QuoteDaniel McDonnell has confirmed there is something going on with this move via Twitter.
2 years 9 million. Done deal.
Wonder if he will retire Intl play after the Euros.
This is going to be very very hard for some people on here to swallow lol.
Our best player....plays in MLS.
Hide the sharp knives.
Last edited by Crosby87; 12/08/2011 at 10:21 PM.
No Somos muchos pero estamos locos.
Daniel McDonnell has confirmed there is something going on with this move via Twitter.
Terrible news of this happens. The MLS isn't the worst league but the season ends in October and doesn't start again until March. He will only be playing half the number of games he would get at an English club (if he could get a decent move).
Good move. Loads of MLS players playing international football now and the standard is better than the championship or the SPL. I'm sure he will return to England (or even Italy) on loan come the end of the MLS season. I actually believe it will help him prolong his Ireland career.
At this stage anything is better than him rotting on Spurs' bench. I feel his form for Ireland picked up again during his spell at Celtic when he was putting goals away for fun. As John pointed out Keane does relish his international appearances for Ireland and Beckham has proved you can continue your international career in Europe from across the Atlantic.
Too right. In the pantheon of jokes that got old fast, I'd rather be rickrolled at this stage.Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Just out of curiosity, what happens during the European Championships with the MLS season? I assume clubs just get on with it without their European players?
Sorry just to lazy to go trawling the net for the answer.
Yeah, the league just goes on as if there's nothing on in Europe.
Terrible move for Robbie, poor quality league and it ends in November. He could have made this move months ago!
Exactly. The MLS continues with its games even with the US playing internationals. A bit bizarre all right but Robbie will be released for every game including friendlies. First thing on the ESPN sports news this evening here in the US earlier on. Above the NFL and Baseball stories. They are reporting that he is currently still in LA doing a medical.
Was he not on 65-80k a week at Spurs? 9 million US over two years is a whole lot less than 80k sterling a week. This move makes no sense.
Claudine, Claudine, Claudine. In that order.
What, is she like the Janet Gretzky of football? Was he messing around on his wife or something? I heard a rumour online but we don't get that kind of news over here in Canada.
It's not better than the Championship. The best teams might be upper Championship/lower Premier League standard, but the worst teams are League 1/League 2. It's better than the SPL on balance, I think, but he's not going to face many top-class defenders and you'd worry that would affect him if we had to play a top team in the playoffs.
He's taxed at 50% in England. I don't know what the tax rates are like in California but I know they take really, really good care of their sports stars. I'd be very surprised if he wasn't on better money than he is at Spurs.
Fair point on the tax thing, I hadn't thought of that.
No way the best team in the MLS is anywhere near "lower Premiership standard". Lower Championship standard, at best.
As well as Beckham, Carl Robinson was able to play for Wales while at Toronto, and Folan is playing over there. It looks like Husidic of Chicago Fire will play for Bosnia and Montenegro have players from the Chinese, Korean and Japanese leagues playing in their national team. Years ago there was a Serbian player, Petkovic, playing for Flumeninse in Brazil as well as the national team, so it is possible.
In terms of distance it's the worst MLS team he could play for, a pity its not New York or New England Revs.
Not sure about the rumours stuff but Claudine suggested Robbie move to LA a year or so ago. I remember reading it and thinking no chance. And direct quotes not makey up stuff. Basically nothing to do with football Colbert. But if he keeps fit this coukld work out very well for Robbie and Ireland (or not). I think it will work out OK.
Last edited by Noelys Guitar; 13/08/2011 at 12:28 AM.
The lads over on the la galaxy riot squad forum are excited anyway.
Heres one quote:
"I have said time and time again, Keane is the best player MLS could pick up. He's funny as ****, American's love Irish ****, and he can still score some mother****ing goals. Let's do this ****"
http://www.soccerpubs.com/boards/ind...ic=40565&st=30
lol as they say
Americans love Irish what?
No Somos muchos pero estamos locos.
sh1t apparently
All of a sudden, a move to Leicester seems a good one. While Claudine might think it's a good move, from an international perspective it would be quite disastrous. Claudine needs to put her country before her self!
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