January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread

[Pete3206]

I still can't decide ... Robbie Keane. Why?

Because beggars can't be choosers. Heskey out for a month, with Fonz and Weinman looking like the only back up.

[hawkeye]

I still can't decide ... Robbie Keane. Why?

Because beggars can't be choosers. Heskey out for a month, with Fonz and Weinman looking like the only back up.

Why Robbie Keane then?

[Tom wintle]

I still can't decide ... Robbie Keane. Why?

Because beggars can't be choosers. Heskey out for a month, with Fonz and Weinman looking like the only back up.

Why Robbie Keane then?

easy short term option that can score goals unlike hesky.

[villan1975]

I still can't decide ... Robbie Keane. Why?

Because beggars can't be choosers. Heskey out for a month, with Fonz and Weinman looking like the only back up.

Why Robbie Keane then?

easy short term option that can score goals unlike hesky.

If we are picking people on the basis that they can score more than Heskey
that is one hell of a long list.Keane is the absolute bottom rung journeyman out
there.

[Matt Collins]

It's quite hard to see that he'll go into the first team isn't it? Ireland is playing really well, but I don't see how you can play Ireland in his favoured position and Keane. No great harm done though, and he will offer more than heskey, weimann or fonz I'd imagine.

[Ian.]

I've always liked Keane. I was really surprised it never worked out at Liverpool. I wish we bought him at the time he went to Coventry. I just wonder if he will really be up for it, if he is he might just do well.

[ozzjim]

It's quite hard to see that he'll go into the first team isn't it? Ireland is playing really well, but I don't see how you can play Ireland in his favoured position and Keane. No great harm done though, and he will offer more than heskey, weimann or fonz I'd imagine.

Bottom rung? A bloke that went for 35 million in 1 season less than 3 years ago? Bit harsh

[Toronto Villa]

I still can't decide ... Robbie Keane. Why?

Because beggars can't be choosers. Heskey out for a month, with Fonz and Weinman looking like the only back up.

Why Robbie Keane then?

easy short term option that can score goals unlike hesky.

If we are picking people on the basis that they can score more than Heskey
that is one hell of a long list.Keane is the absolute bottom rung journeyman out
there.

Are you posting for dramatic effect? If we were about to sign Bret Ormerod, Dean Bowditch or bring Guy Whittingham out of retirement I might agree with you. However we are talking about a 31 year old captain of his country going to the European Championships. A player who has proven himself a this level and up until 12 months ago was a starting player. He might not be what he once was but bottom rung is about as melodramatic as you could have been.

[Steve kirk]

I just wish someone would take Warnock off our hands.

[villan1975]

I still can't decide ... Robbie Keane. Why?

Because beggars can't be choosers. Heskey out for a month, with Fonz and Weinman looking like the only back up.

Why Robbie Keane then?

easy short term option that can score goals unlike hesky.

If we are picking people on the basis that they can score more than Heskey
that is one hell of a long list.Keane is the absolute bottom rung journeyman out
there.

Are you posting for dramatic effect? If we were about to sign Bret Ormerod, Dean Bowditch or bring Guy Whittingham out of retirement I might agree with you. However we are talking about a 31 year old captain of his country going to the European Championships. A player who has proven himself a this level and up until 12 months ago was a starting player. He might not be what he once was but bottom rung is about as melodramatic as you could have been.

Why is he not playing professional football in this country?Why did he do so
poorly at West Ham?
Genuinely is a bizzare transfer and is up there with Pires.
Especially with our wage situation and when we have two young lads that are
at the crossroads of there careers.
Would rather save the wages and use our own youth system to see if they can make it.

[Ian.]

There are plenty of players not playing in this country who are good enough. Why is a World class player like Torres struggling at Chelsea? Sometimes it just does not work out.
Worth a punt I reckon.

[hawkeye]

I think peope are upset by the Robbie Keane deal is because it smacks of amuterism. We dont need a past it centre forward who failed at the PL level for 2 years before going for the soft  money option (where he has not exactly been pulling up trees except when he is counting) , but the people running the club probably believe that this deal will somehow apppease the fans. Lack of real investment and ambition = Robbie Keane on loan.

[Walmley_Villa]

Not sure but should start with a clean slate like any player (or manager for that matter). Hope he delivers.

[dave.woodhall]

I think peope are upset by the Robbie Keane deal is because it smacks of amuterism. We dont need a past it centre forward who failed at the PL level for 2 years before going for the soft  money option (where he has not exactly been pulling up trees except when he is counting) , but the people running the club probably believe that this deal will somehow apppease the fans. Lack of real investment and ambition = Robbie Keane on loan.

For two months. Why anyone can get so worked up about it is beyond me.

[pauliewalnuts]

Spurs fans couldn't wait to see the back of him.

He was a laughable mess at West Ham.

He's playing in the MLS, which is a piss poor quality, for a reason.

It's nice to see Lerner back the manager, mind. So long as he has requests as modest as this, I think he'll get on fine with the chairman.