I'm assuming it is Sean Long that we are talking about here. Yes Sean
is a self confessed idiot and d**khead. His revelations in the Sun are
both shocking and at the same time compulsive reading. My copy of the
book should arrive tomorrow and after watching him play regularly for
the last 10 years I am eager to read more. While certainly his morals
are not good, there is no question about the fact that he has been one
of the great players of Super League. Im surprised with his
confessions to heavy boozing and womanising that he could continue to
play to such a high standard. I wonder how much better he could have
been, or if in fact it was all part of his makeup and none of it made
any difference to his actual performances on the field. Some of the
incidents he recalls are downright hilarious, and after reading them
you think 'Longy what an idiot!' I suspect that the real damage that
Long makes in his book is to lift he lid on the world or rugby league
players: the heavy drinking, the womanising, the bungs, the betting,
the scandal, the street fights, the money and I wonder if he talks
about drugs? While obviously being outspoken you are not telling me
that he is the only rugby league player tarnished by any or all of
these vices!