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19/08/2011, 5:26 PM
Eminence Grise

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Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke

What I would like to see from him is clarity on his International intentions following this move

Hopefully what you see as a lack of clarity is that, nothing having changed in Robbie's international intentions, everything is as it was before. Still a good few international goals left in Robbie, I''m sure.
19/08/2011, 7:22 PM
EastTerracer

Robbie's press conference is about to start here http://www.lagalaxy.com/keane-press-conference

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Z...9%252520PM.png

They even have the Irish consul-general speaking here.

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19/08/2011, 7:38 PM
BonnieShels

A most bizarre press conference.
19/08/2011, 7:41 PM
EastTerracer

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Originally Posted by BonnieShels

A most bizarre press conference.

It's all very..... emmm..... American
19/08/2011, 7:47 PM
BonnieShels

Here we go...

Indo question about Trap...
19/08/2011, 7:47 PM
EastTerracer

"I've always been committed to Ireland and that won't change" - that's all I wanted to hear.
19/08/2011, 7:51 PM
BonnieShels

There's no doubt that that's the case. I'm delighted for him.
19/08/2011, 7:56 PM
EastTerracer

Also nailed one of the media lines - he didn't speak to any Championship clubs because none of them had agreed a fee with Spurs.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-N...3%252520PM.png
19/08/2011, 8:41 PM
Sullivinho

An Irishman, an Englishman and a Yank walk into a press conference...

There was a bit of bristle about Robbie when he spoke about his Ireland commitments, good to see. Quick and mannerly with his 'go raibh maith agat' too, good man.
19/08/2011, 8:53 PM
strangeirish

Not taking him long to get into the swing(er) of things...

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/26/fu...-121462006.jpg
19/08/2011, 10:03 PM
paul_oshea

Just like he was getting on on Tuesday night last too by the sounds of things.

His head looks seriously disproportionate to his body in that photo. Which one of those is claudine?! :P

Fading into obscurity in plastic land....

It looks like they are more interested in number 12....or David beckham out of camera shot :D
19/08/2011, 10:07 PM
DannyInvincible

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Originally Posted by strangeirish

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/26/fu...-121462006.jpg

I can't tell; is that the cast for 'The Virgin Suicides' he's with or is it American pop-rock mmmboppers, Hanson?
19/08/2011, 10:54 PM
Crosby87

He's going to be seriously jetlagged for those Sept games. Wonder when he can get there.
19/08/2011, 11:00 PM
brine3

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Originally Posted by Spudulika

Glad to see you're disagreeing with the acknowledged experts - the hacks. It was the 4th estate who were passing comment on AMcG copping out and dropping down levels, or afraid of a challenge, not I! So long as Irish "fans" cannot see beyond the sky leagues and the faltering train wreck that is the sky premier, our footballers are not going to improve and our national team will continue to produce clones of what the other Italian manger has to work with. Robbie's getting a good deal, he's young enough to get a couple of years there while enjoying loan spells in Europe (hopefully not back in dross like the sky leagues), he'll play with and against different types of opponents, get lots of match practice and have new shirts on sale in Lifestyle.

Hmm yeah, but the point is that Robbie is a great believer in the Sky leagues and the flash life, that's the point. He gave up after 6 months in Italy because it would have been too much hard graft to get into the team. So he went back to the Leeds and the Sky league, where he could be in the team and doing his cartwheels and be a crowd hero. That's his thing.

And now he was followed his wallet to LA to get the fun gig with the beaches and the girls.

I'm not begrudging him it. But he's no Roy Keane, Shay Given, Damien Duff, Steve Finnan, Kevin Doyle etc. These are guys who quite frankly trained their ****** off to get where they got and kept on improving as their careers went on.

If there's one thing that's difficult to say about Robbie Keane, it's that he improved himself as a player as his career went on.
19/08/2011, 11:54 PM
tetsujin1979

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Originally Posted by brine3

Hmm yeah, but the point is that Robbie is a great believer in the Sky leagues and the flash life, that's the point. He gave up after 6 months in Italy because it would have been too much hard graft to get into the team. So he went back to the Leeds and the Sky league, where he could be in the team and doing his cartwheels and be a crowd hero. That's his thing.

And now he was followed his wallet to LA to get the fun gig with the beaches and the girls.

I'm not begrudging him it. But he's no Roy Keane, Shay Given, Damien Duff, Steve Finnan, Kevin Doyle etc. These are guys who quite frankly trained their ****** off to get where they got and kept on improving as their careers went on.

If there's one thing that's difficult to say about Robbie Keane, it's that he improved himself as a player as his career went on.

So he's gotten worse as his career went on?
20/08/2011, 12:02 AM
Charlie Darwin

Yep. He started with 100 international goals and now he only has 53. What a terrible footballer!
20/08/2011, 12:04 AM
EastTerracer

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Originally Posted by Crosby87

He's going to be seriously jetlagged for those Sept games. Wonder when he can get there.

The September games won't be a problem as he'll be flying from New York. He's playing against the Red Bulls on Sunday night so best case (private jet) he's in Dublin on Monday morning. Worst case he'll be in Dublin early on Tuesday (the Monday night red-eye). He'll have plenty of recovery time.

I'm flying from New York on Thursday night and i know I'll be in flying form for the match on Friday :beer: :beer: :drink:
20/08/2011, 12:07 AM
EastTerracer

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Originally Posted by brine3

Hmm yeah, but the point is that Robbie is a great believer in the Sky leagues and the flash life, that's the point. He gave up after 6 months in Italy because it would have been too much hard graft to get into the team. So he went back to the Leeds and the Sky league, where he could be in the team and doing his cartwheels and be a crowd hero. That's his thing.

And now he was followed his wallet to LA to get the fun gig with the beaches and the girls.

I'm not begrudging him it. But he's no Roy Keane, Shay Given, Damien Duff, Steve Finnan, Kevin Doyle etc. These are guys who quite frankly trained their ****** off to get where they got and kept on improving as their careers went on.

If there's one thing that's difficult to say about Robbie Keane, it's that he improved himself as a player as his career went on.

Angry man, very angry man :thunder:
20/08/2011, 1:17 AM
Noelys Guitar

Keane's decency, honesty, hard work and sense of humour have endeared him to football fans all over the world. Explaining today that no championship club ie Leicster met Spurs valuation. Refreshing to hear. He took the plunge to move to LA and fair play to him. Yet there is a cabal of creepy Irish sports journalists who for whatever reasons hate Keane. *******. Robbie is too honest for them.
20/08/2011, 1:52 AM
danonion

I think its a great move for Robbie.

His options in the premier league were limited. The top 6 were out. Aston Villa have Bent, Everton have no money, Stoke look for more physical players and Fulham have plenty of frontmen and will probably look for someone younger. To me t here is nothing superior to moving to any of the other PL clubs over LA.

The MLS is a growing league, LA are in continental competition, even from a football point of view, it doesn't seem that bad. Remember players from the Americas who ply their trade in Europe do the reverse commute for international dates.

From a human perspective, who would choose to do their job in Blackburn for less money over the chance to go to LA? Seriously, have any of you been to Blackburn? Enough said.
20/08/2011, 5:56 AM
DannyInvincible

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Originally Posted by Noelys Guitar

Robbie is too honest for them.

Hehe.

"I am delighted, honoured and very excited to be joining the LA Galaxy. I have always wanted to come and play in MLS so it's the perfect combination for me and a dream come true."

Seriously, that's so brazenly dishonest, the fact he had the nerve to say it actually commands my respect.
20/08/2011, 7:59 AM
osarusan

Better than Robbie's quote:

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FABIO CANNAVARO has sealed a shock switch to Dubai-based club Al Ahli.

Cannavaro will retire from international football after the World Cup in South Africa.

He added: "I have achieved my dream by moving to Dubai and play for one of its big clubs like Al Ahli."
20/08/2011, 8:16 AM
Yard of Pace

Lads, I started a new job recently and I've told all the higher powers that I'm delighted to be working there blah blah blah. In actual fact I'm only there because I need a job and it's the only one going. And I've told every employer that! You have to!
Seriously, what do you expect these footballers to actually say? Come on. What would ye say? I'm just here for the weather/cash/women/all 3?
20/08/2011, 8:25 AM
Yard of Pace

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"Nothing will change unless the manager of Ireland [Giovanni Trapattoni] tells me different," he said.

Legend.
20/08/2011, 8:28 AM
DannyInvincible

Ah, we're not really having a go. It's just one of those amusing things in life. In fact, I wonder do some footballers do it on purpose just to push the boundaries, as it were, and see how much bullsh*t they can actually get away with saying. I remember reading something about the England Euro '96 squad placing bets with one another in order to see who could repeat the most song lyrics in their media interviews unnoticed.
20/08/2011, 8:50 AM
brine3

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Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

So he's gotten worse as his career went on?

You could say he's gotten worse, as he's still the same player tactics and skill wise as when he was 21, just slower. The mark of a truly great player is one that continues to play well when the pace goes, because they've developed the rest of their game. Roy Keane or Paul McGrath could hardly walk near the end of their careers but were two yards ahead of other players in their head. See also Ryan Giggs, Zidane, Laudrup, Hagi and nearly all other true greats. Giggs reinvented himself as a player to stay at the top level. The Duffer seems to be the current Irish player who is continuing to develop himself as a player despite his increasing age. Good on him.

Robbie has been pretty much happy to take his pay check and not improve himself as a footballer, yeah. Like I said, gave up after six months at Inter and six months at Liverpool when the going got tough for him. I'm not angry or begrudging him (as others accuse me), let the man enjoy himself in LA. Who wouldn't mind thousands of quid a week in California. I just don't worship him as some kind of "legend" as some others here obviously do. Because he's no legend.
20/08/2011, 8:55 AM
AlaskaFox

Just thinking, what are the chances that the FAI arranges a friendly with USA next year now? I'd say it's almost guaranteed.
20/08/2011, 9:03 AM
DannyInvincible

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Originally Posted by brine3

You could say he's gotten worse, as he's still the same player tactics and skill wise as when he was 21, just slower. The mark of a truly great player is one that continues to play well when the pace goes, because they've developed the rest of their game. Roy Keane or Paul McGrath could hardly walk near the end of their careers but were two yards ahead of other players in their head. See also Ryan Giggs, Zidane, Laudrup, Hagi and nearly all other true greats. Giggs reinvented himself as a player to stay at the top level. The Duffer seems to be the current Irish player who is continuing to develop himself as a player despite his increasing age. Good on him.

Robbie has been pretty much happy to take his pay check and not improve himself as a footballer, yeah. Like I said, gave up after six months at Inter and six months at Liverpool when the going got tough for him. I'm not angry or begrudging him (as others accuse me), let the man enjoy himself in LA. Who wouldn't mind thousands of quid a week in California. I just don't worship him as some kind of "legend" as some others here obviously do. Because he's no legend.

For such a non-legend, he shares quite legendary company: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_int...ers_by_country
20/08/2011, 9:07 AM
brine3

Just behind John Dahl Tomasson. Legend.
20/08/2011, 9:26 AM
DannyInvincible

Level with Hakan Ş�k�r and Thierry Henry; ahead of Bobby Charlton. Four of Romario's record and five off Batistuta's. I suppose they were all pretenders too...
20/08/2011, 9:50 AM
paul_oshea

Is it not cool to be photographed coming off the plane with your child or something? do they hide the chilD?
20/08/2011, 9:58 AM
DannyInvincible

Ha, was he flying from London or where? Surely Claudine didn't fly across the Atlantic in those jeans. :bulgy:
20/08/2011, 10:02 AM
paul_oshea

He was out in London the tuesday so i'd assum he flew the wednesday or thursday so they both must have flown from london.

I often wonder as well like all these "celebrities" must be hogging the 4 star bathrooms in First Class for a good hour before they get off the plane. It must all be very amusing for the host/hostesses - not the other celebrities i might add.
20/08/2011, 12:25 PM
Noelys Guitar

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Originally Posted by paul_oshea

He was out in London the tuesday so i'd assum he flew the wednesday or thursday so they both must have flown from london.

I often wonder as well like all these "celebrities" must be hogging the 4 star bathrooms in First Class for a good hour before they get off the plane. It must all be very amusing for the host/hostesses - not the other celebrities i might add.

I had that Paris Hilton banging on my bathroom door shouting "mile high now, mile high now" when last flying from London to LA. Was in the middle of a post vindaloo reading the racing page at the time so declined the offer.
20/08/2011, 1:30 PM
AlaskaFox

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Originally Posted by Noelys Guitar

I had that Paris Hilton banging on my bathroom door shouting "mile high now, mile high now" when last flying from London to LA. Was in the middle of a post vindaloo reading the racing page at the time so declined the offer.

Don't lie, the fasten seatbelt sign was on and you were piddling in a bottle.
20/08/2011, 2:04 PM
IsMiseSean

Anyone know where I can watch the press conference in full? Cant seem to find it on the LAG website...
20/08/2011, 2:26 PM
WexCar

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Originally Posted by JGKyne

Anyone know where I can watch the press conference in full? Cant seem to find it on the LAG website...

http://www.mlssoccer.com/videos?catid=112&id=18360
20/08/2011, 2:40 PM
Crosby87

Why does everyone always describe the Red Bulls as playing in New York?
20/08/2011, 2:44 PM
AlaskaFox

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Originally Posted by Crosby87

Why does everyone always describe the Red Bulls as playing in New York?

It's 10 miles away in New Jersey, but calling them NY was probably an attempt to get them bigger support.
20/08/2011, 2:46 PM
IsMiseSean

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Originally Posted by WexCar

http://www.mlssoccer.com/videos?catid=112&id=18360

Cheers for that, still on the look out for the full press conference. No mention of Ireland/Trap in that video

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