Long is interviewed about potters departure from saints on the sporting life website. however towards the end of the interview he has this to say about hull's recent run

'Long, 33, said: "It's been very frustrating just watching the lads not coming up with the performances we did at the start of the year.

"I know a lot of it is personnel but the lads that went out there didn't really aim up, so I've been pulling my hair out.

"It's been quite difficult to watch, so I'm glad I'm not watching anymore and I'm back out on the field.' (taken from sporting life)

so is it refreshing to see someone actually recognising that the players havent been performing and not just blaming the injuries, or is he just saying that without him we are rubbish and bigging up his own contribution?

It's probably just his opinion - not everyone has to have a secret agenda.

Is he talking about personnel missing or other areas?

I don't think he is bigging himself as he doesn't really need to do that.

Aiming up, where did i see that before?

Refreshingly honest as always, I heard he will play but he is not fully fit, needs must.

If he is not fully fit then it is a ridiculous decision to have him on the park. The game wont shape our season but Long taking another lengthy injury will.

I agree to an extent, there could be a few players playing with injections and so on.

I know we have players playing with injuries but Long's position is pivotal and we have no cover at all for it. Meley and Fitz who if playing will be two carrying knocks and niggles but even so we could still live without them.

Could it be the pressure from the fans is forcing his hand with long??

I doubt it, more likely pressure from Long himself.

long's injury is fine-but his actual fitness

At least Long has been pulling his hair out - it looked bloody stupid before.

That is the first really honest quote I've heard come out of our club for years, and I hope he includes Agar as one of 'the lads'! Well done Shaun, I hope you rattle a few cages.

If he isn't fully fit then it's ridiculous to play him.

Agar said the same thing a week ago

And got pasted for it.

Did he? I must have missed that one.

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His genuine opinion, quite possibly. Elements of blarney and even complete guff, just as possible.

To be perfectly honest, I'm now just at the stage where I'm fed up of being fed this same tripe as if we're the only club that has such problems to deal with. It seems to me that we're simply the only club with such a defeatest mentality and use them as excuses to perform poorly instead of making sufficient effort to fix things. I fail to see how adding a blame culture to our many problems will be a good step forward.

Another fed up one!

I was more interested in reading how he seemed to be the new assistant coach whilst he's been injured, no wonder Dennis Moore left.

Oh yes, missed that one. I was probably still reeling from the 2 year extention article!!!