Chris Long

Anna · August 9, 2014

Hard to judge in a pre season outing but his first touch and control look to be quality, if we're not bringing anyone else in up top until at least January then I expect to see more of him this season, especially in League cup games.

sageyefc · August 9, 2014

Took his goal well but apart from that he was non existant, be fair to him though he had no service

toffeejack · August 9, 2014

i knew someone would ask that question.

gueye scored a goal last season in an actual game, doesn't mean he should have been in the first team.

EverBlue86 · August 9, 2014

toffeejack said:
i knew someone would ask that question.

gueye scored a goal last season in an actual game, doesn't mean he should have been in the first team.

its why the board gets away with little investment, can you imagine Utd, Spurs, RS etc. fans asking the same if a young lad scored 1 goal in a preseason match no chance they demand investment and rightly so if you want to stay at the top.

edge · August 9, 2014

sageyefc said:
Took his goain well but apart from that he was non existant, be fair to him though he had no service

True that but then again we have looked awful going forward in all are pre season games so its hard to judge him on that

Blue for you · August 9, 2014

well with lukaku not fit i think he will do a better job up front than Naismith.

chicoazul · August 9, 2014

Blue for you said:
well with lukaku not fit i think he will do a better job up front than Naismith.

Nah.

Eggs · August 11, 2014

....in the barbers today. Doesn't take long for a haircut these days, no2 all over with a tapered neck, but still time for a chat with the barber. Anyway, he asked if I was looking forward to the start of the season then said Chris Long had just been in. He said he had his goal from the weekend on his mobile and was buzzing. Said he's a regular but is never ITK about what's going on. In fact he never even knows who he's playing against next.
The Physio also comes in and says all the youngsters are like that. They come in, train and go home. I suppose it's just their job.

tjcefc · August 11, 2014

the goal he scored was pure class. Not arsed about the opposition or the fact he did very little else in the game - you can't score a goal like he did and not have something about you. Not saying hes gonna be the next big thing or anything but he definitely has something about him

Azzurri · August 11, 2014

Blue for you said:
well with lukaku not fit i think he will do a better job up front than Naismith.

I disagree lid.

Big fan of Long - think he's got a better chance of making it than the lot aside from Browning, Ledson and maybe Green and Mcaleney but not yet.

Welbeck19 · August 11, 2014

Blue for you said:
well with lukaku not fit i think he will do a better job up front than Naismith.

loool

Eggs · August 11, 2014

tjcefc said:
the goal he scored was pure class. Not arsed about the opposition or the fact he did very little else in the game - you can't score a goal like he did and not have something about you. Not saying hes gonna be the next big thing or anything but he definitely has something about him

...yep, he's got promise and the goal was a beauty. Saying that, I remember Stuart Barlow scoring a great goal v QPR but it wasn't a reflection of his all around ability. David Smallman came as the next great youngster, scored a cracker in Gwladys St and then faded into oblivion. I even witnessed Tony Hibbert scoring a worldy against Man Utd in FA Youth Cup at Gigg Lane. A great goal doesn't always reflect a great player, but lets hope in this instance it does.

TheBlueGibbon · August 11, 2014

Welbeck19 said:
loool

Probably do a better job than Welbeck like.

BoysInBlue · August 11, 2014

I didn't say or ask 'should he be in the team', I said 'is he ready for the 1st team squad'?

I.e. One of the 18 matchday players, an option from the bench.

I'm not advocating his usage to excuse the board from spending.

Also, just because Gueye was rubbish doesn't mean Long will be. Only time will tell.