Nick Colgan

[Hibs4Ever]

Signed for Sunderland

http://www.safc.com/news/?page_id=15276

[Closed Account]

Colgan for Irish Number 1

[CJTheGull]

That's a lot of money to pay for someone to warm the bench. A cushion or a waterbottle would be much more economically in these recession plagued times. :D

[prince20]

That's a lot of money to pay for someone to warm the bench. A cushion or a waterbottle would be much more economically in these recession plagued times. :D
What was the fee involved as i thought he was out of contract?

[disabledrog]

he was on trial wit bradford and didnt impress an now signs for sundireland ,does he actually think he will get a fair chance

[Qwerty]

He wants a paycheck not a fair chance. Honestly if I was a Sunderland fan I'd say that this is too much, if he wasn't Irish he wouldn't have been signed. He didn't even have to try out just sign...

[drinkfeckarse]

The only way he'll get anywhere near the squad is if they have injury problems. If Keane saw him as anything other than someone to give a coaching influence or someone to call on in extreme circumstances then I'd be very worried if I was a Sunderland fan.

Colgan's very best still only made him average.

[minty]

i presume he will be there to lend a hand with the coaching

[sadloserkid]

Yes because he's a noted and experienced coach too...

[jebus]

Roy Keane :D:D:D

Seriously it's like watching the Simpsons episode where Homer becomes the garbage comissioner in real life

[third policeman]

Roy Keane :D:D:D

Seriously it's like watching the Simpsons episode where Homer becomes the garbage comissioner in real life


Someone allegedly spotted him at the Barca /Hibs game checking out Alan O'Brien.

[Junior]

He seems to be continually paying seriously over the odds for players. Not sure what the fee agreed was for Malbranque but it was reported at the £23m level?????? Hes a good player but for christ sake, thats rediculous.......

[Razors left peg]

He seems to be continually paying seriously over the odds for players. Not sure what the fee agreed was for Malbranque but it was reported at the £23m level?????? Hes a good player but for christ sake, thats rediculous.......

As far as Im aware it was going to be 23 mil in total for the 4 Spurs players not just for Malbranque.I think that was a pretty fair price if he had gotten all 4, and he only payed 2.5 mil for Diouf, who may be a scumbag but is a good player. Keane has done good business this summer

[Junior]

fair enough, it appears to be an undisclosed fee, so cant find anything on it, perhaps I heard it wrong. Worrying, how it almost seemed credible though!!!!!!

[see's it]

As far as Im aware it was going to be 23 mil in total for the 4 Spurs players not just for Malbranque.I think that was a pretty fair price if he had gotten all 4, and he only payed 2.5 mil for Diouf, who may be a scumbag but is a good player. Keane has done good business this summer

the keane/Diouf relationship is a timebomb in all fairness.keane is always going on about attitude and then signs this lunatic.punch ups and court appearances is all that will come out of this

[Dodge]

I honestly laughed out loud when Keane signed Diouf. He showed he's just like every othermanager. They can speak all the l;ike about ethics and morals and finding players with the right charachter, but when it boils down to it, they'd all sign scumbags if they think it'll earn them points

[Razors left peg]

the keane/Diouf relationship is a timebomb in all fairness.keane is always going on about attitude and then signs this lunatic.punch ups and court appearances is all that will come out of this

Good player though

[see's it]

Good player though

jury is out for me on him

[beautifulrock]

jury is out for me on him

How long does this jury need to sit, he joined Liverpool 6 years ago. The Guiness trial didnt even take that long.

[see's it]

ok his s**t

[sadloserkid]

Roy Keane :D

Seriously it's like watching the Simpsons episode where Homer becomes the garbage comissioner in real life

But they let me sign players with a stamp Theresa. A STAMP!!!! :D

[Razors left peg]

jury is out for me on him

You couldnt have watched him play for Bolton too much in the last couple of years if u think the jury is still out on him,he is an excellent signing for 2.5 mil. Keane made some massive mistakes last year in transfer market but since last January his activity in the market has been excellent

[Supreme feet]

I honestly laughed out loud when Keane signed Diouf. He showed he's just like every othermanager. They can speak all the l;ike about ethics and morals and finding players with the right charachter, but when it boils down to it, they'd all sign scumbags if they think it'll earn them points

One word: Cantona. From reading the autobiography, it's clear that Keane idolised the man, and admired Ferguson's courage in bringing such a controversial, but talented character to the club. Despite his 'eccentricity', propensity for on-pitch violence and habit of falling out with national managers (sound familiar?), Cantona turned out to be Ferguson's greatest master-stroke. Keane's obviously trying to take a leaf from the same book.

One aspect of the game which Keane always praised Ferguson for (and castigated McCarthy for) was man-management. This is a big challenge for Keane, bringing in Diouf - but it could be inspired.


Roy Keane

Seriously it's like watching the Simpsons episode where Homer becomes the garbage comissioner in real life

Same old story; if you're a fan of Keane, you can see a valid reason behind what he's doing. If not, everything he does is questionable. Amazing how he still evokes this kind of polarisation. Yes, he's signed a lot of Irish players and ex-colleagues. And some have turned out to be duds. However, every manager does it - Benitez is a prime example. A manager will always try to sign players who can understand and fit into his mindset, and nationality is a factor. Most of Wenger's early signings were French. Even Ferguson raided Scotland for some players in his early days; Strachan, Leighton, McClair. I'm happy to see Keane giving players like Reid, Miller, McShane, Murphy, O'Donovan, Stokes and Meyler a chance that they would not ordinarily have had.

His signing of Colgan is not a big issue, imo. He needed a cheap third keeper. Colgan was willing and available for the thankless, but necessary job. It's a bit like Ferguson signing Andy Goram a few years ago. Except Colgan's not a ****.

[Razors left peg]

anyone know if the sundeland against ajax game is on tv?

[OwlsFan]

anyone know if the sundeland against ajax game is on tv?

Should this not be in World Football as the topic soon went away from Colgan who is average at best?