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either are Celtic fans. I'd love to see him at Celtic though. Fans are the most fickle people in the world. Most of them wouldn't even know Keane has over 20 goals this season, they just judge him on the fact that he's a regular on the bench these days. I've certainly changed the minds of a few Celtic fans. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by gustavo
I agree most people are fools, they rarely look at facts and rely on journalists to form their opinion.
EB it looks like you might get your wish. Strachen has been quoted in a few of the Sunday papers saying he wants to make Keane his first signing.Quote:
Originally Posted by eirebhoy
He signed him at coventry and had nothing but praise for him when he left for Milan so there might be some truth to it.
Pity Larsson is not still there to pass on some tips on awareness and finishing.
Wouldn't be a bad move though. There's also been reports that Newcastle want Kanute, Keane and Owen.
i heard ages ago robbie would go to roma as part of the mido deal that would be class having an irishman in the best league in the world and there in europe
a move to celtic would be a disaster i doubt theyll even get to the CL as they have to qualify
remember the last time he went to Italy, didnt exactly work out did it :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by jorge lenehan
Are you serious? They have the sufficient co-efficient to be seeded for both qualifying rounds and be a 2nd seed in the group phase. While some of the non-seeds are tough in the 3rd qualifying round you would assume at this stage there is more of a chance they will qualify than not.Quote:
Originally Posted by jorge lenehan
Incidentally I believe Keane scored for Ireland against Celtic.
2nd seed for group stages,your taking the **** i doubt theyll even get seeded for the 3r qualifierQuote:
Originally Posted by Poor Student
there was a change of managerQuote:
Originally Posted by DE TOWN
Excuse me? Mind your manners. I know this for a pure fact. If you bothered to look up the co-efficients and understand them you wouldn't make a post like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by jorge lenehan
fair enough but that just goes to show the way the game is run seeding woeful teams like celtic it saddens me :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Poor Student
Over the last 5 years from which the co-efficient is drawn Celtic have beaten Bordeaux, Ajax, Juventus, Porto, Rosenborg, Blackburn, Celta Vigo, Stuttgart, Liverpool, Boavista, Lyon, Anderlecht, Barcelona, Shaktar and drawn another two times with Barca and drawn with AC Milan, drawn with Bayern Munich as well as having won a few other games against minnows. One of these seasons included a run to the UEFA Final, another to the quarter final, plus qualification for the CL 3 times. They don't make these things up.Quote:
Originally Posted by jorge lenehan
what about the last two years celtic are not the team they were thir players are old but most of all there is no hunger whatsoever ansd theres no funds for the summer celtic are sliding down a slippery slope and i can only laugh at least rangers are showing ambition and im not a rangers fanQuote:
Originally Posted by Poor Student
Co-efficients don't deal with opinions or circumstances. They deal with facts and results. However two seasons ago Celtic very narrowly lost out on qualifying for the 2nd round of the CL and reached the UEFA quarter finals knocking out Barca along the way. Last year was pretty poor however Celtic did only lose to Barca and Milan with late goals and could have beaten Milan at home. Things have gotten a bit stale at Celtic but a new manager has come and no one knows how much funds are available to him yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by jorge lenehan
You're new round here so this is your first and final warning. No more trolling.Quote:
Originally Posted by jorge lenehan
:ball: PP
what??? ye weirdoQuote:
Originally Posted by Plastic Paddy
plastic paddy is wright
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Originally Posted by jorge lenehan
Robbie was interviewed after this evenings game.............
http://www.sportinglife.com/football...&TEAMHD=soccer
The last quote was a bit mischievous , hinting that he thinks Strachan is better than Jol. What he actually said was something like "I said years ago that Gordon was the best manager I played for" i.e., before he played for Jol.
Still, I'd forgotten he'd played under Strachan before & this adds credibility to the suggestion Robbie could be at Celtic soon, esp. as he only has one year remaining.
how many goals has Robbie scored now and how many caps does he have ?
I think the midget Owen has 70 caps and 31 goals.. he is going for the half century.
would robbie ever manage 50 goals ? It would be a great international record..
Not too sure what caps hes on, but if he hit 50 goals, by that time i reckon he'd have the caps record in the bag aswell, that would take some beating !Quote:
Originally Posted by thejollyrodger
59 Caps and 24 goals in 7 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by thejollyrodger
does 24 include the goal against Celtic ? I thought it was more like 25.
Well his best years are ahead of him... I can see him getting to 40 goals but it would be some record to get 50.
I reckon Robbie will defintely get over the 100 caps unless he has some tradgic injury.
Very frustrating the other night though, the fact that he seems to need 5 or 6 chances before he puts one away. At least he keeps trying.
I'd have to agree with you there, he is very frustrating to watch especially at Landsdowne. He'll miss the easy chances and score the difficult ones. Best option we have though!Quote:
Originally Posted by razor
...doesn't count as was testimonial game not full intl game..Quote:
Originally Posted by thejollyrodger
14 goals in 40 caps under McCarthy.
10 goals in 20 caps under Kerr (5 of those goals in competition which is good to see).
he can't finish easy chances- he only scores difficult goals! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by razor
robbie has done well so far to get 24. I reckon he can get another 4 or 5 goals in this WCQ against faroes and cyrus. Clinton is doing a lot better in this WCQ though
When Robbie burst onto the international seen all those years ago i thought he was the best thing since Pele(i was only a kid at the time) the last game i went to see which was Ireland vs. Faroe Islands, robbie scored 2 but he missed so many chances it became annoying to watch.
Robbie is a great player who is hard working but likes to moan when he wants. I think he will get near to or over 40 and he will do brilliantly to get that 50 but i cant see it unless he puts away those easy chances.
Bye the way......Robbies goal against Holland in that friendly lasy year was top class. just thought i'd ad that.
It's funny alright. Robbie does seem to miss an awful lot of chances. But his goals to game ratio for Ireland is top class, and he notched a decent ratio for Spurs this season.
So does this mean he gets more chances than others?? Every time I see Robbie he has 2 or 3 good chances. It's all down to his movement, I reckon. Can't be explained by pace, that's for sure.
Yeah, he certainly gets into positions that most other strikers wouldn't. He creates himself more chances with his movement. So while someone like Defoe might get 2 chances and take one of them. Robbie might get 3 chances and take one of them. It doesn't really make much difference although I would obviously love to see him improve on one on ones, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by ciarj
Sorry if this has been covered before.
Can't find it here after a quick glance.
Heard on Friday that Robbie is considering a move to Newcastle.
Heard it again today from a second person.
So long as he's getting first team football in the top half of the Premiership then I wont be too upset.
He's not appreciated at Spurs anyway.
In the weekend's paper's that Spurs were considering a swap deal with West Ham for Marlon Harewood.
At this stage the only think I believe is that we'll know where he's starting the season at 3 pm on 13 August
Mad to go to West Ham though they're a club I've a soft spot for. Newcastle'd be a good move IMO.
I think if he gets the chance to move to west ham he should go for it because hes not going to get more than a years first team football antwhere else because he is very over rated imo
If I win the lottery I will personally put up the money for then cheeky cockney's to sign Keane!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuff Paddy
Keane's goal scoring rates have been good at Spurs, Leeds, Coventry and Wolves and Ireland. Wherever he goes he will score goals - last year he had a good season, http://www.ananova.com/sport/soccer/...all.topscorersQuote:
Originally Posted by Dyl10
I don't think he is overrated, but perhaps somebody can analyze the importance of the goals he scores, i.e. how many irrelevant goals does he score, e.g. a the single goal in a 3-1 loss etc. versus how many goals he scores that actually win points? I think I saw something before about Defoe's goals have a higher point value, that really would be a empirical test of his value.
Whatever happen please nobody take their clothes off! :eek:
Overrated? Defoe is rated at £17m, Keane probably £4m. No need to tell you which one is the overrated one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dyl10