Long leaves for Birmingham

[ClaretTony]

Kevin Long has signed for Birmingham - article to follow

[Rowls]

He's a good defender and will improve Birmingham.

All the best to him. About time he flew the nest tbh.

[mkmel]

He's been a loyal servant to Burnley over many years.

I wish him well

[Burnley1989]

All the best to him, can’t question his loyalty, did a job when called upon

[Bosscat]

Good luck Kevin Long

[Milltown1882]

Good luck Long, the Dyche era purge continues.

[evensteadiereddie]

Not really.

[randomclaret2]

A permanent deal, but only till the end of the season ?

[RVclaret]

Firesale

[Flying Without Ings]

Wonder if we got a fee for him? Wouldn't be much mind.

[tarkys_ears]

Doubt it, probably be lucky if we aren't subbing his wages too.

[Milltown1882]

A permanent deal, but only till the end of the season ?

File under Lowton, out of contract in summer.

[arise_sir_charge]

A permanent deal, but only till the end of the season ?

Seems they only thought he was worthy of a contract for the rest of the season.

[Boss Hogg]

Needs to play but been a useful back up.

[GodIsADeeJay81]

A permanent deal, but only till the end of the season ?

Their main CBs are injured I think, so he's basically cover and if he does well probably stay on but I also think Brum are in trouble financially?

[ClaretInLeeds]

Another big wage off the books

[Steve-Harpers-perm]

Never let us down when called upon but wonder if he’ll regret not leaving sooner and playing more games in his career.

[Shaggy]

Good luck Long, the Dyche era purge continues.

Been a very loyal player for us and always dependable.

And yes the purge continues. Wonderful and not before time, we move on to better more exciting times.

[burnmark]

A player who could be called on when needed but always seemed to drop a clanger three or four games into his run in the side.

Personal highlight for me was the second goal against Leicester at home which realistically clinched the Euro spot over them.

[Pearcey]

Always did a solid job for us and this is a great move for him. Hope he gets some games.

[Middle-agedClaret]

Good luck Kevin.

[Woodleyclaret]

A loyal servant who got a dogs abuse a lot of the time
All the best Kev and good luck

[NottsClaret]

Good luck Long, the Dyche era purge continues.

The Coyle, Laws, Dyche and Kompany eras in this case.

[fidelcastro]

The last surviving link with the Coyle era too!

Good luck to him, but if he was ever that good, we wouldn't have bought countless others from elsewhere to play instead of him.

[ALP]

I wish him all the best, he's got us out of jail a few times, but now time for him to play regular football. All the best Kevin.

[Lip]

Wish him all the best, always been reliable when playing for us.

[bobinho]

Good luck to Kev Long. Don’t remember him ever letting us down. Been very loyal, but he’s been paid very well along the way so it was clearly of mutual benefit.
I don’t see a purge. The word doesn’t seem to fit right…. I associate it negatively and I don’t think it should be perceived like that.
I see a manager moving on older players, players who are limited to a particular style/type of play and thus have no future here. From what I’ve seen so far, it’s the right way to go.

[gandhisflipflop]

Good luck to him

[Vim Fuego]

Best wishes Kevin Long. Never let us down

[Goobs]

The last surviving link with the Coyle era too!

Good luck to him, but if he was ever that good, we wouldn't have bought countless others from elsewhere to play instead of him.

When did we sell Jay??

[FeedTheArf]

Wonder if the permanent move (instead of a loan) would indicate a small fee? It can’t be for subsiding wages because we could just as easily have done that on a loan. Unless he gets another year (or more) if he plays in a certain number of games perhaps?

[Rileybobs]

When did we sell Jay??

Jay and Cork both played under Coyle but left the club and re-signed.

Edit - turns out Cork signed on loan very shortly after Coyle left.

[Milltown1882]

Good luck to Kev Long. Don’t remember him ever letting us down. Been very loyal, but he’s been paid very well along the way so it was clearly of mutual benefit.
I don’t see a purge. The word doesn’t seem to fit right…. I associate it negatively and I don’t think it should be perceived like that.
I see a manager moving on older players, players who are limited to a particular style/type of play and thus have no future here. From what I’ve seen so far, it’s the right way to go.

Purge probably the wrong word, but you get the point I was trying to make.

[Rileybobs]

Purge probably the wrong word, but you get the point I was trying to make.

More of an exodus than a purge. Why are Lowton and Long so desperate to leave? Has VK lost the dressing room?

[Lowbankclaret]

Never let us down when called upon but wonder if he’ll regret not leaving sooner and playing more games in his career.

Looking at it differently.
If he has his head screwed on and has saved financially.

Spent 10 plus years training to do a job and has rarely had to actually do it. But will be a multi millionaire.

Not many jobs you can do that and be so rich by 30.

[Damo]

Was happy to sit on the bench when nobody was going to get regular game time at center half when Tarky and Ben Mee were fit.
Might not have been the best but he certainly had an important role

[bobinho]

Oh dear Rileybobs...

Always better to use an emoji I find, just to help people understand the angle you are coming from...

[Milltown1882]

More of an exodus than a purge. Why are Lowton and Long so desperate to leave? Has VK lost the dressing room?

He has made his own dressing room, one that doesn’t involve fringe 30s hangers on.

[fidelcastro]

When did we sell Jay??

I meant players bought by Judas, but a good effort in pedantry!

[Lowbankclaret]

To be fair, we all ask the club do the business early. Be decisive and get it done.

Which they are doing, get people out you want out, even if we the fans like them.

Hopefully then room for incomings.

[tiger76]

I'm glad he's finally leaving to get regular footy, rarely injured that I can recall, but purely due to Mee/Tarks being such a great CB pairing Kev Long was always going to struggle to break into our side particularly during our PL years.

Makes sense for Long and Lowton to leave now they aren't going to feature for Burnley under the new regime, plus it frees up places in our squad should the right players become available this window.

[Tricky Trevor]

Lowts and Long are both free in Summer. They are signing short term deals for the greater options available to them in Summer.
Best wishes, Kev, and thanks for your loyal service.

[DCWat]

Probably fairly easy to be loyal when you’re on 20 to 30 grand a week.

To be fair to him, he did reasonably well, on the whole, the few times he was called upon.

Hopefully he gets to play plenty of games now, for the remainder of his career. The games he’s played to date, he’s probably got fifteen years left in him!

[Goobs]

Jay and Cork both played under Coyle but left the club and re-signed.

Edit - turns out Cork signed on loan very shortly after Coyle left.

Aye I get that but still a link to the Coyle era. I checked the Cork one after I wrote it as I suddenly wasn't sure if it was a half or full season loan.

[NewClaret]

Doubt it, probably be lucky if we aren't subbing his wages too.

Birmingham seem to pay quite well. Chong on 30k for instance, so every chance they’ll be covering the whole lot.

[Lancasterclaret]

Good move for all parties

[boatshed bill]

Lowts and Long are both free in Summer. They are signing short term deals for the greater options available to them in Summer.
Best wishes, Kev, and thanks for your loyal service.

If either, or both, wish to continue their careers after this season then they are doing the right thing now, putting themselves in the shop-window (so to speak).

[claptrappers_union]

I think it's a great move for him

[Goobs]

I meant players bought by Judas, but a good effort in pedantry!

Certainly wasn't clear from what you wrote and it was more a jokey reminder that we had another "link" to the "Coyle era" still here, but if you want to get all offended and upset by my lighthearted remark then I suppose you are right in line with the modern trend, so we'll done

[bfcjg]

Good luck to him, never let us down, quite shrewd of Dyche keeping him on the books,excellent back up.