Sean Longstaff

[TRon]

He's like too many others we've got playing at the moment. Him, Almiron and Murphy are support players, they are always going to struggle when the onus is on them to win games when the actual match winners are missing.

[Jordan]

He’s quite poor and has been for a while. I think Miley looks a better player than him already and White contributed more in 5 minutes today than Longstaff did in 100. 

[Newcastle Fan]

He hasn't looked fit since he came back from his injury, a few times today he made the right but was just too slow.

[TRon]

2 minutes ago, Newcastle Fan said:

He hasn't looked fit since he came back from his injury, a few times today he made the right but was just too slow.

 

It's not fitness, it's lack of confidence in his own ability. He's got limited ability on the ball so as a result he doesn't really want it that much.

[Minhosa]

Shite.

[Myleftboot]

Sorry like but he’s annoying to watch.

[M1tche]

He's effort levels for shocking today.

[Donut]

Been shocking most of the season.

[Gallowgate Toon]

Feels like he's 180ed as a player this season. Better moments/output, not doing the important stuff anywhere near as consistently.

[Pilko]

I'm a fan in general but he looks shot to bits at the minute. Soon as Willock is able to start I'd sit him down for a few weeks. Hell, start Joe White at Ewood and give him a break.

[Guest]

Just posted in the Howe thread, to look at him you wouldn't think he was slightly older than Bruno. Goes down easily, whinges when he doesn't get decisions his way and has went missing for a while. The last couple of months he needed to really step up and try and give Bruno a bit more support in that midfield, instead it's been like he's had to try and carry two 17 year old novices.

 

 

Edited February 25, 2024 by Optimistic Nut

[pubteam]

He's had an incredible decline this season, lost a yard of pace, makes terrible decisions and simply can't read the game. Don't get me started by the way he tries to buy free kicks and ends up letting the opposition have a free run. There was one bit of play today where he let the arsenal player run past him and put in a half arsed sliding challenge when the player was already gone, awful.

 

 

Edited February 24, 2024 by pubteam

[Jordan]

Hope we can get shot in the summer. He’s a passenger who hides from the ball. Pure profit from an FFP point of view as well. 

[Orphanage]

Hes found his level which is mid table plodder fodder . Sell and hope someones daft enough to give us some decent amount for him 

[Minhosa]

4 minutes ago, Jordan said:

Hope we can get shot in the summer. He’s a passenger who hides from the ball. Pure profit from an FFP point of view as well. 

Fuck knows who buys him. 
 

I know a close friend of his family and she reckons he’s shitting himself about being sold off. He’s very aware he’s prime FFP fodder. 

[Jordan]

Just now, Minhosa said:

Fuck knows who buys him. 
 

I know a close friend of his family and she reckons he’s shitting himself about being sold off. He’s very aware he’s prime FFP fodder. 

If he’s so scared he should maybe do something to prove his worth to the team because at the minute he’s offering fuck all, Miley’s looked better all season and it’s his first year playing professional football. 

[Displayname]

3 minutes ago, Orphanage said:

Hes found his level which is mid table plodder fodder . Sell and hope someones daft enough to give us some decent amount for him 

Dont think he is premier league level at all tbh. Surprised if any club in PL shows an interest. Maybe Nottingham can help us out again.

[pubteam]

2 minutes ago, Minhosa said:

Fuck knows who buys him. 
 

I know a close friend of his family and she reckons he’s shitting himself about being sold off. He’s very aware he’s prime FFP fodder. 

Did he not mention it's was always his ambition to play in the Saudi pro league with his big mate almiron. £100 million should.get them both.

[Sibierski]

If FFP wasn’t an issue, you’d keep him for back up minutes, local player etc. but he’s one that probably can bring in money to a lower end Prem side, and so we should be ruthless.

 

Longstaff/Almiron/Wilson/Lascelles should be moved on in summer. CB/ST/RW in. Don’t know what we can expect from that, £50m? (15-15-15-5) as realistic aims. Need to nail the buys as money won’t stretch far. 

 

Ashley era going to hurt us for so long as after that, it’s the big guys that will only bring in the good money.

 

Edit: Scrap CM. Only need to get one if Joelinton is moved on.

 

 

Edited February 24, 2024 by Sibierski

[huss9]

our current three midfielders  dont complement each other so its does make them look worse than they are.

he's not been great but longstaff just seems shot of all confidence.

someone mentioned the threat of being sold and i wonder if thats affecting him.

[pubteam]

1 minute ago, Sibierski said:

If FFP wasn’t an issue, you’d keep him for back up minutes, local player etc. but he’s one that probably can bring in money to a lower end Prem side, and so we should be ruthless.

 

Longstaff/Almiron/Wilson/Lascelles should be moved on in summer. CB/ST/RW in. Don’t know what we can expect from that, £50m? (15-15-15-5) as realistic aims. Need to nail the buys as money won’t stretch far. 

 

Ashley era going to hurt us for so long as after that, it’s the big guys that will only bring in the good money.

 

Edit: Scrap CM. Only need to get one if Joelinton is moved on.

 

 

 

Wasn't Tonali his replacement? Think he was as always meant to be backup this season. 

[Menace]

This guy has been playing as he was under Bruce for the last few months - he needs moving on.

[vexred]

I'd sell him in a heartbeat. Wouldn't even keep him as a squad player. I'll be really pissed off if him and Almiron are still here at the end of the summer transfer window. 

[pubteam]

Just now, vexred said:

I'd sell him in a heartbeat. Wouldn't even keep him as a squad player. I'll be really pissed off if him and Almiron are still here at the end of the summer transfer window. 

And Ritchie, he deserves his Saudi pay day.

[TRon]

Just now, vexred said:

I'd sell him in a heartbeat. Wouldn't even keep him as a squad player. I'll be really pissed off if him and Almiron are still here at the end of the summer transfer window. 

 

I think it won't be easy to shift either of them tbh. They won't command big fees for a start, and they aren't really the ambitious type, so I think they'll be reluctant to move. This is probably the best club they will ever play for, so their next move will inevitably feel like a step down.