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Every court needs a jester :)Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
There was a question earlier on Off The Ball did they know how many of Robbie's goals came in his first 50 games, and how many in the second
I don't have the data for the second 50 games, but I can tell you that he scored 19 goals in his first 50 games, which makes it 24 goals in his second 50 caps.
Code:Date Level Home Team Result Away Team Details Goals
14/10/98 European Cup Qualifier-match Republic of Ireland 5-0 Malta Started, substituted on 82m. Scored on 16m.
Scored on 18m.
01/09/99 European Cup Qualifier-match Republic of Ireland 2-1 Yugoslavia Started, played whole game. Scored on 54m.
08/09/99 European Cup Qualifier-match Malta 2-3 Republic of Ireland Started, played whole game. Scored on 13m.
13/11/99 European Cup Play off-match Republic of Ireland 1-1 Turkey Started, played whole game. Scored on 79m.
23/02/00 Friendly-match Republic of Ireland 3-2 Czech Rep Started, substituted on 90m. Scored on 87m.
02/09/00 World Cup Qualifier-match Holland 2-2 Republic of Ireland Started, played whole game. Scored on 21m.
10/11/01 World Cup Play Off-match Republic of Ireland 2-0 Iran Started, played whole game. Scored on 50m.
13/02/02 Friendly-match Republic of Ireland 2-0 Russia Started, substituted on 72m. Scored on 20m.
27/03/02 Friendly-match Republic of Ireland 3-0 Denmark Started, substituted on 75m. Scored on 54m.
05/06/02 World Cup Finals-match Germany 1-1 Republic of Ireland Started, played whole game. Scored on 92m.
11/06/02 World Cup Finals-match Saudia Arabia 0-3 Republic of Ireland Started, played whole game. Scored on 7m.
16/06/02 World Cup Finals-match Spain 1-1 Republic of Ireland Started, played whole game. Scored a penalty on 90m.
21/08/02 Friendly-match Finland 0-3 Republic of Ireland Started, substituted on 83m. Scored on 12m.
07/06/03 European Cup Qualifier-match Republic of Ireland 2-1 Albania Started, played whole game. Scored on 6m.
11/06/03 European Cup Qualifier-match Republic of Ireland 2-0 Georgia Started, played whole game. Scored on 58m.
18/11/03 Friendly-match Republic of Ireland 3-0 Canada Started, played whole game. Scored on 60m.
Scored on 87m.
31/03/04 Friendly-match Republic of Ireland 2-1 Czech Rep Started, played whole game. Scored on 90m.
I have been known to drop my guard whilst reading your contributions, and even sometimes when I watch 'Father Ted' or Dylan Moran's stand-up too.Quote:
Originally Posted by yapster
24 in the last 50! Impressive for a diving cheating moaning crybaby (seriously, what kind of adult offers criticism like that)
It's more or less a ratio of one goal every two games. Fantastic record. I used to be a bit of a reluctant doubter, but Robbie's gone out of his way to prove the doubters wrong in the past few campaigns and has done a pretty good job of it. I dread to imagine where we'd be without him.
glad to hear itQuote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
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Originally Posted by Razors left peg
and how is the jesting going for you then?
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Originally Posted by joe_denilson
Keane is that son
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Originally Posted by yapster
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An asinine hat-trick. Well done.Quote:
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Son.
Jesus, don't entertain him. You'll draw a fourth out of him if you're not careful!
I can't see him ever retiring either... I reckon as long as he's playing at club level he'll be availible for selection for Ireland.
yeah, the selfish so and so - not allowing others a chance to break on the scene and score 40-odd goals. Caps, caps and more caps, that's all these senior pros care about.
For a second there, I was worried you were talking about 'yapster'.Quote:
Originally Posted by dr_peepee
I hope you're right but I read a quote somewhere this week that he said he was enjoying playing for Ireland, and would play as long as he was "getting a match."Quote:
Originally Posted by dr_peepee
Seems to indicate he may retire if he's not in the first XI at some point in the future.
Why would he come if he was not going to get some play time? He doesn't owe the team anything.
Players like Keane, or Aldo for that matter, are not going to turn up at the age of 36, if they are not going to be used on the pitch.
Anyway I think he will age as gracefully as Del Piero.
Very nicely put, I like that. I cant see the Ireland team not needing a man of Robbies ability and experience in the next two campaigns.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
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Originally Posted by irishfan86
That would be a 'massive' loss for him
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Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
now now son
For the record I wasn't being critical, just passing on the quote...I just want Keane to play as long as he can still make an impact, like Quinn did. If Robbie is still good enough to be our first striker off the bench I'd like him to stick around into his mid-to-late 30s, but like you say, he doesn't owe us anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
On the bench for Spurs today. He's far too good a player to be fourth place behind Defoe, Crouch, and Pavlychencko. Needs a loan move ASAP.