Robbie Keane

[elroy]

Much as I dislike Benitez he got it right about Keane and I think Rednapp see's it now and probaly regrets buying him back.

I cant agree with this for a second. RK was never given a decent chance at pool and as i have shown in a previous response to you, his strike record for pool wasnt bad considering how often he played.

Problem with Keane is that when confident and playing well he is lethal. When its not happening for him he appears to try to force the issue and it ends up working against him.

I found it strange at the time that Harry bought Keane when he was buying Defoe as well. They didnt combine in the past and was no indication that they would perform any better together again. Its a pity Keane didnt survive that transfer window with pool, with the injuries they have had he may well have established himself in the first team there. No one could argue they could do with Robbie now.

[DeLorean]

No one could argue they could do with Robbie now.

I bet yapster can

[yapster]

If Keane can't get a game with Spurs this season then how do you think he would at Liverpool? Benitez saw the flaws in Keanes game and got shut of him before it was too late. 95% of Liverpool supporters agree with Benitez over keanes departure. Keane is too giddy a player and at 28 he should have that eliminated from his game. Keane missed some appalling sitters at Liverpool and his attitude sucked at times.

[elroy]

If Keane can't get a game with Spurs this season then how do you think he would at Liverpool? Benitez saw the flaws in Keanes game and got shut of him before it was too late. 95% of Liverpool supporters agree with Benitez over keanes departure. Keane is too giddy a player and at 28 he should have that eliminated from his game. Keane missed some appalling sitters at Liverpool and his attitude sucked at times.

Because any half decent manager without an agenda wouldnt think twice of starting Keane ahead of Ngog.

95%? According to what? On each occasion he has returned to Anfield, he has got very good receptions from the fans.

I followed his games for pool very closely and yes he missed two great chances against Bolton away but other than that he didnt any other sitters. He had one pretty bad air shot at anfield (against boro i think) when his confidence was shot, but the truth of the matter was the guy wasnt given a chance at pool. The number of games he played and in particular the number of games he got in a row prove this. One of pools best goals last season was scored by RK, against Arsenal. If Torres had scored it, we would still be hearing about it.

[Razors left peg]

Hes being linked with a move to Sunderland in the News of the World today, mightnt be the worst move for him, at least he will be playing regular first team football which is all that matters for Ireland
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/football/711942/SUNDERLAND-MAKE-SHOCK-MOVE-FOR-KEANE.html

[shakermaker1982]

Sunderland have denied it.

They'd be daft to fork out 80k a week on Robbie.

[sligorover]

On his way to Celtic at the minute to discuss a loan move according to Sky Sports News.

[Scooby Doo]

NOOOOOOOO!!!!:mad: Thank God its only a loan deal for now!!!

[Serb]

Sad news, but he'll probably score for fun up in the SPL if he does go.

[Junior]

On his way to Celtic at the minute to discuss a loan move according to Sky Sports News.

17.09 Sky Sports News understands that Tottenham striker Robbie Keane is set to hold talks with Celtic over a possible switch to Scotland, with the window open north of the border until midnight.

Nearly fell off my chair when I read that.................

A motivated Robbie Keane could certainly claw back 10 points against that mob!!!!

I know the ramifications of him moving to an SPL club but for the minute I just want to take in that he is actually going to Glasgow to have talks. We've had about 10 seasons of "Robbie Coming to Celtic" maybe this is the time it actually happens.....

[Acornvilla]

half a season up there might do him the world of good.. he'll score a lot of goals but also realise how crap it is up there and run away never t return until hes 35 and looking for a big last pay off

[Mayo_Bhoy]

NOOOOOOOO!!!!:mad: Thank God its only a loan deal for now!!!

Yessssssss!

[SkStu]

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp told Sky Sports news: "The chairman rang me an hour ago asking me what I thought about it. Nothing sorted yet but it probably will happen. Robbie Keane's too good a player not to be starting. I think it's a move that appeals to him. He's a big Celtic man and to play for them - he's a bit like Roy Keane, he dreams of playing for Celtic one day. And we're strong in that position up front."

[Razors left peg]

Im absolutely over the moon with this deal. Its perfect for Robbie. I have no doubt he will score for fun and he will earn a decent move for himself in the summer. So much better for him that sitting on the bench behind the most over rated player in world football in Defoe.The move to Celtic did Bellamy the world of good a few years ago and he loved the club so much that he wanted to stay but Celtic couldnt afford him

[seanfhear]

Im absolutely over the moon with this deal. Its perfect for Robbie. I have no doubt he will score for fun and he will earn a decent move for himself in the summer. So much better for him that sitting on the bench behind the most over rated player in world football in Defoe.The move to Celtic did Bellamy the world of good a few years ago and he loved the club so much that he wanted to stay but Celtic couldnt afford himI hope it works out like the Bellamy loan move that you quote. Celtic need a bit of a spark and so does Robbie. Hopefully its a win win if it goes through.

[geysir]

I would just like to say that at all times I really believed there was serious substance in all those Robbie to Celtic rumours down through the years.
Never (behind a wafer thin facade of derision and cynicism) did I ever really doubt that Robbie would be kissing the Celtic badge before the age of 30.

[Plastic Paddy]

I hope it works out like the Bellamy loan move that you quote. Celtic need a bit of a spark and so does Robbie. Hopefully its a win win if it goes through.

What you said Sean. I cannot wait to see RK in the hoops. I feel like I'm 12 years old all over again. :D

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[Maroon 7]

No harm in him there going there for the rest of the season. He'd only be sitting on the bench at Spurs. A move like this didn't do Bellamy any harm anyway.

[ofjames]

celtic are woeful. the spl is woeful. he may as well have come home to play for rovers in tallaght

as an ireland fan i am very disappointed as i think he is way to good for them

if i was a celtic fan tho i would be over the moon. given the stage of his career and relative youth he has to be the best player that celtic have got their hands on since larsonn left (roy was half the player he was by the time he arrived up there).

the rest of the team is utter rubbish tho (with the possible exception of mcgeady).

[Plastic Paddy]

if i was a celtic fan tho i would be over the moon. given the stage of his career and relative youth he has to be the best player that celtic have got their hands on since larsonn left (roy was half the player he was by the time he arrived up there).

the rest of the team is utter rubbish tho (with the possible exception of mcgeady).

Priceless. You either have psychic powers or missed the news that Celtic have been signing players left, right and centre in the last couple of weeks. Unless I was right the first time, you may want to wait before pronouncing on how good or otherwise the new crop are.

Champions in May. You heard it here first. :D

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[Scram]

DONE DEAL

ROBBIE IS A CELTIC PLAYER :):)

He’s being “unveiled” at 11pm tonight at Celtic Park

This wil be good for Robbie and Ireland. Playing and scoring will up his confidence no end. Can't wait to see him and McGeady in operation.

[Razors left peg]

It will be an interesting comparison between Robbie and Anthony Stokes for rest of season. The more I think about it the more Im buzzing about seeing Robbie in the Hoops

[Scram]

It will be an interesting comparison between Robbie and Anthony Stokes for rest of season. The more I think about it the more Im buzzing about seeing Robbie in the Hoops

Can't wait, really is an exciting prospect. He'll be a Green God!


Can't wait to see David Healy at Ipswich too...making Roy Keane look even more like an idiot!

!Arry says: Robbie too good a player to be on the bench, great player, trainer and character but wants to start games:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/scotland/8492300.stm

[Lionel Ritchie]

This wil be good for Robbie and Ireland. Playing and scoring will up his confidence no end. Can't wait to see him and McGeady in operation.

I hope you're right and his linking up with more Irish lads at club level is a positive. That aside, my instinct when I heard about this was to wish he'd broken a mould and gone to Rangers. At least if he ended up staying there he'd have some CL football next autumn.

[Razors left peg]

I hope you're right and his linking up with more Irish lads at club level is a positive. That aside, my instinct when I heard about this was to wish he'd broken a mould and gone to Rangers. At least if he ended up staying there he'd have some CL football next autumn.

Robbie Keane is a massive Celtic fan, there would be as much chance of the pope declaring he was turning to Buddism as Robbie going to Rangers. Anyway with Robbie and Kamara up front for Celtic for rest of season Im very confident of winning the league now.

[Brendan 82]

I can't help but be a little saddened by this news. I know it is better for him to be playing somewhere than sitting on the bench but I was hoping some Premiership club would come in for him. Hopefully he can use it as a springboard like Bellamy did a couple years ago but the SPL was better then.

[Lionel Ritchie]

Robbie Keane is a massive Celtic fan, there would be as much chance of the pope declaring he was turning to Buddism as Robbie going to Rangers. Anyway with Robbie and Kamara up front for Celtic for rest of season Im very confident of winning the league now.

...and Kyle Lafferty was born in a Rangers top but was very tempted when Celtic came sniffing a year before he got his dream move. You're right that Robbie and Kamara could be the difference mind -though if I'm honest that just goes to show how thin a gruel the SPL is really.

[Plastic Paddy]

...and Kyle Lafferty was born in a Rangers top but was very tempted when Celtic came sniffing a year before he got his dream move. You're right that Robbie and Kamara could be the difference mind -though if I'm honest that just goes to show how thin a gruel the SPL is really.

Come come Lionel. You and I both know that even if Keane was willing to join Rangers there's no way that they could or would sign him. Even if Lloyds would sanction the move, the loyal hordes wouldn't stand for a Free Stater, and a self-professed Tim at that, playing for them - season tickets would have been burned all over again...

Take your point about thin gruel though. I can only hope that the last two weeks' activity in the East End have thickened things up somewhat.

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[kennedmc]

keane is a massive Liverpool fan - they were his team as a boy as he said numerous times when he signed up. Isn't the celtic thing well I'm Irish so I'm suppose to support celtic?! SPL is muck.......

why didn't he go to the championship where the standard is better?

[Razors left peg]

keane is a massive Liverpool fan - they were his team as a boy as he said numerous times when he signed up. Isn't the celtic thing well I'm Irish so I'm suppose to support celtic?! SPL is muck.......

why didn't he go to the championship where the standard is better?

Robbie Keane is like myself and alot of Irish fellas. I support Man United since the days of Frank Stapleton but Ive also supported Celtic all my life.... Galway United was always first though :)

[stojkovic]

Good move for Robbie in terms of getting game time, but a bad move in terms of standard and quality of football.
Anthony Stokes is a prime example.

[yapster]

Good move for Robbie in terms of getting game time, but a bad move in terms of standard and quality of football.
Anthony Stokes is a prime example.


He will get his game but it's the end of his career in top flight football which imo ended when Liverpool got rid of him.

[irishultra]

the only way is down. great career robbie tho :D

[Scram]

You have to laugh when you hear Irish Premier League fans calling the SPL muck! Seems to be a lot of anti Robbie and Anti-McGeady bile too stemming from these "fans". Not sure what the problem is but it really does smack of bitterness.

[irishultra]

it is much tho relative to the standard keane is meant to be at. a year ago keane was signed for 20 million, a year later he's out on loan to a team in a small league. more challenge playing for shamrock rovers

[Crosby87]

The swan song of a great pro for Ireland. Makes me kind of sad.

[Razors left peg]

Swan song my arse, hes only 29 and will still be our main striker going into the next world cup campaign

[gustavo]

The swan song of a great pro for Ireland. Makes me kind of sad.
Keane will be part of the squad until he retires IMO

[Crosby87]

Swan song my arse, hes only 29 and will still be our main striker going into the next world cup campaign

No way he isnt retired in 4 years dude. The writing is on the wall.

[Razors left peg]

No way he isnt retired in 4 years dude. The writing is on the wall.

At 33??? Thats the same kind of thinking that had Damien Duff and Richard Dunne written off by some people as quality players at the start of this season.Robbie Keane will be playing for Ireland for alot of years to come

[EastTerracer]

No way he isnt retired in 4 years dude. The writing is on the wall.

Look back at Craig Bellamy's loan deal with Celtic a few years ago and tell me it was the writing on the wall for his career. Robbie won't sign permanently for Celtic and if he gets 10-15 goals in the next 4 months (which he is well capable of) there will be offers from Premier League clubs in England for next season.

I despair of some of the clueless people on this site.

[yapster]

Bellamy is a better all round player than Keane. I hope Keane does well but the writing is on the wall for him that no top team will ever come in for him. It's a good deal for Celtic so why didn't any EPL club avail of it? Sadly no top team will go near him so Celtic is as good as it gets for him. I hope he doesn't go kissing the Celtic badge when he scores as it is a lame thing to do, other players are guilty of this as well btw.

[EastTerracer]

Bellamy is a better all round player than Keane.

To be fair you did say Bellamy is a better "all round" player so I'll give you some leeway (and Bellamy often plays as a winger rather than as a striker).

However, forwards are judged on goals more than anything else and Robbie's record is far better over the long-term. Over about 10 seasons each, Robbie averages a league goal every 2.7 games but Bellamy only averages one every 3.3 games. Bellamy has only scored 10 goals in a league season once (2005/06) but Robbie has done it in each of the last seven seasons.

The most damning point of all may be that Liverpool signed Robbie to replace Bellamy so they obviously thought he was a better player at that time as well. He's had a poor year but hopefully the next few months will get his confidence back and I expect to see him back in the Premier League next season.

[drummerboy]

I reckon Robbie will score a hatful of goals and then get a move to a PL club like Wolves.

[ifk101]

I think it's a good move for Robbie. He just needs to be playing football at this point in his career and a loan move to Celtic allows him the opportunity to get his confidence back.

[elroy]

Not happy with this move, certainly a move backwards imo. The best thing that can come out of it is that he scores a hatful of goals up there (have no doubt he will), will be back full of confidence and he may end up in a move to someone like Everton, Villa etc where he will get the regular football he needs.

I have watched a decent bit of the SPL this season and the standard has definitely dropped up there compared to the other big leagues and this is evident in the performances of Celtic/Rangers in Europe. Its a pity Celtic arent in the Europa L, give RK some european football as well. Not a particularly big Celtic fan but they have been very poor, even with these new signings, its hard to see them closing the 10 point gap.

[eaststand85]

Hate to say it but think Keane's finally found his level and will end up staying at Celtic beyond the loan period. He'll thrive against poor opposition, get the odd goal in the big matches and become a cult hero for Celtic which he'll enjoy but it won't improve his game at all which is bad for Ireland. Thought he should have moved elsewhere in the Premiership (even if to a 'lesser' club such as Sunderland or West Ham) in order to try and keep challening himself.

[dr_peepee]

I reckon Robbie will score a hatful of goals and then get a move to a PL club like Wolves.

Have to say that thought crossed my mind too!! However he seemed moved by the reception he got last night. My worry is the fact that he's no real competition at the club to keep him on his toes. I don't recall Keane ever being the undisputed first choice at any of his clubs. There's always been someone nipping at his heels. That said though, the same could be said for Ireland, and he's come up with the goods for us..

I don't think Keane will ever retire himself from International football while he's still playing. Can't see it.

I hope it works out for him. In a weird way I was against the move til I seen the reception he got last night.

[dr_peepee]

Thought he should have moved elsewhere in the Premiership (even if to a 'lesser' club such as Sunderland or West Ham) in order to try and keep challening himself.

Sunderland maybe. But there's something not quite right at West Ham at the minute. I'd rather see him at Celtic than West Ham.

[superfrank]

I'm not thrilled about it but we won't see the long-term implications of this move until the end of the season when the deal's up and his future will need to be decided once again.

If he goes up there and does really well, maybe someone in a better league will come in and take him or he'll get a better chance at Spurs.

If he does ok, he'll probably end up at Celtic.

If he's a flop, who knows?

I am glad that Redknapp let him go. I'm sure there are some managers who would hold onto him and insist on keeping him on the bench. I think Redknapp did a good thing by giving him the loan move. It's good for both of them, Robbie gets football, Redknapp has one less player to worry about in squad rotation but he'll get to see what Robbie can do.