Robbie Keane

[paul_oshea]

Ya were those two scenarios in Ireland though, out of sight and all that is what I meant so non football related scenarios i.e. everyday pretty much. Anyway it doesn't really matter as was pointed out before so long as he is scoring goals for Ireland I'm happy, it is just nice to know that the person who is doing all this is a nice person

[weldoninhio]

Yeah, probably should have ignored Beckham after the pass for his debut goal.

I never said that he should have ignored Beckham, but he shouldn't have been so disrespectful to the non-marquee players who rushed to congratulate him on his first goal. I reckon his Irish record will be surpassed within the next 10 years, strikers previous to him never had the likes of San Marino and the Faroes to play against, and in the future there are only ever gonna be more independent new rubbish teams the likes of which Robbie filled his boots against. Same goes for the "in the top 10 strikers in the premiership" line, its only been around for 20 years and he played there for 13!!!!!! If he's still there in 5 years i'll be amazed.

[brine3]

At least he will be getting fisrt team football and scoring plenty of goals (hopefully), really don't see it taking too much away from his international form.

Yeah, sure Los Angeles is only a 14 hour plane ride and 8 time zones away.

[Fixer82]

i'd say the jetlag certainly won't help him for Ireland matches. that'd be my main concern

[Drumcondra 69er]

I never said that he should have ignored Beckham, but he shouldn't have been so disrespectful to the non-marquee players who rushed to congratulate him on his first goal. I reckon his Irish record will be surpassed within the next 10 years, strikers previous to him never had the likes of San Marino and the Faroes to play against, and in the future there are only ever gonna be more independent new rubbish teams the likes of which Robbie filled his boots against. Same goes for the "in the top 10 strikers in the premiership" line, its only been around for 20 years and he played there for 13!!!!!! If he's still there in 5 years i'll be amazed.

Have you actually examined who Robbie has scored his goals against? The minnow thing is a myth and you're either a WUM or an idiot. Czechs, Italy, Spain, Holland, Germany France, Yugoslavia, Croatia, Russia etc etc...Scored in qualifiers, play offs and 3 in 4 games at his only finals, his international record can't be faulted.

Date↓ Venue↓ Opponent↓ Result↓ Competition↓ Scored(Tally)↓
14 October 1998 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Malta 5–0 Euro 2000 qualification 2 (2)
1 September 1999 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Yugoslavia 2–1 Euro 2000 qualification 1 (3)
8 November 1999 Ta' Qali Stadium, Mdina Malta 3–2 Euro 2000 qualification 1 (4)
13 November 1999 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Turkey 1–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualification 1 (5)
23 February 2000 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Czech Republic 2–0 Friendly match 1 (6)
2 September 2000 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam Netherlands 2–2 2002 World Cup qualification 1 (7)
10 November 2001 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Iran 2–0 2002 World Cup qualification 1 (8)
13 February 2002 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Russia 2–0 Friendly match 1 (9)
27 March 2002 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Denmark 3–0 Friendly match 1 (10)
5 June 2002 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Ibaraki Germany 1–1 2002 World Cup 1 (11)
11 June 2002 International Stadium of Yokohama, Yokohama Saudi Arabia 3–0 2002 World Cup 1 (12)
16 June 2002 Suwon Big Bird Stadium, Suwon Spain 1–1 2002 World Cup 1 (13)
21 August 2002 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki Finland 3–0 Friendly match 1 (14)
7 June 2003 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Albania 2–1 Euro 2004 qualification 1 (15)
11 June 2003 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Georgia 2–0 Euro 2004 qualification 1 (16)
18 November 2003 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Canada 3–0 Friendly match 2 (18)
31 March 2004 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Czech Republic 2–1 Friendly match 1 (19)
5 June 2004 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam Netherlands 1–0 Friendly match 1 (20)
4 September 2004 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Cyprus 3–0 2006 World Cup qualification 1 (21)
13 October 2004 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Faroe Islands 2–0 2006 World Cup qualification 2 (23)
16 November 2004 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Croatia 1–0 Friendly match 1 (24)
4 June 2005 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Israel 2–2 2006 World Cup qualification 1 (25)[99]
1 March 2006 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Sweden 3–0 Friendly match 1 (26)[100]
15 November 2006 Lansdowne Road, Dublin San Marino 5–0 Euro 2008 qualification 3 (29)[101]
22 August 2007 NRGi Park, Aarhus Denmark 4–0 Friendly match 2 (31)[102]
11 November 2007 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Wales 2–2 Euro 2008 qualification 1 (32)[103]
29 May 2008 Craven Cottage, London Colombia 1–0 Friendly match 1 (33)[104]
20 August 2008 Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo Norway 1–1 Friendly match 1 (34)[105]
15 October 2008 Croke Park, Dublin Cyprus 1–0 2010 World Cup qualification 1 (35)[106]
11 February 2009 Croke Park, Dublin Georgia 2–1 2010 World Cup qualification 2 (37)[107]
1 April 2009 Stadio San Nicola, Bari Italy 1–1 2010 World Cup qualification 1 (38)[108]
29 May 2009 Craven Cottage, London Nigeria 1–1 Friendly match 1 (39)[109]
5 September 2009 GSP Stadium, Nicosia Cyprus 2–1 2010 World Cup qualification 1 (40)[110]
18 November 2009 Stade De France, Paris France 1–1 2010 World Cup qualification play-off 1 (41)[111]
28 May 2010 RDS Arena, Dublin Algeria 3–0 Friendly match 2 (43)[112]
7 September 2010 Aviva Stadium, Dublin Andorra 3–1 Euro 2012 qualification 1 (44)[113]
8 October 2010 Aviva Stadium, Dublin Russia 2–3 Euro 2012 qualification 1 (45)[114]
26 March 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin Macedonia 2–1 Euro 2012 qualification 1 (46)[115]
24 May 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin Northern Ireland 5–0 Carling Nations Cup 2 (48)[116]
29 May 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin Scotland 1–0 Carling Nations Cup 1 (49)[117]
4 June 2011 Philip II Arena, Skopje Macedonia 2–0 Euro 2012 qualification 2 (51)[118]

[BonnieShels]

Checkmate.

[paul_oshea]

thats weldoninho gone for another few months now.

I love the way he evaded the last prediction he made and how wrong he was and thinks we all forgot, about losing 3-0....

[dotts101]

dats 32 goals in competitive games which is a good record also.

anyone think he give friendly games a miss now though due to the long trip, i dont see trap minding this during the mls season. if feb or march friendly yea be in for fitness.

[the bear]

holy jaysus keanos gone to america!!!
just back from 2 weeks in turkey, this was the last thing i expected.
hope it goes well and he keeps making the trips back to play for us. legend

[tetsujin1979]

wouldn't have any problems with him missing friendlies. Kilbane didn't play in the recent friendlies and that gave Ward a chance to stake his place in the squad

[Lenny82]

His record speaks for itself and 51 goals at international level against anyone is a fantastic achievement. Anyone know what his penalty strike rate for us is like? I can only remember him miss in Zilina!

[cufc champions]

i'd say the jetlag certainly won't help him for Ireland matches. that'd be my main concern

but in fairness players from America and South America do it regualry when they have to fly back for their countries qualifiers, Tim Cahill would have to go to Austrailia. I have flown direct to San Francisco its a 10 hours flight but im sure Robbie will have plenty of luxury and room to sleep.

[tetsujin1979]

LA Galaxy at New York Red Bulls postponed because of Hurricane Irene (anyone else thinking of Irene from Home & Away? No? Just me then)
New date is October 4th, three days before the away game against Andorra, so presumably Robbie will miss it because of international duty
More here: http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/articl...hedule-changes

[Acornvilla]

should have signed for rovers

[Colbert Report]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaoLU6zKaws

[Crosby87]

How did you find Turkey, Bear?

[EastTerracer]

How did you find Turkey, Bear?

Straight past Greece and it's just there on your left....... I'll get my coat

[EastTerracer]

Robbie makes his CONCACAF Champions League debut against the Costa Rican team Alajuelense tonight.... probably not a career highlight.

The good thing is this is his last game before the Slovakia game due to the cancellation of the NY Red Bulls game (as mentioned above). Robbie will hopefully be on a plane home tomorrow.

[cclinton]

robbie interview here from 18 to 26mins... reaffirms commitment to Ireland, from 18 to 26mins: http://www.mlssoccer.com/extratime

[EastTerracer]

Keane substituted tonight in the 91st minute. Galaxy leading 2-0 at the time and looking comfortable. Had a decent game and looked lively but never really got a clear goal opportunity.

No sign of any knocks so would expect him to be 100% for the Slovakia game next Friday.