Keith Long was left hurting by fan displeasure at Bohemians

HURT: Former Bohemians manager Keith Long. Pic: INPHO/Tom Maher

Keith Long says the adverse reaction from the Bohemians crowd so soon into the season left him hurting.

Speaking just hours before he was summoned to a meeting on Tuesday to be sacked, the manager insisted overachievement dominated his tenure that lasted almost eight years.