN noted the penalties.

The post is about penalties not signings

[Ian Royal]

You really don't do a lot to help yourself.

[Snowball]

You really don't do a lot to help yourself.

Thank-you for your comment, Mr Royal. I have given it all the respect it deserves.

[Wycombe Royal]

Can't see Charlie Austin in that list.

Or the guy at Carlisle (Madine).

Just looks like a random list to me. Why include players who we would have no chance of signing?

I STARTED looking at players who were getting goals, THEN noted the penalties.

The post is about penalties not signings

So why start your post "Was looking at possible strikers we might be interested in "?

[Snowball]

So why start your post "Was looking at possible strikers we might be interested in "?

Because that's what I was doing.

it's called a narrative. but the bolded bit should make it clear to anyone who reads properly
and the underlined bit below (and all the players I bolded there) should also make it totally clear

Was looking at possible strikers we might be interested in (ha-ha) and noticed how many had a number of penalties as part of their tally.

There are five with higher percentages than Long, one with the same, five more within a couple and a half percent

[Mr Angry]

Was looking at possible strikers we might be interested in (ha-ha) and noticed how many had a number of penalties as part of their tally.


There are five with higher percentages than Long,
one with the same, five more within a couple and a half percent


10 (5) 50.0% Rankine (York )
12 (5) 41.7% Taraabt (QPR)
12 (5) 41.7% Jones (Rochdale)
13 (5) 38.5% Wright-Phillips (Plymouth)
16 (5) 31.3% Reid (Newport)


09 (4) 44.4% Rendell (Wycombe)
09 (4) 44.4% McPhee (Kidderminster)
10 (4) 40.0% Sharp
10 (4) 40.0% Long
11 (4) 36.4% Walker (Barrow)
18 (4) 22.2% Connell (Grimsby)
21 (4) 19.0% Tubbs (Crawley)


08 (3) 37.5% Hoolihan
08 (3) 37.5% Pitman
08 (3) 37.5% Wilmott (Kettering)
10 (3) 33.3% Drogba
10 (3) 33.3% Bent
09 (3) 33.3% Mohamed (Bath)
13 (3) 23.1% Nasri
14 (3) 21.4% Lowe (Bury)

09 (2) 22.1% Holt
09 (2) 22.1% Pavlychenko
10 (2) 20.0% Van de Vart
08 (2) 25.0% Balotelli

10 (2) 20.0% McGugan
12 (2) 16.7% Tevez
13 (2) 15.4% Commons

Oh look, yet another utterly pointless Snowball stat oxf*rd.

[Wycombe Royal]

So why start your post "Was looking at possible strikers we might be interested in "?

Because that's what I was doing.

it's called a narrative. but the bolded bit should make it clear to anyone who reads properly
and the underlined bit below (and all the players I bolded there) should also make it totally clear

That simple fact that you need to use bold and underlining means that your writing style is not clear, despite what you may think.

Now I know you'll respond and talk to me like a I'm one of your students again in your normal condescending tone but I don't notice many others on this forum having to use bold and underlining to make their comments more easily understood.

This is a football forum, not a piece of literature or a thesis.........

[Wimb]

So why start your post "Was looking at possible strikers we might be interested in "?

Because that's what I was doing.

it's called a narrative. but the bolded bit should make it clear to anyone who reads properly
and the underlined bit below (and all the players I bolded there) should also make it totally clear

That simple fact that you need to use bold and underlining means that your writing style is not clear, despite what you may think.

Now I know you'll respond and talk to me like a I'm one of your students again in your normal condescending tone but I don't notice many others on this forum having to use bold and underlining to make their comments more easily understood.

This is a football forum, not a piece of literature or a thesis.........

This ^^^