A friend of his from Wolverhampton asked him to do that bow and arrow celebration if he scored.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fixer82
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A friend of his from Wolverhampton asked him to do that bow and arrow celebration if he scored.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fixer82
And that friend was named...Russell Brand.
And Keano continues to take the U.S. by storm, grinding with Becks and now doing an interview with NBC sports.
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/496300...sports-soccer/
"His English has gotten a heck of a lot better," Arena said with a grin. "When he's complaining, we understand him a heck of a lot better now than we did when he first got here."
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What are these "heck" things that Arena keeps referring to?Quote:
Originally Posted by strangeirish
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Originally Posted by Olé Olé
One theory is that it is a combination of two words, hell and f*ck. As in what the hell and what the f*ck.
Described as "euphemistic alteration of hell, first recorded 1865.".
So now you know, as do I.
Yes, I believe you are correct, it was 1865, and Abe Lincoln (soon to be portrayed by D.Day Lewis) turned around at Ford Theatre and said "What the Heck are you doing lurking back there?"
True story.
unlike a lot of the team? Nah i think its cause he isnt really that articulate (also like a lot of the team but he is captain)Quote:
Originally Posted by OwlsFan
Keane is plenty articulate. He might not have a lovely middle class accent but he speaks well and always has.Quote:
Originally Posted by bennocelt
Played pretty well in Galaxy's playoff loss to San Jose (first leg at home). He whinged about everything as usual which drives me insane, but that's Robbie! What I found bizarre was the referee spraying a line on the pitch inside the box before free kicks. It was new to me, maybe not to others.
http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2012/11...akes-late-goal
I had seen that white spray used by the refs in the Brazilian league to mark the 10m line for the wall at free kicks. I thought it worked well and cut out all that piddling about.
It works great and dissolves within a minute. It stops the players in the wall from inching forward. They've been using it in South America for thirty years or more.Quote:
Originally Posted by gastric
Where are you going? He's not articulate at all. It's painful watching him being interviewed at times. And it's nothing to do with him not being middle class.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Roy Keane is very very far from having a nice middle class accent but I certainly wouldn't call him inarticulate
Crosby and Geysir well said about Brand, i really don't get how he got so big. Even before he appeared in those two films he was big and i was like i've never heard of him, and he isn't even funny.
Ya i was impressed the first time i saw the spray in Mexico, but how come they are allowed to do this? Surely this is a FIFA directive?
Robbie is "plenty articulate"? He is full of superlatives and monosyllabic words, and old football cliches. I feel sorry for him because, probably due to a lack of education and I doubt he reads very much he just can't construct his sentences very well. I always sorta cringe because he tries his best but he is extremely limited and I think someone like john o'shea would be far better speaking in his place. Unfortunately O'Shea has shown he isn't a leader.
Aren't most footballers like this. Its just a load of spoof every interview. Never found Keane particularily inarticulate, he seems well drilled in saying what the manager would want him to say. He does say a lot without saying anything, they all do. I wouldn't let O'Shea bring out the binsQuote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Does anyone else notice that when they run out of things to say they finish the sentence with something like "but at the end of the day it was a very good performance and the players all did really well", its like a filler and they have more than likely said it already at the start of the interview. I really wonder are they schooled in this or just too stupid to say anything other than something well versed in their head. Even martinez who generally comes across as a great speaker,and a breath of fresh air in general has been guilty of doing this. Its God awful.
dont most average people do that when theyre speaking to something? I know i do...
Absolutely schooled in it. LoI players and managers have had courses in media handling for the past few years, I think. It's a shame, cos Pete Mahon's comments were always great fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Post-match interviews should be banned. Though someone (probably Dodge) posted a plausible if obscure reason why they're kept; something to do with keeping attention in pubs or summat.
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Originally Posted by pineapple stu
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Hmmmm
A matter of opinion Charlie, I have met Robbie and he is a nice guy, but just saying he aint changing the image of the inarticulate footballer any day soonQuote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
I think he's grand when doing the routine press conferences or pre/post match interviews. He was on the Late Late Show some time back though and he came across as a very poor speaker, although his missus did most of the yapping anyway! I really don't see this as a reason to like or dislike him in any case. He has more than enough vocabulary to get the job done and enough brain power to refrain from saying anything stupid.
That was Penicillin! And she didnt love you!Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Matthew Syed in today's Times (subscription only so I can't link the article) has a pop at people who presume footballers are thick just because they haven't got middle class accents, accusing them of classism.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Any chance you could take a screenshot and upload the file, that way everyone should be able to see it for free, and it shouldn't take you more than a minute :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
I honestly don't know how. I'll get someone at work to scan it and then you can steer me from there. Tomorrow's activity. off home now.
Second leg of the LA Galaxy's playoff against San Jose Earthquakes tonight. Keane has scored the first goal of the game to tie up the aggregate score at 1-1 (he was 13/2 with Bet365 for those with a punter's interest).
http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter...videoID=205508
33 minutes and Keane scores his second to make it 2-0 on the night.
http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter...videoID=205518
LAGalaxy won 3-1 on the night and 3-2 on aggregate.
The co-commentator on Robbie's first "Where's the ball pressure?"
I like the parlance.
It's right here.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGvyM98_Zgw
Seems like California is having quite the San Franciscan influence on Bob.:eek:
Somebody has nicked the paper from my desk. Sorry.Quote:
Originally Posted by Acornvilla
First leg of the Western Conference final tonight and Keane has scored the only goal of the game at half-time. A header inside the six-yard box from a Landon Donovan cross. Goal is here.
UPDATE: Keane gets his second goal of the night from a tap-in to give LA a 3-0 lead.
Final Score: LA Galaxy 3 Seattle Sounders 0
Second leg is next Sunday night.
Stole that second goal from Wilhelmsson!
He has a great scoring record in the MLS (21 goals in 33 games now) but man, what a scumbag move for the second goal. It was just so unnecessary to steal that tap in. No player was chasing it, the keeper had given up once it was knocked past him and he ran the danger of being offside. Wilhelmsson's reaction just said it all. He couldn't believe it. He was all smiles in the end, but I would have been furious with him if that was me.
He must be on some goal bonus.
That ball was initially going out until it bounced. I think Robbie was just making sure.
Don't blame him at all for it. Hesitation can lead to failure
so a striker makes 100% sure the ball ends up in the back of the net? not much scandal here, in fact id say he was simply doing his job. for all Keane knew there was an opposition player behind him or something. hope he scores a few more like that for us over the next 12 monthsQuote:
Originally Posted by Serb
It's all good once this doesn't happen!
Apparently Drew Carey owns the Seattle Sounders.
He's one of the owners, along with Microsoft's Paul Allen. who's loaded.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crosby87
Veteran Keane illuminates the Galaxy
(FIFA.com) Wednesday 14 November 2012
Contrary to the popular saying, there are times when statistics do not lie. Robbie Keane can vouch for that. Bouncing back from Republic of Ireland’s unhappy showing at UEFA EURO 2012 in June, the former Tottenham Hotspur forward has been in scintillating form in Major League Soccer, scoring 18 goals and serving up seven assists for Los Angeles Galaxy and giving opposing defences a very hard time in the process.
“He really made us suffer,” Seattle Sounders right-back Adam Johansson told FIFA.com following their 3-0 defeat in Los Angeles in Sunday’s first leg of the Western Conference final.
Keane got his name on the score-sheet twice against the Sounders, just as he had done four days earlier in the second leg of the Galaxy’s Western Conference semi-final against San Jose Earthquakes, helping his side overturn a 1-0 deficit away from home to win 3-2 on aggregate.
“We knew what he was capable of, especially on the counter,” added Johansson. “He’s quick and he uses his instinct and intelligence when it comes to reading the game. It’s no surprise to see him playing like this because he’s got such great vision. He always knows where his team-mates and opposing defenders are.”
The irrepressible Irishman has struck four of his side’s six goals in their last two games and also helped set up their second against Seattle, playing a long pinpoint pass that allowed Sean Franklin to tee up Mike Magee.
“He’s a real leader for the team,” said an appreciative Magee. “From the moment the referee blows his whistle he gives 200 per cent.”
"He’s been the best player in the league since he came back from the EUROs. He’s scored some vital goals. He’s a real competitor too, a remarkable player."
Bruce Arena on Robbie Keane
Bruce Arena’s side have dominated proceedings in MLS ever since their attacking talisman returned from Poland and Ukraine, finding their stride at just the right time, much to the coach’s delight: “We’ve been the best team in the league since then, and I’m delighted the rest haven’t picked up on that yet.”
Galaxy defender Todd Dunivant told FIFA.com: “Just like the team, Robbie’s been playing his best football since the summer. We’re on a much sounder footing now and he’s making the most of that to show what a great player he is. He’s got so much quality that if his opponents give him half a chance, he’ll punish them straightaway. He’s playing so well at the moment, but if you ask me that’s just his usual standard.”
The fact remains, however, that Keane has never been in such prolific form. The most productive of his eight seasons in the English Premier League was 2007/08, when he racked up 15 goals. From the end of his successful loan spell with Celtic in 2010, where he struck 12 goals in 16 matches, Keane had netted just eight league goals for Spurs, West Ham United, the Galaxy and Aston Villa combined.
Yet whatever the reason for his return to form, the man himself is thinking about nothing but the team. “It was important to keep the momentum going after the San Jose game,” the 32-year-old said after his demolition job on the Sounders. “We didn’t take as many chances as we should have against Seattle, but we did put three away, which is not something everyone can do.”
More at ease in front of goal than discussing his many attributes, Keane is content to let Arena do his talking for him and to repay whatever compliments come his way with goals.
“He’s been the best player in the league since he came back from the EUROs,” commented the former USA coach. “He’s settled in really well in MLS and he’s scored some vital goals. He’s a real competitor too, a remarkable player and a very important member of the team. Along with David Beckham and Landon Donovan, he’s a role model for our younger players.”
First time I've read of Keane being referred to as a "veteran". I suppose he is in the literal sense and he does have a few greys, but isn't that term usually reserved for players in the 34-36 category, before the "how on earth is granda still playing?!" category?