Robbie Keane - loan now confirmed

[Legion]

Is he?

[Matt C]

If Keane can come in and make an impact, great.

[Chipsticks]

Is he?

If this is a response to my comment, I meant that the signing makes me concerned that Bent might be leaving, not that he is.

[Legion]

It was. Thanks for the clarification.

[Chris Smith]

I suppose an extra body is not to be sniffed at, but it's further proof that we've no long term plan in place.  It seems that we're now just existing from season to season, hand to mouth.

I don't see how you can make that connection. This is something ee're doing now in the short term, it says nothing about next season or beyond.

[TopDeck113]

After the Jenas debacle, has it been established who pays if he gets injured 20 minutes into his debut?

[tarzansbrother]

After the Jenas debacle, has it been established who pays if he gets injured 20 minutes into his debut?

Wouldn't surprise me if we have had to pay Spurs some kind of payment.

[Fergal]

This now seems a done deal. From the Everton pre-match thread:

Am I alone in thinking that taking Keane on loan is a big mistake?

He would have been a great signing all those years ago but not now.

If it means we unload Heskey then it's a good deal for me.   Not a very forward thinking move but hey ho it's where we are at...

[Californian Villain]

This now seems a done deal. From the Everton pre-match thread:

Am I alone in thinking that taking Keane on loan is a big mistake?

He would have been a great signing all those years ago but not now.

Still don't think he would have have been a good signing even under JG because I have never rated him. Most of his goals have come from lucky miss-hits or were due to goalkeeper errors. And as for being a good signing right now, well....*&%$ that!

[Greg N'Ash]

As others have said, 750k for a bloke for 2 months who's better than Heskey. Well you could buy someone outright for that who's better than Heskey, so why bother? Really doesn't sit comfortably with all this "expensive wage bill" crap the club is peddling.

[Jimbo]

Desperate signing, and not what we need at all.

[Toronto Villa]

welcome Robbie. Do your best for the time you are here.

[Ger Regan]

This now seems a done deal. From the Everton pre-match thread:

Am I alone in thinking that taking Keane on loan is a big mistake?

He would have been a great signing all those years ago but not now.

Still don't think he would have have been a good signing even under JG because I have never rated him. Most of his goals have come from lucky miss-hits or were due to goalkeeper errors. And as for being a good signing right now, well....*&%$ that!

Now I'm not saying he's the answer to all our problems (and have been critical of him in the past), but you don't become the highest international goals scorer for any of the 4 "home nations" without having something about you. The notion that most of his goals were miss-hits or goalkeeper cock ups is absolute nonsense.

[PaulWinch again]

Well if he can finish like Henry just did, that'll do.

[Clampy]

I'm ok with it, i can't see what harm it can do.