Shane Long

[millsey]

Haha, don't try and @THFCSPURS19 me, and do that fucking lame thing of "oh you can't suggest anybody better, wot a bluddy cop out". Seemingly realistic strikers that we've been linked with and that I'd take ahead of Long:

1. Inaki Williams (arguably realistic)
2. Laurent Depoitre
3. Saido Berahino
4. Sandro
5. Yedder (who we were linked with today)
6. Dembele
7. Berardi
8. Embolo
9. Baboucar
10. Perez

I'd also take absolutely nobody ahead of him, because signing players like him is what got us into the problem a couple years ago of being lumbered with mediocre deadwood.

That's rubbish. Signing so called big names for a shot load of money who have never played in this league got us into trouble. Buying hard working, experienced Prem player is exactly the type we need to buy

 

[CJMurray]

suppose it is quite snobby for me to not want us to bloat our squad with players that I don't rate.

I just don't rate him, nothing to do with where he's from, who he plays for, or how bulbous his head is - it's all to do with watching him play and not liking what I see. If we were to sign him, which we won't, I would fully support him and hope for him to do well. Doesn't mean I have to lie and fake a positive opinion of somebody on the sole basis that we've been linked with them.

Oh yeah, signing an actually striker would really bloat our squad...

I agree with what seems to be Poch's idea to only bring in quality but in this case we desperately need another body up front. Shane Long is a hell of a lot better than nobody. He'd be perfect for Poch's high intensity pressing, knows his role and has shown that he can score goals in the prem.

 

[tiger666]

I'd also take absolutely nobody ahead of him, because signing players like him is what got us into the problem a couple years ago of being lumbered with mediocre deadwood.

Like Soldado, a striker untested in this league that looked great abroad. The same as most of the ones you list.

 

[Spurrific]

This is like debating with a gang of brick walls. Shall I list all of the shit players we've brought in from other English clubs? Because I guarantee there have been more of those than foreign imports.

3 of the players I listed currently play in England. To insinuate that I'm some sort of xenophile is wide of the mark. I love the fact that we've got a big home grown core to the team and think it's a big part of why we're doing well.

Thus far the only arguments have been "he works hard and has experience in the league". Hardly resounding endorsements.

RE: Soldado, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Modric and Berbatov are two of the best players we've had in my life time and they'd never played in the league before we signed them. To treat the idea of a foreign import with disdain due to the Soldado situation is unfair.

 

[southparkspurs]

This is like debating with a gang of brick walls. Shall I list all of the shit players we've brought in from other English clubs? Because I guarantee there have been more of those than foreign imports.

3 of the players I listed currently play in England. To insinuate that I'm some sort of xenophile is wide of the mark. I love the fact that we've got a big home grown core to the team and think it's a big part of why we're doing well.

Thus far the only arguments have been "he works hard and has experience in the league". Hardly resounding endorsements.

RE: Soldado, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Modric and Berbatov are two of the best players we've had in my life time and they'd never played in the league before we signed them. To treat the idea of a foreign import with disdain due to the Soldado situation is unfair.

The types of signings that you mentioned aren't really January signings..
Some great players on your list that all of Europe's Elite will be looking at...
As they were for Berbatov and Modric..
And I'm sure the ground work that was done to sign those two are being done on a big deal ready for the summer for a top class striker..

I think the point we are all making is that Kane could've done with playing 6 or so less matches so far this season with europa etc.. or at least dropped into a position deeper with a striker coming on... as much as we thought/wanted Son,Chadli or Njie to do that. . They haven't..

I was basing my opinion of Long solely on games I've watched him and not taking into account his stats or goal record.. which I've just looked at and not bad considering where he's been playing his football..
Doubt it would happen anyway but having an out and out striker back up would be amazing to go into the final part of the season with.

 

[guy]

Or we make a move for Pelle!

 

[Bobbins]

Nice work @millsey Spamming me for giving my opinion in the player thread.

Shane Long is a 1 goal in 4 games striker over his whole career - if we want a backup for Kane, we surely want someone who can score goals - since the rest of our team is coming up rather short in that department.

Him being a hard worker and putting in lots of effort etc is not what we need - we could play Son up front if that's all we needed. We need someone with a killer instinct who can score goals when we need them when Kane is injured or needs resting. Long's entire career suggests that, despite him being an honest hard-working type who will 'give his all for the shirt', he simply doesn't have the goals in him to perform the role we'd need him to.

Apologies for having an opinion which happens to be shared by a plethora of top clubs who also haven't ever attempted to sign him, maybe you should Spam the fuck out of that as well despite it actually not being a Spam post at all. FFS.

 

[Lou3000]

Nice work @millsey Spamming me for giving my opinion in the player thread.

Shane Long is a 1 goal in 4 games striker over his whole career - if we want a backup for Kane, we surely want someone who can score goals - since the rest of our team is coming up rather short in that department.

Him being a hard worker and putting in lots of effort etc is not what we need - we could play Son up front if that's all we needed. We need someone with a killer instinct who can score goals when we need them when Kane is injured or needs resting. Long's entire career suggests that, despite him being an honest hard-working type who will 'give his all for the shirt', he simply doesn't have the goals in him to perform the role we'd need him to.

Apologies for having an opinion which happens to be shared by a plethora of top clubs who also haven't ever attempted to sign him, maybe you should Spam the fuck out of that as well despite it actually not being a Spam post at all. FFS.

Exactly. We need a finisher. Frankly I'd rather Chadli backup Kane.

 

[Spurger King]

I reckon I'm just about desperate enough right now to go for Shane Long. Or the artist Richard Long. Or Shane MacGowan.

 

[Larryjanta]

Yep. Would score for us, would give Kane a rest, wouldn't cost the world, would keep his value, plays the way Poch likes.

Hipsters gonna hipster

 

[Deleted member 29446]

Might as well sign Rickie Lambert if we're going this way.

 

[Spurrific]

Yep. Would score for us, would give Kane a rest, wouldn't cost the world, would keep his values, plays the way Poch likes.

Hipsters gonna hipster

**** off. It's way more hipster to want to sign somebody from Southampton than to not want to.

 

[Larryjanta]

**** off. It's way more hipster to want to sign somebody from Southampton than to not want to.

I'm amazed you could take the time out of your busy schedule checking FM/FIFA stats and watching YouTube videos of German third division players to post that!

 

[spursfan77]

Has there been any further info on him apart from that newspaper report. With itks thin on the ground nowadays there's nobody to back up or shoot down rumours like this.

 

[Samson]

Nice work @millsey Spamming me for giving my opinion in the player thread.

Shane Long is a 1 goal in 4 games striker over his whole career - if we want a backup for Kane, we surely want someone who can score goals - since the rest of our team is coming up rather short in that department.

Him being a hard worker and putting in lots of effort etc is not what we need - we could play Son up front if that's all we needed. We need someone with a killer instinct who can score goals when we need them when Kane is injured or needs resting. Long's entire career suggests that, despite him being an honest hard-working type who will 'give his all for the shirt', he simply doesn't have the goals in him to perform the role we'd need him to.

Apologies for having an opinion which happens to be shared by a plethora of top clubs who also haven't ever attempted to sign him, maybe you should Spam the fuck out of that as well despite it actually not being a Spam post at all. FFS.

Not sure that the rest of the team is coming up short in terms of goal scoring. If Eriksen or whoever took the penalties, they'd be there or thereabouts 1st in the league for goals excluding top scorer, wouldn't they?

We need a focal point for midweek games and to allow Harry to rest. We could probably get away with a finisher up there, but it's the shape that suffers.

 

[degoose]

I'd be happy with Shane long.We either need to go one of two ways with a striker because of Kane. We either bring in an up and coming youth player who is fine to be on the bench and looking to improve or an older striker again ok to rotate.Both of course need to be happy to put in lots of effort and do the pressing game and take their chances so if it's dembele or long that would fit these areas.

 

[Deleted member 29446]

Might as well sign Rickie Lambert if we're going this way.

Actually i was joking, people dont seem to think that. I thought my smiley did the trick

 

[stewartd]

Don't rate him don't think he is anywhere near good enough for us. Also completely against our present transfer ethos, and I'm so certain he is not for us that if by some miss chance we sign him I will donate £100 to this site.
Never been afraid to put my money where my mouth is.

 

[Hoopspur]

Wonder what would happen if Shane Long actually played in a team that created chances? Not sure historically he has tbh...

 

[Spurrific]

I'm amazed you could take the time out of your busy schedule checking FM/FIFA stats and watching YouTube videos of German third division players to post that!

If you think we need to sign Long when we have Coulthirst and now Shillow Tracey on our books - you're off your head.