Robbie Keane

[tetsujin1979]

Just appeared on the Sky Sports News Transfer Deadline Day Countdown To Closing - Besiktas in for Keane on loan

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Article added to skysports.com - http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...350039,00.html

[shakermaker1982]

I thought he'd be off to Everton (swap with Pienaar plus £).

[Duggie]

robbie will be staying put it seems, unless something late late happens which looks unlikely now.

[irishfan86]

For the record the Turkish transfer deadline isn't until tomorrow I believe, so ESPN says a deal with Besiktas could still be in the works.

[Drumcondra 69er]

The great Harry Redknapp.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJBsI...layer_embedded

I hate that ******, Del Boy is very apt for him, bent as a coathanger.

[tricky_colour]

I can see the headlines:-

"Robbie's Turkish Delish!!"

[EastTerracer]

I have my doubts whether this story is really accurate but the Daily Mail (enough said) suggests Robbie turned down an 8m move to Besiktas today. I can't say I'd blame him if he was only given a few hours to make a decision.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...ktas-move.html

[paul_oshea]

you know with European football and the fact that the turkish league seems to produce decent enough sides for CL group stages it might not have been the worst move. it wouldn't have been a bad experience.

[Razors left peg]

wouldnt have been a bad move for a season over there but I would imagine having a young family might have put him off the move

[EastTerracer]

Yeah, I just think the nature of the transfer window is that players get put under pressure to make ridiculous last-minute decisions. If Besiktas really wanted him they could have made a bid weeks ago and given Robbie and his missus a chance to go over to see the place and meet the people before making a decision. It's one thing to go out on a 4 or 5 month loan to Glasgow but a permanent move to Turkey is a big decision to make (even for a millionaire footballer).

It looked like Robbie Jr. would melt in the sun as well - good pale Irish skin on that lad based on what we saw of him in Lansdowne

[Stuttgart88]

Turkish food is fantastic.

At least it appears that our reliance on England to contract our better players is being diluted a bit. Hopefully the same will start to apply for our more promising developing players.

Is McGeady the furthest east an Irish international has been contracted to?

[John83]

Is McGeady the furthest east an Irish international has been contracted to?

Nah, Phil Babb played for Sporting Lisbon. That's almost the whole way around the world.

[Stuttgart88]

I know. It's like playing in a different country.

[tetsujin1979]

surely it's Terry Phelan in New Zealand?

[SkStu]

Brian Kerr and Tez Phelan - poles apart.

[Stuttgart88]

surely it's Terry Phelan in New Zealand?

OK! Current international...

[Murfinator]

Players like Guti And Quaresma already at Beskitas, probably a better team than Spurs.

[Duggie]

look im sure robbie didnt want to uproot him and his family to turkey, other than playing id imagine it may be hard enough to settle in over there. he will have enough games i hope between the league, carling cup, fa cup and champions league games to keep him going till jan. then he can asses the situation over a possible move.

[tricky_colour]

Can someone tell me why Osarusan was banned?
It says some thing like "turns out it's total bull"


Is that a reason to ban someone, because something turned out not to be true?

And what was not true? What is the 'it's not clear.

He has posted here for about 6 years, it seems a bit odd to ban him for posting something which turned out not to be true (apaprentl).

[OwlsFan]

Hopefully at least one for Robbie tomorrow. I was expecting a tirade from Yapster on his missing a couple on Friday but I was quite pleased with his overall performance. I would start to worry if he wasn't getting in to goal scoring positions and he should of course have had a penalty. He and Kevin D not seem to be working well together.