Good, I thought I was the only one that hates that wash your mouth out chant.

And with respect, I disagree with the OP. I don't think it was off at all, the fans were excited by the performance, all the players knew a return to Saints was a massive thing for Long and I doubt they went home thinking anything at all negative for the fans, or that there performance wasn't appreciated.

Watching it back on Sunday morning, it looked like one or two of our players stood back and allowed Shaun to take the well earned applause, I think players and fans alike understood the pressure shaun was under and was just recognising it.

I'm sure some of the players who have played the last couple of years are over the moon that we finally have a scrum half on the books. They probably felt like joining in the singing.

I Think that there is an interesting issue here because the fact about the chanting did make think a bit about the rest of the players really!! (although the Longy Wonderland bit at the end where he conducted the crowd with the bottle of Champaigne was for me at least a memeory that will stay with me a long time) However reading the Southern Newspapers of late and the amount of exposure that Longy has got where there is usually no rugby league leads me to believe that we have at last fuond that rare commodity a personality. In modern sport and RL in particular they are few and far between and it looks to me that the club have signed a massive asset for them both on and off the field.It has to be managed but could turn out to be a master stroke. The adulation of the fans is all part and parcel of that hype which could be iorth hundreds of thousands to the club!! I thought myself that the Messiah Tee shirts was a risk, but it has worked after Saturday and the risk was worth while! He could prove to be the biggest 'Personality' we have had since Sterlo and Knocker!

Interesting times though and just my thoughts!

I have always been a fan of Long,and was overjoyed when he signed for Hull. He may be "past his best",but his commitment is still there,and I am sure he is the catalyst we have needed to kickstart our progress forward.

We have cried out for a world class scrum half for years (i still think hes one of the best 7's about), some of have dreamed of having a proper (national) household name at the club.

In Long we could have both for 2 years.

Enjoy it while he's here, milk it for what its worth, he will and so will the club.

Sit back and enjoy the ride, its going to be a belter! (especially when he goes crackers a couple of times a year on and off the pitch as he said in the sky interview!)

I understand Robbo's point but I think that the Saints game was a one off, Longy going back there after 12 years with the club and playing against his best mates and getting motm.

hopefully wheel have 14 thousand hull fans singing theres only one shaun long ringing around the kc
cant wait now

Cant believe the usual spelling police havent been sing about this thread yet

Don't think anyone has sean it.

I was saying this to a B&W pal of mine, that no matter what else you get with Longy he will always attract the headlines and as the saying goes all publicity is good publicity. Its a similar type of thing to the signing of a Beckham in football. The downside (if thats what it is) is that when you're doing well the media will naturally be drawn to him and single him out (regardless of if he was the best that day) and the other players may get a bit peeved at that, or they may like the idea that they can just get on with their job. I would have thought the printing of Long on the back of shirts will be the most popular as well, which if he increases sales by 1% it's a bonus for the club.

He will always be the pantomime villain when you go to away matches, he will get the home crowds chanting and shouting at him which will get keep the heat of the others. He must enjoy that and it probably drives him on, if he didn't the dreads would have gone a while ago.

As a kind of neutral I didn't think he was the MoM for you lot on Friday, thought Lauiki should have taken it as his try and try saving tackle more or less closed the game out. But it was always going to be the Sean long day out so it was no surprise that it was given to him.

hehe

Eyesore what you did there

It was more of a wind up to the Saints supporters and I'm sure the team will be aware of that. Plus at the end Longy came across after we song old faithful and he was the punching the air and getting the crowd going.

TBH I feel this thread is petty.