ARTICLE: Long gone at Birmingham

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ARTICLE: Long gone at Birmingham

Post by ClaretTony » Tue May 23, 2023 8:22 am

Thanks to those who highlighted that I'd missed Chris McCann & Kevin McDonald yesterday. Now added with this article along with Kevin Long.

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Re: ARTICLE: Long gone at Birmingham

Post by warksclaret » Tue May 23, 2023 10:03 am

Somewhat surprising he was not retained by Birmingham. Think Long was happy staying at Burnley for far too long, and this may have cost him the chance of securing a longish term contract with another club. Like Lowton he will find it very difficult to gain a decent contract next season

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Re: ARTICLE: Long gone at Birmingham

Post by ClaretTony » Tue May 23, 2023 10:32 am

warksclaret wrote:
Tue May 23, 2023 10:03 am
Somewhat surprising he was not retained by Birmingham. Think Long was happy staying at Burnley for far too long, and this may have cost him the chance of securing a longish term contract with another club. Like Lowton he will find it very difficult to gain a decent contract next season
I think Lowts should be ok. He’s nearly 350 league games under his belt so will offer experience. I was surprised Long was released but you have to wonder where next for him.

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Re: ARTICLE: Long gone at Birmingham

Post by CoolClaret » Tue May 23, 2023 10:38 am

Think it'll be a wages thing for Brum with Long - they're skint aren't they? Especially with the stadium rebuild costs looming

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Re: ARTICLE: Long gone at Birmingham

Post by randomclaret2 » Tue May 23, 2023 10:39 am

CoolClaret wrote:
Tue May 23, 2023 10:38 am
Think it'll be a wages thing for Brum with Long - they're skint aren't they? Especially with the stadium rebuild costs looming
Haven't they just been taken over ?

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Re: ARTICLE: Long gone at Birmingham

Post by SammyBoy » Tue May 23, 2023 10:40 am

My gut feeling is that Long can get more money elsewhere rather than he's been released because he's not up to it.

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Re: ARTICLE: Long gone at Birmingham

Post by Foshiznik » Tue May 23, 2023 10:50 am

Would be too surprised to see him turn up at a top League 1 team or in a even lesser quality league like the SPL.

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Re: ARTICLE: Long gone at Birmingham

Post by NottsClaret » Tue May 23, 2023 10:54 am

He got more appearances this season for Birmingham than he did in any season for us in 12 years. And he only joined them in January.

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Re: ARTICLE: Long gone at Birmingham

Post by Pearcey » Tue May 23, 2023 11:02 am

The Birmingham fans seem to like him. The Barnsley fans liked him when he went there too. Maybe Duff will take him.

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Re: ARTICLE: Long gone at Birmingham

Post by Claretitus » Tue May 23, 2023 7:00 pm

There won’t be many people around deemed not very good at their job, who drive around in a Mercedes AMG GT.

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Re: ARTICLE: Long gone at Birmingham

Post by bfcmik » Tue May 23, 2023 7:15 pm

SammyBoy wrote:
Tue May 23, 2023 10:40 am
My gut feeling is that Long can get more money elsewhere rather than he's been released because he's not up to it.
Birmingham fans liked him and he put in some solid performances according to the Blues fans I play football with. They've released all their top earners apparently. Several players were on around £45k-£50k per week allegedly which was a totally unsustainable business model for them

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Re: ARTICLE: Long gone at Birmingham

Post by jdrobbo » Tue May 23, 2023 9:41 pm

Barnsley with Duffo?

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Re: ARTICLE: Long gone at Birmingham

Post by fatboy47 » Tue May 23, 2023 10:09 pm

I know two Brum fans.. Both rate Long very highly. Both presume the reasons for his departure are financial.

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Re: ARTICLE: Long gone at Birmingham

Post by elwaclaret » Wed May 24, 2023 12:34 am

fatboy47 wrote:
Tue May 23, 2023 10:09 pm
I know two Brum fans.. Both rate Long very highly. Both presume the reasons for his departure are financial.
Must admit I thought it might be that, but I also thought they were about to be taken over by American investors… so wondered if it was because of discrepancy in dates, as they say they may yet speak to some of the deportees about re-signing during the close-season.

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Re: ARTICLE: Long gone at Birmingham

Post by ecc » Wed May 24, 2023 1:20 pm

Small Heath Alliance is one of the main Blues' forums.

Opinions on there consistent with the above.

https://www.smallheathalliance.com/read.php?1,3362624

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Re: ARTICLE: Long gone at Birmingham

Post by hetheclaret » Wed May 24, 2023 2:39 pm

bfcmik wrote:
Tue May 23, 2023 7:15 pm
Birmingham fans liked him and he put in some solid performances according to the Blues fans I play football with. They've released all their top earners apparently. Several players were on around £45k-£50k per week allegedly which was a totally unsustainable business model for them
It is probably partly financial, yes, but the one or two Blues fans I know said he was a bit of a laughing stock among some supporters - a cult hero but for the wrong reasons.

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