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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.

They could sign the devil himself and i wouldn't stop watching us but i do get the feeling he'd have an awful lot of work to do to even make the fans tolerate him.

It's an experienced head to play alongside Tomkins but he's be down my list.

and for wigan, making his home debut, number 7, Sean Long

BBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Would you genuinally stop supporting Wigan Rugby League we they signed Long?

I'm not quite sure why everyone would get their knickers in a twist regarding Long. Admitedly he's past his best but what's he done to Wigan that makes people so against him signing for us?

I'd love him to go to wigan, it would be comedy

Bodypopping

He did attack Terry Newtons elbow with his face a few seasons back which in alot of peoples books is unforgivable!

Newtons not been the same player since..........the poor lad

We may need some more moderators if it does happen

I find it rather funny that a few people on here have stated they would not watch us again if we signed Long. All hes done is make Saints the best he could. Hes never bad mouthed the club or fans.

To be honest is he as much of a judas as a player accepting money from the RFU and leaving a sinking ship.

Genuinely think he'd be good for you lot for a couple of years. Knows how to steer a team around the pitch (which Wigan criminally lack at times) and has a bit of x-factor.

We'll see I suppose, but he would be one of the few players to leave Saints for Wigan who would get nothing but warm applause from me and I expect most Saints fans would be the same.

Do it Longy!!