Indeed. I remember on quite a few occasions thinking that Long was going through the motions.

He didn't improve your attack last time he was here, what makes you think he will this time?

We'll have to agree to disagree then.
The bad injuries he sustained at our club were usually as a result of him putting his body on the line in desperate last ditch defence attempts.
I will agree that it would have been nicer to see him going the other way more often.
Twas not to be.

He can stick up for himself mate

Is this for real?

He was sacked by Wigan for being unprofessional. His track record off the field as a pro was to say the least chequered. Then to cap it all he has been ditched by London for being unprofessional.
Now you might as some are doing suggest it was because he didn't want to travel 200 miles for a PT job, but think carefully about it before you comment. If as he suggested it was because they wanted to give him only a PT job then why have they come out a stated that he was unprofessional. If I was him and as he suggests London was not for him, but they stated I was unprofessional I'd be suing as it will surely effect his chances of being employed elsewhere. And also why have London (who don't exactly have loads of cash to squander) employed an assistant from Australia in the period from Long going there and being sacked?
London have no history of every slating anyone who has assisted them over their entire history, certainly not to my mind. They are always thankful. So why this now.

The guy is a liability and I would hate for him to be anywhere near our squad.

we have a winner!

Really. Go on then

radders said he always gets his round in though so he isn;t all bad

Do they still do Pills ner?

He has some cracking pub jokes too...

Seven pages, but no links of any kind that I can see to back this up, I'll believe it when officially announced.....

Your lot binned Willie Mason after 6 games. Was he such a poor player

It's April 1st right?
Didn't this bloke and his mate supply the stuff that your squad used which had a banned substance in? Didn't him and his mate then blame the club very publically claiming complete innocence.
Some staff lost their jobs too I recall.
Nice episode in your clubs history.
A tad embarrassing and a little foolhardy to employ him again don't you think?

Why do people think that having good knowledge of the game alone instantly means you'll be a good coach?

If you can't get that knowledge across via your coaching methods, it's pointless. Long's coaching method of lasting two minutes in a role and buggering off won't have many listening just yet!

As a fellow Rovers supporter, we need to be careful when discussing the re-hiring of former embarrassments!