Personally I think he will. If anything, if he is not there it will ot do his reputation any good and he openly admits to his immaturity of the past being exactly that, in the past.

There are a few on here who have slagged of Long, which staggers me. In many ways he is similar to Fitzgibbon in that he ihas been forced to retire through injury, Whether he should have been signed for 2 years or at all is largely irrelevant, he was signed and he did a good job when he played. Dislocated elbow, broken hand, dislocated shoulder. Theses are not fatigue injuries.

Long will get my applause at the end of the game tomorrow, along with Fitzgibbon.

Btw, there was a recent thread about hard players. Craig Fitzgibbon needs now mentioning on that thread. A "run through a brick wall" type player. FFS he actually walked off the pitch at Castleford with a broken ankle

Legend gets slung around way to often nowadays but Legend suits Fitz, everything about him is professional on and off the pitch.
To have seen him play in a Black & White and actually meet the man in the flesh has been an absolute honour and is definatley something to tell the grand kids about when they ask me who my favourite Hull Fc players were.
Its just a shame its ended hows its ended with the injury...
I just hope the younger guys have took a leaf out of his book and seen what you can achieve if you put the hard work in.
Super Fitz, its been a pleasure and I wish you and your family well in whatever you do, good luck mate and thank you for been here.

Agreed, long will also get my applause.

Was long at the POTY awards night?

Brilliant player, true professional, honoured to have seen him wear our shirt and wear it with such pride. SUPER FITZYGIBBON!!

Sad to see Fitz end his career with an injury: A quality player for both club and country. Thanks for the memories Fitz.

I'd be happy to see him in the clubs HALL OF FAME.

A true gladiator and legend of the greatest game of all ..... and he played for us

Such a shame for Fitz to end his career this way. Gutted for him, maybe he can deliver a inspirational teamtalk before the game on Friday. Pleasure to see him play in black and white.

Cheers Fitzy,Fantastic player and a true leader.Good luck in whatever you do in the future.

I would just like to take this opportunity to repeat what i said on hull fc's F.B page !

[sizeI like many others of the faithful would like to wish fitzy all the best, a place in the legends of the black and whites hall of fame is surely attained ! all the best for the future you truly are a living legend thanks for the pleasure of watching you ply your trade in the famous colors of HULL F.C ! THANKS .[/size

Only got injured three times putting an effort in,but hey you carry on thinking like that.

As for Fitz,the SuperFitz T shirt said it all.

A terrible way for a great career to end. I feel priviliged to have watched him over the past two seasons. He has been a great leader on and off the pitch and I hope his ultra professional attitude has rubbed off on some of the younger players. I too would like to wish him all the best for the future.

Just like Long, Fitz has been a legend for their PREVIOUS clubs but not for us

Your glass is always half empty isn't it?

Fitz has been a success for us. Long wasn't.