January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread

[Greg N'Ash]

Keane is pish. Yes, he's better than Heskey  but then so are 99% of the strikers outside of the conference. I'm better as well and i'd be gutted if AM tried to sign me

Because you'd have to show your face at Villa Park?

You walked into that one.

meh. bottom line is Keane would be an improvement on Heskey but then the bar's so low it doesn't really matter. what is the point in having someone on loan on top wages who's better than heskey when you could play almost anyone and they'd be better than heskey. You don't need to do  a world wide search to find someone better than Heskey. A quick look through the Villa youth teams over 15 would find a better striker than heskey. You want ideally someome who's better or at least at the same level as Bent or Gabby. minimum is someone better than the fonz

[old man villa fan]

Why would Keane want to come and play for us for a couple of months.  It would not be as if he was putting himself in the shop window for a permanent move back to the PL.  If he thinks that it is, he is as sadly deluded as some of us.

I can understand a younger player doing it but for Keane it surely must be just for the money.  If so, this would be completely the wrong move for us.  I have never seen Keane as a clubman that gives everything for anybody other than himself.

[Greg N'Ash]

he's over in yankland for a reason. He's past it and pish.

[TheSandman]

Why would Keane want to come and play for us for a couple of months.  It would not be as if he was putting himself in the shop window for a permanent move back to the PL.  If he thinks that it is, he is as sadly deluded as some of us.

Keep himself fit and playing ahead of the Euros? Prove to the Irish management he's still up to it at the highest level (rather than semi-retirement in the MLS)?

[Toronto Villa]

Keane is pish. Yes, he's better than Heskey  but then so are 99% of the strikers outside of the conference. I'm better as well and i'd be gutted if AM tried to sign me

Because you'd have to show your face at Villa Park?

You walked into that one.

meh. bottom line is Keane would be an improvement on Heskey but then the bar's so low it doesn't really matter. what is the point in having someone on loan on top wages who's better than heskey when you could play almost anyone and they'd be better than heskey. You don't need to do  a world wide search to find someone better than Heskey. A quick look through the Villa youth teams over 15 would find a better striker than heskey. You want ideally someome who's better or at least at the same level as Bent or Gabby. minimum is someone better than the fonz

Keane is on around £35 grand a week in LA. Hardly top wages by PL standards, and it would be likely we wouldn't be paying the entire thing. Even if it was, for two months hardly the end of the world.

[Greg N'Ash]

Keane is pish. Yes, he's better than Heskey  but then so are 99% of the strikers outside of the conference. I'm better as well and i'd be gutted if AM tried to sign me

Because you'd have to show your face at Villa Park?

You walked into that one.

meh. bottom line is Keane would be an improvement on Heskey but then the bar's so low it doesn't really matter. what is the point in having someone on loan on top wages who's better than heskey when you could play almost anyone and they'd be better than heskey. You don't need to do  a world wide search to find someone better than Heskey. A quick look through the Villa youth teams over 15 would find a better striker than heskey. You want ideally someome who's better or at least at the same level as Bent or Gabby. minimum is someone better than the fonz

Keane is on around £35 grand a week in LA. Hardly top wages, and it would be likely we wouldn't be the entire thing. Even if it was, for two months hardly the end of the world.

I still don't see the logic unless someone is moving on. If he was any good then we get him for 2 months. big deal. As is, we get someone who's not as good as our two main strikers for two months, so a rather expensive reserve that we don't keep.....

[Toronto Villa]

Keane is pish. Yes, he's better than Heskey  but then so are 99% of the strikers outside of the conference. I'm better as well and i'd be gutted if AM tried to sign me

Because you'd have to show your face at Villa Park?

You walked into that one.

meh. bottom line is Keane would be an improvement on Heskey but then the bar's so low it doesn't really matter. what is the point in having someone on loan on top wages who's better than heskey when you could play almost anyone and they'd be better than heskey. You don't need to do  a world wide search to find someone better than Heskey. A quick look through the Villa youth teams over 15 would find a better striker than heskey. You want ideally someome who's better or at least at the same level as Bent or Gabby. minimum is someone better than the fonz

Keane is on around £35 grand a week in LA. Hardly top wages, and it would be likely we wouldn't be the entire thing. Even if it was, for two months hardly the end of the world.

I still don't see the logic unless someone is moving on. If he was any good then we get him for 2 months. big deal. As is, we get someone who's not as good as our two main strikers for two months, so a rather expensive reserve that we don't keep.....

That's the basis of every loan deal ever made. He comes in, hopefully gives us a boost and he leaves. No different to the boost Landon Donovan gave Everton last year and they hope he'll do now, and what Arsenal expect of Henry. If it also means that Fonz gets a month or two on loan at a Championship club to help get him back on track then all the better.

[Risso]

The difference is that Donovan is excellent and at least as good as anything Everton currently have.  Even a 34 year old Henry will be too good for most Premier League defences.  Keane was waning badly when he left the Premier League, and I don't think that playing in the USwill have sharpened him up.

[Greg N'Ash]

how is the late robbie keane a boost? Landon donovan is a half decent player. Keane is arse. He had to go to to yankland to get a game. Blimey juan pablo Angel would have at least stirred the memories and he was pretty bobbins all told even in his prime.  rather have uncle bob back.

[VillaSpen]

Ask any West Ham fan what they think of Keane after his loan spell there last season. The impression I have been given is that he sauntered around not caring about any element of his performances because he knew his time there was short. He barley set the SPL alight a few years back and that was yet another "Dream Move" to the sixth team he'd supported since boyhood. I'm hoping that Celtic do come in and 'hijack' the proposed move as I'd be much happier getting a proper look at Weimann, to be honest. We've got very little to lose this season as the first half has drained a lot of enthusiasm from the stands so give the lad an opportunity for an extended period.

[Mazrim]

I cant totally understand anybody wishing to give the youngsters a go rather than do this deal.

[ROBBO]

He won't come why would he, if he gets injured thats him finished, if he did would he put the effort in? bollocks he would.

[DerHammer]

Keane to Villa? 10 years too late

[ROBBO]

I take it there is absolutely no substance to it anyway.......As usual.

[OzVilla]

If we were to sign Robbie Keane it would absolutley sum us up to a tee at the moment.

Journeyman pro, playing in the MLS, twighlight of his carreer but still on decent wages, already proved he was past it at Spam etc etc.

We really would be scrapping the bottom of the barrel.

I fully expect us to sign him.