January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread

[ozzjim]

Is it something to do with caps - Given, Keane, McGrath, Dunne, Staunton must all be high up on the all time cap list for Ireland - would we have the record for most Irish caps or something.

[JJ-AV]

Well... It sort of is, isn't it? *winky*


(Although Wiki says Bent is only on 96!)


Erm...

Something to do with international captains?!

[JJ-AV]

First time we've had a current record international goal scorer?

[PeterWithesShin]

Field a team that for the first time ever will include a player called Robbie Keane?

I'm pretty sure this isn't what Dave meant, but technically, i'm also right! 

[ozzjim]

Well... It sort of is, isn't it? *winky*


(Although Wiki says Bent is only on 96!)


Erm...

Something to do with international captains?!

Number of Spurs rejects taken on by one club in a 12 month period.

[Greg N'Ash]

damm i was going for that one. first team in the PL to have a squad devoid of any players Harry redknapp wants to sign? Hang on, we have that now.

[hawkeye]

This just demonstrates how inept the people running our club are, there is absoloutely no point in spending money on a complete has been that will do nothing to improve the team or squad moral. If Keane was good enough to play in the Pl he would be playing in the PL.

[eamonn]

I wonder how sharp he's looking in training at Spurs. At least he's doing it with quality players.

[Greg N'Ash]

first time we had a player who's played for 4 european cup winning clubs?

[hawkeye]

I wonder how sharp he's looking in training at Spurs. At least he's doing it with quality players.

If he was looking sharp Arry would have signed him, because he isnt we have.

[PeterWithesShin]

Apart from the other time we were going to sign him i've never really looked at Keane's record in any depth. I thought his goal scoring record was better than it actually is, he's never scored more than 16 league goals in a season. Seems he's a kind of Gabby type for numbers, 10-16 league goals a season.

[Greg N'Ash]

He'll probably score 8 in 8 games or something mental.

 And then bugger off.

 Leaving us with Ivanhoe.


*gloom*

[Irish villain]

Have 2 players with over 100 pl goals to their name in the same side?

Good shout, I thought this was it as soon as you said it.

But Yorke and Cole, Sheringham and Ferdinand and Bergkamp and Henry have all done it.

I said we've done. Other clubs have done it before.

Is it a bit of a let down, like, the first time we have signed a player from an American club??

[Toronto Villa]

He'll probably score 8 in 8 games or something mental.

 And then bugger off.

 Leaving us with Ivanhoe.


*gloom*

Let's hope that he does that, ensures our PL survival and that Heskey has been sold during the window. Wins all around.

[JJ-AV]

Villa will cover Keane's £42,000-a-week wages during his time at the club and there is also expected to be a loan fee in the region of £500,000.

From the Guardian.

Such a lazy signing. That's almost a million quid for someone who'll play for eight games. Surely we could invest that better?