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Shame but entirely predictable .

More than a shame ! Killer blow !
He was enthusiastic and uber-professional,in my view.
Our huge loss and a huge gain to another rugby league club.
I can only wish him the very best for his future.

How much more can the players take.As a supporter it feels like I'm part of a modern,updated Milgram Experiment.

I think it was always going to be the case as soon as Noble came on board. It’s a shame as long has done a decent job for us, but we just need to get on with it as Noble will obviously want to bring his own backroom staff in. Personally I’m that bothered about Long going, we’ve brought Noble in to do a job and you’re even with him or against him and obviously him and Long can’t work together. As Noble and the good doctor have said you’ve got to want to be at Salford, if not then get gone!!!

Yes,I wish him well for the future.
Its sod all to do with an experiment.
You can't appoint a guy to lead any organisation on the basis of who might leave if you do.
One or two eggs will be broken to make this particular omelette .

Killer blow?? To what exactly?
Some people need to calm down somewhat. He's an assistant coach who has done a decent job but if he cant/wont work with the head honcho then it's best he goes now and doesnt undermine him from the start.

I do think it's a shame, but I guess he felt that regardless of any past history with the new boss then as Noble has stated that he will be bringing in some out his own staff then perhaps he was moving down the pecking order.
But, onwards and upwards!!

Killer blow?

Come on!!! We're not exactly going to shrivel up and die if Long goes. We now have fresh start with Noble in charge and if Long dosn't like it then so be we don't need him here. We need everyone to be in this together if we're to improve.

This could be a blessing in disguise if it means Noble can appoint his successor.

And life goes on...

Try reading Longs book. Gives you an insight into the man. Oh dear..............

mixed feelings here, I think last season ball in hand we were as good as anyone in SL (entertainment wise) especially with the Pattern Moon Holdsworth combo. That said we only amassed 618PF which isn't enough and Longy was responsible for the offensive side of things. Anyway I'd like to thank Longy for his hard work with the SCR and wish him well for the future.

A most ridiculous post.

Balls to how much more the players can take. They're not in charge. The Dr. and Noble are. About time we had a backroom staff with backbone, we've suffered from the players and fringe staff having too much influence for far too long.

Onwards and upwards.

He has just confimred on his twitter he has handed in his notice

Spot on

Very Disappointed but ... bye, bye.
I thank Sean for the time he spent with us , but this says more about Sean than it does Noble .
There was ' clear the Air meetings ' with both parties staing they would give it a go, not exactly much of a go was it.
Sean states he didn't want to leave , then we get rumours Wigan are after him for U19's coach , now he hands in a resignation two days before a CC game when he and Alan are supposed to be preparing the squad and Noble doesn't even officially take over team affairs until next Monday.

I have to state Brian Noble's / Dr Koukash's mantra from the press conference ,
first & foremost you've got to want to be at Salford and buy into the dream ,
Sean obviously doesn't & hasn't , and his dreams lie elsewhere.

no one is bigger than the club.

bang on

Funny how most of you weren't saying that the loss Of Long was ok back in January when Sean Long stuck by your club.

Think this is a pretty big loss for the club, when we are bringing in a coach who builds his team around defence we would have been better served with long working on our attack. With Fages, Evalds and Syned on the books Long for me had a big part to play in their progression.

Do think at some point Long will be a very good head coach and good luck to him.

I just hope that this doesn't lead to Paul coming in in his place.

Well Marshy, what can you do if someone resigns, that is his choice. Most have said thanks for what you have done, but if he wants to be elsewhere that s up to him. You like your occasional prod and that is ok, but don't try and make out it is somehow the club, or fans fault. Sean is a big boy and has made his own decision, players, coaches and administrators come and go, it is only us fans who stick around.

There is the Long way and the Noble way.

I'd be very surprised if Long and Noble could ever resolve their issues.

In the end Salford need a Noble with his Plan A type rugby. He can mold a team and contruct a pretty mean defensive line.

Bill, I don't seem to see anywhere where I apportioned blame, I simply pointed out that not long ago Mr Long was being held as a decent asset to your club, yet all of a sudden a few on here are forgetting how he stuck around in troubled times.
I fail to see where the prod is.

Anyhow good luck on Sunday, I hope you take a few to Gloucester to boost their coffers.

We've been crying out for this for decades. We can play some pretty expansive RL at times, certainly as good as anyone else in the competition. It's our defense that has let us down, consistently, over the years. If he can bring in a defensive mentality we will rise pretty rapidly imo.

He's got to do both - otherwise we just end up with another Karl Harrison scenario - defence massively toughened but then we stopped scoring!

The MEN reported in January,after the club was saved,that the stability that was missing previously,when McRae,Alker,Parish and then Veivers were the coaches,would finally arrive at SCR.It hasn't !
Whether or not the backroom staff have backbone,the players will now have new structures and tactics to learn and won't know if they are punched,bored or countersunk.
There are now 2 new assistants to arrive just to complete the stability.