Robbie Keane

**Razors left peg** · 12/08/2010, 10:27 PM

Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

Doyle the "best of a bad lot"? You certainly humour me.

Every court needs a jester

**tetsujin1979** · 12/08/2010, 10:43 PM

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.

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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.

**DannyInvincible** · 12/08/2010, 10:47 PM

Originally Posted by yapster

are you the giddy type too?

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.

**Closed Account** · 12/08/2010, 10:50 PM

24 in the last 50! Impressive for a diving cheating moaning crybaby (seriously, what kind of adult offers criticism like that)

**DannyInvincible** · 12/08/2010, 11:00 PM

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.

**yapster** · 13/08/2010, 2:15 AM

Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

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.

glad to hear it

**yapster** · 13/08/2010, 2:16 AM

Originally Posted by Razors left peg

Every court needs a jester

and how is the jesting going for you then?

**yapster** · 13/08/2010, 2:18 AM

Originally Posted by joe_denilson

24 in the last 50! Impressive for a diving cheating moaning crybaby (seriously, what kind of adult offers criticism like that)

Keane is that son

**Sullivinho** · 13/08/2010, 3:12 AM

Originally Posted by yapster

glad to hear it

Originally Posted by yapster

and how is the jesting going for you then?

Originally Posted by yapster

Keane is that son

An asinine hat-trick. Well done.

Son.

**DannyInvincible** · 13/08/2010, 7:01 AM

Jesus, don't entertain him. You'll draw a fourth out of him if you're not careful!

**dr_peepee** · 13/08/2010, 8:42 AM

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.

**Stuttgart88** · 13/08/2010, 8:49 AM

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.

**DannyInvincible** · 13/08/2010, 8:50 AM

Originally Posted by dr_peepee

I can't see him ever retiring either...

For a second there, I was worried you were talking about 'yapster'.

**irishfan86** · 13/08/2010, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by dr_peepee

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.

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."

Seems to indicate he may retire if he's not in the first XI at some point in the future.

**geysir** · 13/08/2010, 12:44 PM

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.

**Junior** · 13/08/2010, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by geysir

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.

**yapster** · 13/08/2010, 5:00 PM

Originally Posted by irishfan86

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."

Seems to indicate he may retire if he's not in the first XI at some point in the future.

That would be a 'massive' loss for him

**yapster** · 13/08/2010, 5:00 PM

Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

For a second there, I was worried you were talking about 'yapster'.

now now son

**irishfan86** · 13/08/2010, 7:11 PM

Originally Posted by geysir

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.

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.