Meyler inspired by Long’s heroics

David Meyler, who began his senior football with Cork City, has revealed the inspirational role in his career played by club old boy Shane Long, the striker with whom he has now been reunited at Hull City.

“Shane was in the Cork City first team when I was young, maybe U16s. Even then, you could tell there was something about him,” he said.

“Shane and Kevin Doyle left [for Reading] and everyone would look to them thinking that’s what they wanted to do. Fortunately enough, I was the next in line.