Would Long's wages already have been accounted for in next years cap i wonder and maybe this will free up a bit of space in the cap to bring somebody else in ?

he wasn't signed for next year, iirc

Yes debit £0.00

typical fc signing........ WAS a great player who, wants to end his career at a team who will pay top dollar becuase no-one in the top 4 will want.....

It didn't work out but it doesn't mean it was a bad decision at the time.

We should remember that Saints offered Long a one year deal and apparently other clubs made him offers too.

His replacement at Saints, (the supposedly younger and fitter) Eastmond, did not play many games in the 2009 season due to injury.

Before we signed Long we were supposedly after Orford but look what happened to him.

Isn't hindsight a wonderful thing?

Apologies. Long's first season at Hull was of course 2010 not 2009



He made 14 SL appearances for Hull and Eastmond only made 19 for Saints.

foresight is better, which some of us had with his signing, and that of Gleeson, and many others over the years, we just seem to sign the wrong players at the wrong time in their careers.

I wish Sean all the best, I don't think he'll make a top class coach myself, he doesn't have the mentality for it.

BTW Orford made 12 SL appearances for Bradford in 2010.

salford it is then.

good luck sean,true legend of the british game,outstanding career shame we didnt benefit in the 2 years you were here.

assistant, coach, player coach?

assistant im hearing.

Can't believe people making snide remarks.

He will be remembered as one of the best players of his generation, a true character of the game.

His time at HullFC didn't go as planned, but I cannot fault his efforts and commitment.

the only black mark on his time here was his sending off against Cas...but given the dreadful refereeing display (the worst I have seen in my time watching RL) I could understand why his frustration boiled over.

bet he did tho

indeed, bet he hasn't been seen at training for over two months either.

must be keepng hs mate gleeson company " somewhere"

Wonder if gleeson has been to training since long got injured

id be amazed if gleeson is seen in public again, nevermind playng again

doubt it seen as he isnt driving and long wasnt driving with his shoulder,cant see gleeson coming back now his buddy has gone back to lancashire,wonder if he goes to salford with him?

Quite. A few people embarrassing themselves on this thread TBH.

Long HAS been a great player in the past but not at Hull FC. No embarassment in admitting that. Youve got to remember that he was signed as a key player playing in an important position but apart from from a couple of good games in two years he's either been injured or distinctly average, hence the apathy.

Totally agree. I didn't agree with his signing because of the obvious age/injury concerns but his influence/commitment/intentions could never be doubted.

He's been the best British SH that I've seen since Andy Gregory and it's a real shame that it didn't work out(especially for us fans yet again)

Best British SH since Paul Harkin I would say

I like Longy but I reckon he will struggle where ever he goes....
For a coach he lacks vision

Ba dum tish

Absolute fantastic player, just a shame we only saw glimpses of it at Hull!
good luck Longy, glad youv not gone from the game