I know Longy has been a great player and if Hull are lucky he'll have another 2 or so left in him, but there seems a lot of talk about his influence with the younger players and his presence in the dressing room. I was just wondering if this will be the case as he comes across as a bit of a law unto himself and in a way is this the kind of player who will impart knowledge or in a way even know how he does what he does or is it all abit of well 'I just know'.

I may be well off the mark but he seems the type that if it all goes wrong may be more of a disruptive influence rather than insperational.

You are right,he comes across as a bit of a maverick,but there is no doubting his class.Maybe he has matured a bit with age?

possibly and I hope for your lot he has, I suppose its a case of time will tell.

Going on the state of his hair the maturity hasn't gone that well yet he looked a right sod tonight

That,I can`t argue about.

i didnt say he was a bad player did i? i dont think there has been a better scrum half but that isnt what i said is it, i said i dont like him - main reason, if youve ever spoken to him you might realise hes a cocky arrogant tw*t.

im sure his book will bring more light on how he really is - to me the title says it all
Plus signing for FC just means i can dislike him even more so now.

All in all, if you speak to fans from any team most will say he is/was a great player but they dont like him, hes just that type of player who gets on your nerves.

Think about all the money he will be able to make off the back of you lot every time he reads the team sheet!

This taken from the bookFrom page 49

After Reardon, another thug who hits girls

Long should be banned for a long time .

Especially now he's signed for Hull FC, eh.

That was a criminal matter, not an RL one, whereas the gambling on match outcomes by players is something that the RFL should be punishing (and if any element of fixing is involved, the police as well).