Smal Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Absolutely delighted to see he appears to be over the worst of his struggles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLvOR Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 You'll find plenty of posts of mine giving Longstaff a lot of grief. I'm delighted to say how wrong I was about him as a player. Always thought he was a great lad and so on, but I thought he dawdled on the ball too much, and didn't really offer anything. As soon as he was out of the team for a bit this season, we saw what happened. So pleased that he's become an integral part of the team, and that interview is so nice. Chuffed to bits for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 12 minutes ago, SiLvOR said: You'll find plenty of posts of mine giving Longstaff a lot of grief. I'm delighted to say how wrong I was about him as a player. Always thought he was a great lad and so on, but I thought he dawdled on the ball too much, and didn't really offer anything. As soon as he was out of the team for a bit this season, we saw what happened. So pleased that he's become an integral part of the team, and that interview is so nice. Chuffed to bits for him. Those were fair criticisms though, he wasn't very good. Luckily he's worked hard and he's better now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Great interview Had no clue he played with Ajer at Kilmarnock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaqen Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Heard from a mate who works in town as a DJ that he was banned from a number of bars/clubs a couple years back. Seemed out of character but makes alot more sense when you hear about his depression and struggles. Glad he's got through that patch in his life and proved a lot of people wrong including myself in being a key player in a top 4 side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikse Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, andyman said: Great interview Had no clue he played with Ajer at Kilmarnock. Cool! Ajer is actually from my hometown in Norway, he played for our local team (IK Start) as a youngster. Edited June 8, 2023 by Erikse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigValley Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 7 hours ago, Erikse said: Cool! Ajer is actually from my hometown in Norway, he played for our local team (IK Start) as a youngster. Å hæiane hællår? Æ du fra byøn? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 On 09/06/2023 at 00:13, Erikse said: Cool! Ajer is actually from my hometown in Norway, he played for our local team (IK Start) as a youngster. Good place to begin your career. Should make sure his last club is a Finnish club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishops Finger Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 10 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said: Good place to begin your career. Should make sure his last club is a Finnish club. Or Southend Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Played cricket for Tynemouth on Saturday. That’s a pretty high standard as well. https://tynemouth.play-cricket.com/website/results/5543836 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 On 08/06/2023 at 19:01, Jaqen said: Heard from a mate who works in town as a DJ that he was banned from a number of bars/clubs a couple years back. Seemed out of character but makes alot more sense when you hear about his depression and struggles. Glad he's got through that patch in his life and proved a lot of people wrong including myself in being a key player in a top 4 side. seems so out of character Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Cherry Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 2 hours ago, SteV said: Played cricket for Tynemouth on Saturday. That’s a pretty high standard as well. https://tynemouth.play-cricket.com/website/results/5543836 Played against him a few years ago. Took my middle stump out haha. He's a very good cricketer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 3 minutes ago, Max Cherry said: Played against him a few years ago. Took my middle stump out haha. He's a very good cricketer. Indeed, to be just rocking up at that level and playing you’d need to be. I’m actually playing at Tynemouth on Saturday (on the pitch behind the main Tynemouth CC one, cos we’re at a much lower level), and Tynemouth firsts are at home again, so if he’s playing I’ll try and watch for a bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Cherry Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Just now, SteV said: Indeed, to be just rocking up at that level and playing you’d need to be. I’m actually playing at Tynemouth on Saturday (on the pitch behind the main Tynemouth CC one, cos we’re at a much lower level), and Tynemouth firsts are at home again, so if he’s playing I’ll try and watch for a bit. Definitely worth a watch Also played against Steve Harper a while ago when he played for Seaham, he's not so good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 "three lungs". love it. should change his name to "lungstaff". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Displayname Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 On 08/06/2023 at 15:44, SiLvOR said: You'll find plenty of posts of mine giving Longstaff a lot of grief. I'm delighted to say how wrong I was about him as a player. Always thought he was a great lad and so on, but I thought he dawdled on the ball too much, and didn't really offer anything. As soon as he was out of the team for a bit this season, we saw what happened. So pleased that he's become an integral part of the team, and that interview is so nice. Chuffed to bits for him. What happened? Crushed Southampton Crushed Brighton Played an even game against Arsenal Leeds game was very poor ok. Chelsea game doesnt matter since we didnt have a midfield at all And thats all considering we had no player of his type to replace him with. Tonali is going to be a huge upgrade. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Longstaff will raise his game next season, I reckon. He's already become integral because of his work ethic. I think he's use of the ball will improve now too. Better players coming in elevates the standard of the players you already have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnonel Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Even if he comes off the bench, he will be a huge asset. Imagine his relentless running when opposing teams are tiring. Wow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 I think it's going to be Tonali, Bruno and Longstaff - with Big Joe left forward if we play 4-3-3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEFAFWISP Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 6 minutes ago, Dr Jinx said: I think it's going to be Tonali, Bruno and Longstaff - with Big Joe left forward if we play 4-3-3. Bit harsh on Willock given his more recent performances, and we need the rotation anyway with the extra cup games. I'd expect everyone to get regular game time so we don't have a situation where they're running on empty come March. Your depth options after that being Anderson and hopefully one more, which injuries notwithstanding isn't a bad spread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 I'm not singling out anyone that needs to be dropped, i'm more basing it off every time we start to think Longstaff is a weak link in the midfield, he'll miss a game and then we really see some holes in the setup. Underestimate him at your peril. The way I see it now, i think it's more likely that Bruno was stretched doing defensive work and also being kicked from pillar to post all year. Tonali coming in will help massively there. We're going to see better from several players. Not sure what the plan for Anderson is but he may struggle to get game time, at least in early part of season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghandis Flip-Flop Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 People have to remember despite his age he has effectively only really had two and a half years of genuine first team coaching. Rafa's last year and the 18 months under Eddie. There’s every chance this guy thrives under the increased competition and takes his game up another level this year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 20 minutes ago, Dr Jinx said: I think it's going to be Tonali, Bruno and Longstaff - with Big Joe left forward if we play 4-3-3. I don’t see it like that, Tonali is like a supercharged version of Longstaff. Joelinton/Willock for the one other spot if the formation is still the same. Plenty of games for Longstaff to play at too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Ghandis Flip-Flop said: People have to remember despite his age he has effectively only really had two and a half years of genuine first team coaching. Rafa's last year and the 18 months under Eddie. There’s every chance this guy thrives under the increased competition and takes his game up another level this year. There’s definitely room for improvement based on what he showed under Rafa. His shooting was a strength back then but really poor in the past season. IIRC his passing was more ambitious then too. He just seems to embrace the workhorse role and not even try anything risky now (which is fine). Edited June 23, 2023 by Pata Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1892 Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 I’m not wanting to play down Longstaff’s contribution last season but he was missed because we had no other RCM that could play there, as Willock and Big Joe prefer the left side and if we played Bruno there we wouldn’t have anyone to pass it out from the base of midfield. Tonali is the upgrade on Longstaff at RCM and will likely allow Bruno the ability to rotate getting forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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