Robbie Keane

**texidub** · 06/07/2023, 12:10 PM

haha Ireland vs Oman.. now there's a proper derby

Fair point - as a general rule, politicians should stay out of sport. I'm not against the idea of playing Palestine at all, but it doesn't seem to have got much traction.

**EalingGreen** · 06/07/2023, 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter

Would the fact that the state doesn't recognise Palestine be an issue in that regard?

Tbh, it's not really a matter for the State, since the ROI team doesn't represent the State, it represents the FAI. Therefore it would be a matter for FIFA, since that is the body which governs relations between two Member Associations from different Confederations.

Or think of it this way, the Irish State doesn't recognise* Gibraltar, but ROI still play them in qualifiers etc.

* - In the sense of it being a sovereign, independent nation state.

**tommy_c12000** · 20/07/2023, 8:03 PM

Good start for Robbie with a 6-1 win in Toto cup

**seanfhear** · 21/07/2023, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by tommy_c12000

Good start for Robbie with a 6-1 win in Toto cup

Wizard stuff.

**Fixer82** · 21/07/2023, 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by seanfhear

Wizard stuff.

He has a long road ahead

**tommy_c12000** · 21/09/2023, 8:48 PM

Qualified in style to the group stages of Europa conference league. Currently, winning their opening game with 5 minutes left.

Top of the league after 3 domestic games.

Perfect start so far by Robbie. Hopefully he can continue like this.

**SkStu** · 21/09/2023, 9:23 PM

Tommy - do you know who he has on his backroom team?

**pineapple stu** · 21/09/2023, 9:25 PM

Wiki says Rory Delap is assistant manager. Mike Stowell and Andy Liddell (who I vaguely remember playing) also there

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maccabi_Tel_Aviv_F.C.

**SkStu** · 22/09/2023, 12:29 AM

Cheers Stu! Interesting little collab he’s got going there.

**Fixer82** · 22/09/2023, 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Wiki says Rory Delap is assistant manager. Mike Stowell and Andy Liddell (who I vaguely remember playing) also there

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maccabi_Tel_Aviv_F.C.

Is Andy anything to Rod? The guy who.....

**Exgrad** · 07/10/2023, 6:26 PM

Could be a rough few days in Tel Aviv for Robbie.

**tommy_c12000** · 08/10/2023, 12:51 AM

Originally Posted by Exgrad

Could be a rough few days in Tel Aviv for Robbie.

Terrible events. Hopefully he’s doing ok. And hopefully Hamas can be brought under swift control to ensure ongoing safety of his family

**Trequartista20** · 08/10/2023, 9:23 AM

Originally Posted by tommy_c12000

Terrible events. Hopefully he’s doing ok. And hopefully Hamas can be brought under swift control to ensure ongoing safety of his family

Save your sympathy for someone who deserves it.

He's a multimillionaire who could live and work in any country in the world. It says a lot about Keane that he chooses to accept the blood money of an apartheid, rogue entity that lives outside the law, in breach of multiple UN sanctions, and that carries out brutal daily atrocities against the defenceless, imprisoned, dispossessed people whose land and homes they stole.

Perhaps now the consequences of supporting such an entity is starting to hit home.

**Trequartista20** · 08/10/2023, 9:39 AM

It emerges that Keane 'hid in a panic room' and has now 'fled the country'.

https://talksport.com/football/15932...-delap-israel/

**tommy_c12000** · 08/10/2023, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by Trequartista20

Save your sympathy for someone who deserves it.

He's a multimillionaire who could live and work in any country in the world. It says a lot about Keane that he chooses to accept the blood money of an apartheid, rogue entity that lives outside the law, in breach of multiple UN sanctions, and that carries out brutal daily atrocities against the defenceless, imprisoned, dispossessed people whose land and homes they stole.

Perhaps now the consequences of supporting such an entity is starting to hit home.

Save your anti-Semitic rant for another forum

**pineapple stu** · 08/10/2023, 1:07 PM

In fairness, while the overall topic is for another forum, your comment was "hopefully Hamas can be brought under swift control to ensure ongoing safety" and I think Trequartista's response was far from anti-Semitic or a rant in that regard. Was a fair response for me

**CraftyToePoke** · 08/10/2023, 1:52 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

In fairness, while the overall topic is for another forum, your comment was "hopefully Hamas can be brought under swift control to ensure ongoing safety" and I think Trequartista's response was far from anti-Semitic or a rant in that regard. Was a fair response for me

It was, yes & his only concern was for Keane & his family also which I find distasteful with hundreds dead so far with women, children and people not involved at all mostly making up those numbers. Not a discussion for here, but Keane bought it like he saw it as the saying goes, a morally questionable career choice at best.

**tommy_c12000** · 08/10/2023, 2:30 PM

Yea sure.

Anyways, great start by Robbie. Top of league. Lost to Gent in Europe midweek for his first loss. Hopefully will keep up the results once play starts again

**JR89** · 08/10/2023, 2:50 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

In fairness, while the overall topic is for another forum, your comment was "hopefully Hamas can be brought under swift control to ensure ongoing safety" and I think Trequartista's response was far from anti-Semitic or a rant in that regard. Was a fair response for me

It's the go-to generic response when anything critical is said about Israel.