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Not even a "Do you come here often" from Robbie.
Bad defeat for the LA Galaxy in Seattle tonight. 4-0 the final score.
A very frustrating performance from Keane who couldn't seem to get into the game at all (although that was true of the whole team). Crowd was a very impressive 60,000.
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
Robbie's first touch has always been a bit suspect
Keane scores goal number ten of the season. Tidy finish but had way too much time.
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
Match highlights here - Robbie's goal is 2 minutes into the videoOriginally Posted by SkStu
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
For the insomniacs in Europe Robbie starts for the LA Galaxy away at Columbus at midnight Irish time. It's live on ESPN UK.
6/1 to score the first goal with Boylesports.
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
Tap-in goal for Robbie in the 64th minute. Unfortunately for my bet it was to make it 1-1.
11th league goal of the season.
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
Goal online here: http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2012/08...t-1-1-columbus
A close range finish, but he almost put it over
90% was his movement, but it was like taking candy from babies.
Keane scores for the third LA Galaxy game in succession after 21 minutes against Isidro Metapan (of El Salvador) in the CONCACAF Champions League. A simple header from a Beckham cross.
Metapan took the lead but it's now 2-1 to the Galaxy. Keane is captain with Landon Donovan out injured.
UPDATE: Keane ridiculously sent off after 70 minutes. He was clearly fouled but the referee booked him for diving. Keane was not happy about the decision and signaled to the bench to take him off. The ref responded by giving him a second yellow for dissent.
Suspension will only apply to Champions League and not MLS games.
Last edited by EastTerracer; 24/08/2012 at 3:38 AM.
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
Was Keane signalling to be taken off purely because he was annoyed at getting the Yellow or because he was injured? I hope it wasnt the former as that would be pretty lame no matter how ridiculous he thought the booking was.
I thought you were off the drink Ronnie?
"No, I drink to help me mind my own business....can I get you one? (c) Ronnie Drew
goal is at 1:00 and sending off at 2:15 in the highlights package here: http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2012/08...ed-officiating
The red card is pretty ridiculous, he's not looking at the ref when he gestures to the bench to come off.
You can see where contact is made with Robbie's left foot but it doesn't look near enough to fell him, though sometimes it's hard to tell with slow motion.
Bizarre game/goals/ref/for a player to be asked to replaced in that instance.
Opposition seemed exceptionally poor in that video. But the sending off, Christ — between Robbie asking to be taken off because of being booked, and then the ref giving him a second yellow for... who knows? Ridiculous. Neither incident was a booking and I'd imagine on appeal, the red will be overturned.
I can see why the referee would feel like he was being undermined but the sending off is a bit bizarre when a simple word in his ear would have done. Perhaps Robbie's lack of English might account for that.
The highlights are below (probably the same clip as Tets linked to above). Goal at 1.03 and sending-off debacle at 2.15
I doubt the red card will be overturned - this is CONCACAF (as run by Jack Warner over the years) rather than the MLS and the competition has a history of sub-standard refereeing.
The standard of opposition is pretty poor and the competition has not really captured the imagination (despite the re-branding as Champions League).
The original tackle itself was a foul, you can't actually see it in the replay here but, on TV last night, the defender actually stands on Keane's foot which was the main contact. The refereeing had been pretty poor throughout so I think Robbie's signal was a result of both too many poor decisions and a concern that he would be injured (he did receive treatment on the sideline earlier in the game).
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
What route is he going to fly to Kazakhstan, anyone know?
Presume he will fly to Dublin to meet up with the squad as usual
However, I did look into making the trip to Astana and the JFK-Istanbul-Astana route looked the easiest. That would be very tough from LA. He's suspended for next Wednesday's CCL game so he will have a home game in LA on Saturday night and will likely be in Dublin for training on Monday 3rd September. Then the charter flight with the team will be on Wednesday. He'll be coming back via London for the Oman game.
That's about 16,700 miles according to one of the airmile websites.
Last edited by EastTerracer; 24/08/2012 at 4:52 PM.
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
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