I can remember the days when players with injuries would keep it out of the public domain incase the oppersition targeted them !

Can see him getting smashed at giants this week then crabtree and Mason gonna have a field day .

Can't find anyone on here happy for him to play with an injury. Maybe you just made that bit up.

Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't. What's he menat to say - he's our key player and having left the field early to injury in our previous game it is only realistic that the media will be probing his current status.

If there is any chance of him doing long term damage we won't play him.

Your quite happy to see him play on Sunday as is Paul M. When you take into account he is going to be playing through the pain that to me would suggest he is going to be carrying an injury into the game. A game against one of the harder hitting teams in SL who will be hell bent on making up for a loss last week.

If Long then damages himself further and is out for x amount of weeks/months will this then be down to bad luck? Will the coach go on about not having his halfbacks fit etc.

Or it could be a ploy from Long to take the field and come off injured after 5 minutes thus causing us to lose and Agar to be shown the door. (Just to keep the conspiracy theorist happy)

spot on

Theres a big difference between been hurt and an injury.

How would you know if he is going to do any long term damage if you don't play him,Ur medical team allowed Ur young half back on with a sore knee look were that poor lad has ended up, that's why the medical team get paid big buks to make them decisions now if longey insists he is fit and then gets injured that's on his own back especially if he has gone against medical advice.

Is Ranga trying to be what Mrs B is to the HKR board?

No way hoo zay never ever will there be anyone like Mrs b you come on our forum with an opinion u saying I can't on urs

Haven't you just argued that Websters tackle didn't warrant a ban?

All though you haven't seen it?

Not necesarily, he may not have been injured originally, however because the club have said he was this is a follow up story to support the original claims. I for one do not believe all the spin which comes from our club, they would hardlysay there was a chaging room bust up would they

The club have wrapped Longy in cotton wool since he arrives so personally I am totally flabergasted that they would play him injured it does not make any sense at all!

Yes I did then if u read carefully u will also see I said if that's what happened then fair enuf he is banned what's that got to do with longeys list of injuries

Ginge, ginge,ginge..come on if you want to have a debate (and I think you are more than capable), you need to avoid the use of enuf, it took me a few minutes to work that out I thought it was elf language

It means I'll take you're opinion with a pinch of salt.