Robbie Keane

Just been announced on ESPN that West Ham have signed Robbie Keane on loan until the end of the season

Yeah SSN have it now too. Loan deal until the end of the season. At which point, should he regain form and impress, I 'd expect him to land a permanent move. To West Ham or elsewhere.

Robbie: "I like to play and don't want to sit on a bench. I'm here to help the team. I'm ready to go." Ubiquitous 'Keano' chants in the background.

If he was that desperate to play, he wouldn't have waited until the day before the transfer window closed to move on. He would have been out of White Hart Lane on January 1. Greed.

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Originally Posted by geysir

Robbie is doing a medical now.

Harry says its not a loan deal, it's a conditional hire purchase lease deal.

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It's a Credit Default Swap ;)

Good that Robbie has gone to such a massive club.

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Originally Posted by Colbert Report

If he was that desperate to play, he wouldn't have waited until the day before the transfer window closed to move on. He would have been out of White Hart Lane on January 1. Greed.

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You can't sign for clubs that haven't made offers for you.

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Originally Posted by AlaskaFox

You can't sign for clubs that haven't made offers for you.

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Birmingham had an offer accepted two weeks ago. No excuse for Robbie. Greed.

David Gold
"Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy drives a hard bargain but we've got our man."

Keane obviously wanted to stay in London, so don't think you can blame him. Tottenham wanted something decent for him.

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Originally Posted by Colbert Report

Birmingham had an offer accepted two weeks ago. No excuse for Robbie. Greed.

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Stop would ye?? He held out for as good a move as he could have got, in the end. Financially, location or otherwise. I see it working out. Decent squad player for player. They're only two points off safety. 3 of the next 4 games are against West Brom, Blackpool and Stoke on top of a home tie against an erratic Liverpool.

Prediction.....He'll finish the season still in the premiership with a 2:5, goals per games ratio..

First interview as a West Ham player :
http://www.skysports.com/video/inlin...712006,00.html

Good to see him get a move. A confident and happy Robbie is a dangerous player.

Yeh saw the interview. Surprised he didn't say 'I've supported West Ham since I was a boy'.

The BBC are reporting West ham are in for Shane Long. This could get very interesting. Whoever scores the most goals gets the spot beside Doyle.

Well I guess my suspicion that Robbie wouldn't be going anywhere turned out to be false... but even so; bloody 'ell, West Ham? How the mighty have fallen. Sad that they were the best he could do.

in fairness hes a over 30 yr old striker, his best days are behind him, hell be important to ireland for a while yet but only because there hasnt been an emerging very very good striker since rk at the end of the 90s.

(i love doyle but at int.level hes decent, nothing more)

West Ham. Where another Irish legend was put out to grass - but apparently scoring an amazing solo goal in his last game.

eamonn dolan?

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Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

West Ham. Where another Irish legend was put out to grass - but apparently scoring an amazing solo goal in his last game.

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Gary Breen?

It's not David Connolly, David Kelly or Chris Hughton either....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOz4wVRjEuI

I was at Brady's last game when West ham beat Wolves 4-0. Half the chicken run came on the pitch when Brady scored.