The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist thinks it will change; the realist adjusts the sails.
The quotes by Redknapp in that article are from 2012.Originally Posted by Deckydee
http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/englan...mls-loan-deals
"The MLS market is one that we've got to look at," Redknapp told Sky Sports.
"Robbie's a good shout. He probably would be an interesting player.
"I haven't spoken to him yet, no, but he would be an interesting player. He's a good pro and he would be the ideal type to have around for sure because he would give us something."
I'm pretty sure those quotes attributed to Redknapp are actually from this time 2012 when he was actually considering bringing Robbie over. I'm in work so slightly limited in what I can check due to blocks and general computer slowness, but I read it yesterday that someone with Sky or the BBC (I think) saw Redknapp's words in an article from 2012, forgot to check the date of the article, re-tweeted the supposed interest as if the comments were from the past few days, others latched on to it and so we've got us a nice transfer rumour out of complete thin air. Unless Redknapp has since declared there is a genuine 2014 interest there?...
Me need vacation, then me will see.
http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/articl...ext-chapter-me
No Somos muchos pero estamos locos.
Fantastic dig from Arena there at Beckham.Not when he's looking down at them
Also some nice comments from Arena:
You should know that all true fans have a direct line to Robbie.
It should be noted that there is no direct bus to LA.
DID YOU NOTICE A SIGN OUTSIDE MY HOUSE...?
Where'll he be "vacationing"?
I'm genuinely intrigued as to how Paul got in touch with Robbie as Robbie isn't on Twitter (or any other public forum), as far as I'm aware. Can you put my curiosity to rest, Paul?
He's on Facebook alright. I doubt this is what Paul's referring to though, hope not anyway.
I'd be stunned if Robbie personally manages that Facebook account himself.
Why so?
it's not unheard of for athletes/actors/celebrities to have people oversee their social media accounts for them.
Ashton Kutcher, Britney Spears and Hugh Jackman have all been caught out for it in the past
Oh I know it's a possibility, but celebrities have Twitter accounts that they use themselves, I just don't see why it would be that shocking if he controlled it himself. A lot of the stuff on it is about his kid as well which makes me think he might be behind it.
Most agencies insist (in their contracts) to have joint control on all accounts - if not completely control them personally. Most of the top tennis players have their accouns controlled by "assistants", now even Caro Wozniaki has hers done remotely....after the incident!
What about the likes of Joey Barton, Rio Ferdinand, Mario Balotelli?? Surely there's no control there.
I know, I was contesting the 'most' reference. Maybe most tennis players do, but it would seem most footballers don't. I'd say it's very unlikely that Keane does the actual uploads and typing, but I reckon he's probably instructing somebody what to put up, judging by the content. Who knows though.
I'd say MLS owning Keane's contract means they'd have guarantees his social media was vetted in the way Ferdinand's or Barton's wouldn't.
I think others have explained pretty well why it'd surprise me if Robbie was managing the page himself. I see it's described as "the official page for LA Galaxy & Ireland captain Robbie Keane". It seems like PR and not much else to me. I see where you're coming from and I don't wish to sound cynical because I don't have a problem with it at all, but many of the photos have a promotional feel to them even if they do feature Robert Junior. They're very much staged/managed and it's clear Robbie isn't taking them himself with his own camera/phone. Robbie may have some say in the content published, but he definitely wouldn't use it as a profile in the same way a non-celebrity member of the public would use a private Facebook profile. There are numerous comments left by members of the public making queries and asking questions but there's no interaction with them, as far as I can see, so even if Robbie is involved, it doesn't look like he's busy receiving and responding to personal messages. Not that I have any problem with all of that; it is what it is and anyone looking for a direct line to Robbie to tell him a flag on his boots is wrong-way-round would probably be better off trying elsewhere.
Not sure what the point of all this social media debate is. Everybody knows YBIG diehards have their own private phone line to the national team captain.
Up-to-date comments from Harry and Lambert
QPR manager Harry Redknapp has played down the prospect of a move for Republic of Ireland captain Robbie Keane who recently suggested his days at LA Galaxy are numbered.
Keane was named Major League Soccer’s (MLS) MVP last week and went on to win a third championship in four years with the club, scoring an extra-time winner against New England Revolution at the StubHub Centre on Sunday. Afterwards, he said he would take a short break and consider his future, despite having one year to run on his Galaxy contract, and added: “Sometimes change is good for everybody.”
Redknapp, Keane’s former manager Tottenham, insisted QPR have not been in contact with Galaxy, but he was effusive in his praise of the one-time Spurs striker.
“Robbie’s an amazing footballer, one of the best professionals I’ve come across,” he said. “He’s gone over there and been the best player in the league - he hasn’t gone there for a holiday - but he belongs to the LA Galaxy and is the star man of their team and league.
“We’ve never made an enquiry about him. They wouldn’t let him go.”
Redknapp was responding to speculative stories in the media this week that were based on a quote from 2012.
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert was also drawn on the subject today and he insisted the 34-year-old Keane could still do a job for a Premier League side.
“I am pretty sure he could,” said the Scot. “For one thing Robbie Keane has scored goals wherever he has been. He is still a very good player and a goalscorer. I don’t see it as anything of a problem him playing again in the Premiership.”
Keane had a loan spell at Villa before, when he scored three goals in six games for Alex McLeish’s side in 2012.
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