Long is still the best 7 in this country by far imo and thats including the current imports,

He still has pace and an eye for a gap and i don't think 9 months will take this away but for me his biggest attribute is his unpredictability,

theres many a time when he has come up with a howler but this never bothers him, five minutes later he will create something out of nothing and score or make you some points.

If that's the best we can come up with, then I think I'll stick to my fishing

We have needed a scrum half for bloody ages....he has won 3 lance todd awards,endless G/Finals,a few c/cup finals,GB and england caps.......helped Sts to numerous hub caps and league victorys.....cant for the life of me see what he will offer us.







Some people are never happy.....i would sooner he be playing for us than against us.......good signing imo.

Only a few days ago on here it was 'no way' or 'we don't want him' or 'past it'



Make your minds up.



FWIW, I think he is still a very good player, but it will be interesting to see HOW good he is when he is in a team light years behind the one he came from. He never cut it in a GB or Wigan shirt.

I'll resevere judgement until I see exactly who else we sign for next season. If he has been signed at the right price and we spend cash on some real quality elsewhere in the squad, then maybe this could prove to be a decent signing.



Must admit that I was initially a little underwhelmed though.

I agree with this man here and a few others who have responded with less enthusiasm.



Long is yet another player who has given his best years to another club. FC should be swigning players about to come into their own so that WE can have their best years. I'm also fed up with the phrase 'if he can stay injury free' - it seems that it's been said about most signings over the last year.

SL Games played last 6 years

2009 12 out of 14

2008 23

2007 17

2006 22

2005 20

2004 12 (year he got a ban??)

2003 28



Dont seemed to have missed that many

I think he is exactly what we need, an organiser who can change a game



would I have liked to him to have been younger? of course...but hopefully we will use him effectively and let Horne do all the running whilst Long organises

Didnt get the chance at Wigan....was shipped out rather quickly when he was there.

We have some players with worse records than that.

I think your judgements have been clouded due to Thorman being your current scrum half.



Like Stan Butler said regarding Michael Dobson, the same applies with Sean Long but even more so; obviously a good wage packet - If it pays off, shrewd but still short term, backfires and you are stuck with a thorn (or should that be Sean) in your side.

Radio Humberside have just played an interview with Long