I would despair of the club's decision makers if Wigan offered a contract to Sean Long.

So would I. I would also seriously consider not going.

OI!

Tim Smith is far and away the best 7 in the league. The bloke has more natural talent than Longy could dream of. We have only seen flashes of what he can do. Anyone seen him play at Parra before his problems will agree. I would like him to stay at least another year.

You maybe be correct but I very much doubt we will see him again, I hope not

I fear that may be the case too. Really hope his family is OK and he makes it back, and signs another contract.

your post suggests that you hold some kind of grudge against longy? what exactly has he done to warrant this i'm curious

mMaybe it was his constantly cack performances for Wigan.

But now he has problems, not the same player as he was at Parra, nowhere near, I dont believe he will be at Wigan next year.

Wire may be looking for two half backs for next year.
Briers is on his way and Monaghan has been rumoured to be leaving end of 2009.
Wire will spend the money to get Long on a two year deal and Myler on a four year deal.
We will be after players at half the price who are half as good!

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no idea about the crowds. i meant a general following in the town, or at least so i've been told by wakefield rugby fans on here before.

can't see long coming back to wigan. like i've said, i think he'll stay on at saints.

still not a reason for the vitriolic posts by many on here...

could it not be the fact that wigan let him go without giving him a fair crack(sound familiar?) only to go on and become a very successful player??

We got Lee Hansen in return, what more could you ask for??

When is he going to start to show it for you lot then?

I'm sure he showed you at Murrayfield.

10 points clear with a game in hand, you can keep him cherub

If that's the criteria, he's on a par with Ben Jeffries.

Shame he'd been dropped for the Maundy Thursday game eh?

he was given his chance and didn't take it...repeatedly.
i'm not making excuses for bile poured out on here, i'm just trying to explain why some wigan fans don't like the bloke. the fact that he ended up at saints where he pulled his socks up (to his eyebrows) and helped them become one of the most successful teams in recent years didn't do him any favours either

Other 'villains' who were deemed to have turned their backs on Wigan as juniors were welcomed back into the fold later. Andy Gregory was one, Joe Lydon another, Andy Platt another, and of course Martin Gleeson.

But I think that it's gone too far with Long. It isn't just the attitude around Wigan that he indulges in, but his truly unforgivable sin of making Saints a top side. Irrational as it may be, these things have combined to get Wigan fans' backs up in a way previously unseen. Plus, he'd now be seen as coming here for a retirement payday. Wigan fans don't like it when Aussies do that any more, so a naturalised Sintellinser would win even less approval.

Why?

People, especially Wiganers, only hate Long because he's class. He's never said anything anti Wigan or done anything really to upset us. Id have him, easy, cany think of anyone better for Tomkins to learn off.

When did you turn Scotish?

Iv been out celebtrating the mighty Gers champoinship victory with captain 13

My dad works with Longs best mate and he's told him he's got 2 years on the table from Wigan and it looks his most likely destination at this moment in time.

We shall see.

I'm sure the club would lose a hell of a lot of supporters if it happened. Me included.