Robbie Keane

[NeilMcD]

First ever time he has scored 4 goals in professional football as far as he knows anyway. BBC reporter asked him did he ever score four in kids football. As far as I know I think Robbie used to regulary score hatfuls of goals in underage football in Dublin.

[christo]

Only 14 other players have scored more than 3 goals in the history of the premier league. There where a few nice finishes in there tonight

[strangeirish]

Highlights here. (http://www.mysoccerplace.net/video/tottenham-vs-burnley-50)
Well taken goals by Robbie, especially his second.

[tetsujin1979]

I wouldn't wish an injury on any player. Except Defoe.
Looks like one of the sacrifices to whatever deity was listening at the time worked: http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_5597047,00.html

[dr_peepee]

I wouldn't wish an injury on any player. Except Defoe.



Looks like one of the sacrifices to whatever deity was listening at the time worked: http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_5597047,00.html

Wow. I'll try again. I wouldn't wish for any player to return to play for us and apologise after being so disrespectful... Except Steven Ireland .

I think Crouch and Keane will prove very successful.

[geysir]

Doc, are you the 7th son of a 7th son?

Don't waste your power on that Defoe /SI nonsense, focus on South Africa and whatever it takes.

[dr_peepee]

Wish I could.. But every time I use my gift, baby Jesus get's a thorn in his heart..

[SkStu]

Robbie Keane to Celtic rumours not going away... apparently will move there in January.

[Jicked]

Robbie Keane to Celtic rumours not going away... apparently will move there in January.

Would be an awful move, he's far too god to waste seasons playing for that shower.

[seanfhear]

Robbie Keane to Celtic rumours not going away... apparently will move there in January.
With the advent of the transfer window journalists make up possible moves when it is closed just to have something to say.

Robbie Keane>Irish>Celtic. Thats how they give some of these rumours credence.

Celtic do not have the money to buy Robbie or to pay his wages.

That kind of makes that a difficult deal.

[fionnsci]

Robbie Keane to Celtic rumours not going away... apparently will move there in January.


Horse sh*t.

[Crosby87]

Invisible today. What an up and down season for him so far.

[Eirambler]

Ah, the twice a year Robbie Keane to Celtic rumour is doing the rounds again I see.

Its around March to May and October to December usually, journalists have nothing to talk about with the transfer window closed...Celtic fans seem happy to forget that 1) they couldn't afford his transfer fee, 2) they couldn't afford his wages, 3) he wouldn't lower himself to the SPL anyway...

And then the transfer window opens, Keane goes nowhere near Glasgow and everyone gets on with their lives, until the whole pointless stupid cycle kicks off again a few months later.

A load of crap. For what its worth he probably will wash up there when he's 34 or 35 and he's looking for an easy going year or two before he retires. Just like Roy.

[Junior]

...Celtic fans seem happy to forget that 1) they couldn't afford his transfer fee, 2) they couldn't afford his wages, 3) he wouldn't lower himself to the SPL anyway...

A load of crap. For what its worth he probably will wash up there when he's 34 or 35 and he's looking for an easy going year or two before he retires. Just like Roy.

Celtic fans are more than aware of the 3 points above, hence why the sane amongst us do not take a blind bit of notice of the rumours in the tabloid rags. Its not Celtic fans writing the $hite is it?

Its horse$hit and has been for the last 6 or 7 years that I remember reading this same recycled nonsense.

EDIT:Agreed it will probably be in his twilight when he arrives, do bugger all, we will cover his costs in merchandise sales and it will be a non event.

[Yard of Pace]

Celtic fans are more than aware of the 3 points above, hence why the sane amongst us do not take a blind bit of notice of the rumours in the tabloid rags. Its not Celtic fans writing the $hite is it?

Its horse$hit and has been for the last 6 or 7 years that I remember reading this same recycled nonsense.

EDIT:Agreed it will probably be in his twilight when he arrives, do bugger all, we will cover his costs in merchandise sales and it will be a non event.

I agree with all that's been said except I think that even a 34/35 year old Robbie would be capable of scoring plenty of goals at SPL level!

[SkStu]

Horse sh*t.

i didnt make it up!

[theworm2345]

The seemingly unthinkable happened and Robbie missed a penalty against Everton, though it seems he was able to score on the rebound.

[Crosby87]

The seemingly unthinkable happened and Robbie missed a penalty against Everton, though it seems he was able to score on the rebound.

Poor guy is nervous about France already.

[geysir]

It's good news.
He is statistically due to miss 1/10 on the first attempt.
Better it happens while with Spurs and for Spurs it is better he misses in that Carling Cup.

[SuperDave]

It's good news.
He is statistically due to miss 1/10 on the first attempt.
Better it happens while with Spurs and for Spurs it is better he misses in that Carling Cup.

Did the keeper save it? It's a little known fact that if a player takes a penalty and it rebounds back off the woodwork without another player touching it, the taker cannot touch the ball again. If he does, it should correctly be an indirect free kick to the defending team.

[geysir]

I didn't know that. I suppose it makes sense otherwise the penalty taker could dribble a bit closer before giving it a good whack.

[theworm2345]

Did the keeper save it? It's a little known fact that if a player takes a penalty and it rebounds back off the woodwork without another player touching it, the taker cannot touch the ball again. If he does, it should correctly be an indirect free kick to the defending team.
From what I could ascertain, the keeper saved it, then Bale and another guy both had whacks and Keane finally scrambled it in. Just reading text updates from Soccernet.

[EastTerracer]

From what I could ascertain, the keeper saved it, then Bale and another guy both had whacks and Keane finally scrambled it in. Just reading text updates from Soccernet.

I saw the goal on Sky Sports News and I don't think it could be classified as scoring from the rebound. As Worm has described there was a hell of a scramble in the box with at least two further attempts on goal before Robbie volleyed the ball home (with a particularly good finish).

[CF1989]

keeper saved it, big goal mouth scramble ensued, ball ended up in the air, 6 everton players around him plus howard but keane managed to volley it in

[tricky_colour]

Yea I think he missed the rebound too :D
There was an almighty scramble the ball bouncing allover the place and then
he volleyed it in over his shoulder I think, which was a good finish but the penalty was rather poor, I think he was expecting the keeper to dive early as he hit it pretty close to him IIRC.

[tricky_colour]

Ha ha found it!!
http://todayfoot.com/Football/Video-carling-cup-tottenham-2-0-everton-2000-27102009

Sixth attempt he said but I only made it five ;).

He also won the penalty and I think he might get an assist for the first, I didn't think he touched it the first time I saw it, put I think he hit it off the defender, not easy to see.

[kev mcq]

Did the keeper save it? It's a little known fact that if a player takes a penalty and it rebounds back off the woodwork without another player touching it, the taker cannot touch the ball again. If he does, it should correctly be an indirect free kick to the defending team.

How is that a little known fact :rolleyes:
Can you not take a free-kick to yourself either?

[irishfan86]

I didn't know the rule, and I've been playing soccer for 15 years or so. In my head, the posts are an external object...I think it's a **** rule because who would intentionally shoot the ball at a post intending it to come back to them?

[as_i_say]

Does anyone else hate it when they show pennos from that pitch side camera at the other end? also camerammen zooming right in on the ball when a player takes a shot-does my nut in.

[Junior]

Probably well known (for the avoidance of any posters eager to express the wide knowledge of the laws of our beuatiful game!)..however a player can just tap the ball forward for another team mate to come in and finish it also. Think I seen Ajax doing this in the 80's.

[Drumcondra 69er]

Probably well known (for the avoidance of any posters eager to express the wide knowledge of the laws of our beuatiful game!)..however a player can just tap the ball forward for another team mate to come in and finish it also. Think I seen Ajax doing this in the 80's.

Cruyff and Jesper Olson did it. Arsenal tried it with Pires and Henry a few years ago and made a balls of it.

Can't believe that some people don't seem to know the rule around rebounds off the post, I don't think anyone would try and do it intentionally but they may hit the post accidentally and not be able to hit it again, it's the same basic rule as any other dead ball like free kicks, goal kicks, corner kicks etc.

[seanfhear]

oops wron thread

[geysir]

You'd know the rule around rebounds off the post if it had been seen happen in a game.
If you had never seen a penalty taker passing the ball forward to another player, you might think wtf. There was a ref recently who did not know what should happen after somebody or something comes on to the pitch and makes contact with the ball.

[SuperDave]

You'd know the rule around rebounds off the post if it had been seen happen in a game.
If you had never seen a penalty taker passing the ball forward to another player, you might think wtf. There was a ref recently who did not know what should happen after somebody or something comes on to the pitch and makes contact with the ball.

My point exactly, that even some refs don't know the rules. I'm sure a goal has been wrongly allowed somewhere where a player hits the post and bangs in the rebound from a penalty. It's not specifically a rule that he can't touch it again if it hits the post, it's that he has to (1) kick the ball forward and (2) another player has to touch it before he can hit it again. I can imagine some upset in the stands if it happened to a home team, right enough. That said, no player is ever going to deliberately aim for the post or crossbar when hitting a penalty. That would be madness.

Except maybe someone like that arrogant CRuntaldo...

[endabob1]

RK by all accounts had a bit of a shocker last night, not much better on Saturday and is woefully out of form for Spurs, hope he finds his shooting boots in the next couple of weeks.

[Duggie]

RK by all accounts had a bit of a shocker last night, not much better on Saturday and is woefully out of form for Spurs, hope he finds his shooting boots in the next couple of weeks.

his form hasnt been the best but he still has 7 in all comps for spurs and 5 in the WC qualifying. so in this case he has his shooting boots on even if his form isnt as it could be.

[Leeside Swagger]

He's been poor since he's resigned for spurs, I still fancy him to get one for us over the 2 legs against France. Hopefully that will be enough!

[Drumcondra 69er]

My point exactly, that even some refs don't know the rules. I'm sure a goal has been wrongly allowed somewhere where a player hits the post and bangs in the rebound from a penalty. It's not specifically a rule that he can't touch it again if it hits the post, it's that he has to (1) kick the ball forward and (2) another player has to touch it before he can hit it again. I can imagine some upset in the stands if it happened to a home team, right enough. That said, no player is ever going to deliberately aim for the post or crossbar when hitting a penalty. That would be madness.

Except maybe someone like that arrogant CRuntaldo...

That's the whole point in bold though, whether it hits the post or not is irrelevant. I've never seen it given, I think I've seen goals disallowed where the player has instinctively hit it again though.

[SuperDave]

That's the whole point in bold though, whether it hits the post or not is irrelevant. I've never seen it given, I think I've seen goals disallowed where the player has instinctively hit it again though.

That's what I was wondering.... if it had ever happened and the ref had been caught out and awarded a goal wrongly.... thing is, when i first heard robbie had scored from a rebounded penalty, I got the impression it was off the post and not the keeper, which would have ruled it out.

we'll never worry as long as it doesn't happen in the playoffs.

[Razors left peg]

Did the keeper save it? It's a little known fact that if a player takes a penalty and it rebounds back off the woodwork without another player touching it, the taker cannot touch the ball again. If he does, it should correctly be an indirect free kick to the defending team.

I actually learned that from a Roy of the Rovers comic when I was a kid...Roy Race hit the post with a pen and he passed it to a lad to score from the rebound and everyone thought he did it so the lad could score on his debut...... sometimes the strangest things stay with you from when u were a young fella:D

[geysir]

The ref should have blown up for a free out :)

[Stuttgart88]

It's a little known fact that if a player takes a penalty and it rebounds back off the woodwork without another player touching it, the taker cannot touch the ball again. I'd say that's one of the best known rules in football, not one of the least known. I'd be amazed if anyone here didn't know that rule.

[geysir]

I'm amazed that you think it is one of the best known rules in football.

As well known as the pass forward from the penalty spot to another player before that Arsenal cóck up?
About the same level of logic applies but how many would have considered the scenario possible until it came onto the tv screen?

[Stuttgart88]

Hard to answer your second question because my first exposure to football was on TV.

As kids the scenario often arose (we used a tree and lamppost 10 feet apart on our road as goals - so hitting the post from penalties occurred quite a bit).

I remember having an argument with a guy when I was in school playing 5 a side. He took a quick throw in directly into the goal and claimed he'd scored. I said it didn't count, he said it was no different to a corner or a free. I just knew though. Just like I knew that after a foul on the last black a game of snooker is over. I also had a row with a guy who insisted on playing for snookers, saying that it was technically still possible to recover from a 10 point deficit even with only one ball left.

I didn't know about beach balls though!

[Stuttgart88]

With regard to it being good that Robbie has got a penalty miss out of the way, I have a dim recollection that the last time he missed one (saved by Almunia at 1-1 at the Emirates) he missed another shortly afterwards, prompting Berbatov to take the next ones. Anyone confirm this?

[geysir]

If so, then that was Robbie was getting a once off run of penalty misses out of the way.

[Stuttgart88]

He's top class from the spot alright, a real skill.

[Drumcondra 69er]

I actually learned that from a Roy of the Rovers comic when I was a kid...Roy Race hit the post with a pen and he passed it to a lad to score from the rebound and everyone thought he did it so the lad could score on his debut...... sometimes the strangest things stay with you from when u were a young fella:D

If he passed it to the lad after he'd hit the post it should have been disallowed. He's not allowed touch it again until someone else touches it first, it's not just that he's not allowed score from the rebound!

I have a vague recollection of something to do with a penalty controversy involving Roy of The Rovers from when I was a kid alright though, think they'd got their wires crossed with the rules and someone wrote in correcting them the following week. I think it was a stoppage time penalty that was disallowed after someone else scored from a rebound from a keepers save because they said only the penalty taker could score from a rebound from the keeper. Someone wrote in saying that was wrong but the ref would have been within his rights to blow up as soon as the keeper saved it if time was deemed to be up so disallowing it was correct, it was just for the wrong reason. Funny what stays with you alright!

Confusion seems to reign on this thread! :D

[DeLorean]

I agree that the penalty-post rule is very well known amongst people with a reasonably big interest in football. I was playing in a game a couple of years back (Kerry soccer) and one of our guys hit the post with a penalty and toe poked home the rebound. Not only did we not really celebrate but the opposition were all roaring a shouting at the ref to disallow it. To be honest I think he was going to allow it, only to be reminded from the protests. Anyway the point is that nearly everybody knew about it. Remember the penalty shoot out in the 86 WC between Brazil and France. Some French fella hit the post and it came back off the keeper and went in. That counted but was accepted afterwards that it shouldn't have been.


With regard to it being good that Robbie has got a penalty miss out of the way, I have a dim recollection that the last time he missed one (saved by Almunia at 1-1 at the Emirates) he missed another shortly afterwards, prompting Berbatov to take the next ones. Anyone confirm this?

I remember Keane's miss at the Emirates because I was f*cking and blinding him. Think it would have put Spurs 2-1 up only for Bendtner to get the winner for Arsenal instead a few mins later. Can't remember him missing any after that but not sure. Maybe they gave the penalties to Berbatov after that one. Speaking of penalties, that James Beattie is class at them (off-topic!!).

Edit: shouldn't have doubted you Stutts, that miss against Arsenal was 22nd December 2007 and he also missed one against Reading on the 29th.

Arsenal 2-1 Spurs (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7145733.stm)
Spurs 6-4 Reading (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7157425.stm)

[geysir]

Some French fella hit the post and it came back off the keeper and went in. That counted but was accepted afterwards that it shouldn't have been.
Are you sure you are in the know?
Sounds like a legitimate goal.