Robbie Keane signing thread

[red g]

At 19m rising to 20.3m we have been financially raped

its todays market when u put it up against 12million for AJ it seems a snip.
20 million for the consistently best striker outside the top 4 for the last 5 years seems good business to me.

[Darth Marty]

Get ****ed. My opinion would not have changed had he signed for the scum, the arse or barca or madrid, its simply too much money for someone who in my opinion is just a good player. British prices are mentally absurdly high at present and there is not a single doubt in my mind we could have done better had we gone foreign. Of course I understand there may be a settling in period with imports but thats not always the case. Not a single transfer is guaranteed to be a success so I find it laughable that some of you are saying i need my head read, hes going to be a huge success etc etc. Im not saying hes going to be a failure, i have never said that simply because I know hes a good player and with a better team theres every chance he will be a success, im just uncomfortable with the huge fee and the fact that every british team is being raped with their prices lately.

Look back at my posts and ive said all along that I like Keane as a person, im just not convinced that Robbie Keane is all that.

So, my friend, only time will tell so at present all of this is just opinion and as such neither right or wrong.

[badpiggy]

Get ****ed. My opinion would not have changed had he signed for the scum, the arse or barca or madrid, its simply too much money for someone who in my opinion is just a good player. British prices are mentally absurdly high at present and there is not a single doubt in my mind we could have done better had we gone foreign. Of course I understand there may be a settling in period with imports but thats not always the case. Not a single transfer is guaranteed to be a success so I find it laughable that some of you are saying i need my head read, hes going to be a huge success etc etc. Im not saying hes going to be a failure, i have never said that simply because I know hes a good player and with a better team theres every chance he will be a success, im just uncomfortable with the huge fee and the fact that every british team is being raped with their prices lately.

Look back at my posts and ive said all along that I like Keane as a person, im just not convinced that Robbie Keane is all that.

So, my friend, only time will tell so at present all of this is just opinion and as such neither right or wrong.

you love him but you're not in love with him

[Darth Marty]

you love him but you're not in love with him

YES!! Thats exactly what I mean! ha ha ha

[sitoca]

At 19m rising to 20.3m we have been financially raped

He is a good player but for 20 mio quid we could have gotten someone else who is younger too.

In 4 years time he will be 32. Can't even see how we can recoup half that amount.....Good player but bad business in my opinion unless DIC is already onboard?

[Nicey]

to the tune of the torres song.....

HE KNEW HE'D COME HERE IN THE END...KEANO KEANO
IT DROVE DARTH MARTY ROUND THE BEND...KEANO KEANO
THE SPURS FANS THOUGHT HE'D STAY AROUND
BUT NIC KNEW HE WAS ANFIELD BOUND
IT'S ROBBIE KEANE...
LIVERPOOL'S NUMBER SEVEN.....


TAXI

LAAAAAALALALALA LAAALALAAA LAA KEANO !
.
Quality i can see something like that taking off

[Nicey]

Liverpool have announced the signing of Robbie Keane

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwEMxYggoKQ

****ing Get in !!

Liverpool have announced the signing of Robbie Keane from Tottenham.

The 28-year-old was on Merseyside on Monday for a medical and to discuss personal terms after Liverpool agreed a fee which could rise to £20.3million for the Irishman.

Liverpool have quickly concluded the deal and Keane has signed a four-year deal at Anfield to end his six years at White Hart Lane.

Reds boss Rafa Benitez has been chasing Keane all summer as he sees him as the ideal partner for Fernando Torres in attack and the Republic of Ireland international will fill the void created by Peter Crouch's departure to Portsmouth.

Keane is Liverpool's fifth signing of the summer following the arrivals of Philipp Degen, Andrea Dossena, Diego Cavalieri and David Ngog.

Former Leeds and Coventry ace Keane could make his debut for his boyhood heroes in their pre-season friendly with Villarreal on Wednesday, a game that can be seen live on Sky Sports 1.

Liverpool's pursuit of Keane upset Spurs chairman Daniel Levy with the club reporting the Reds to the Premier League over their interest in the Irishman.

Spurs were unhappy with Benitez for publicly declaring his interest in Keane earlier this summer, believing it unsettled the player.
Complaint withdrawn
Now the move has gone through Tottenham have announced they will not pursue their official complaint to the Premier League, but Levy did reveal Keane had handed in a transfer request in a bid to secure a move to Anfield.

"I was incredibly disappointed when I first heard, not only that Liverpool had been working behind the scenes to bring Robbie to Anfield, but that Robbie himself wanted to go and he submitted a transfer request to this effect," Levy told the club's official website.

"I have already made my opinion clear on the nature of this transaction. I don't regard it as a transfer deal - that is something which happens between two clubs when they both agree to trade - this is very much an enforced sale, for which we have agreed a sum of £19m as compensation plus a potential further £1.3m in additional compensation."

Tottenham also revealed the official complaint was withdrawn after an apology and a donation to the club's main charity, the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation were made by Liverpool.

A club statement read: "Liverpool FC has also acknowledged that the way its website reported comments of its manager, which were widely covered by the media, was inappropriate and in light of that acknowledgement has apologised and agreed to make a donation to our club's main charity, the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation.

"Tottenham Hotspur has therefore agreed not to pursue its official complaint to the Premier League."

Thanks
Keane also issued a statement, to express his thanks to Tottenham for his time at White Hart Lane.

"I would like to place on record my thanks to the board, players and fans of Tottenham for the past six years, which were the best and most enjoyable of my career to date," read the statement.

"I will never forget them. I would specifically like to thank chairman Daniel Levy for understanding, that, as a fan, joining Liverpool is a lifelong dream of mine and one I couldn't let pass me by.

"I hope one day the Spurs fans, who have been brilliant to me, can understand this too.

"I have only good things to say about my time at Tottenham and expect them to go from strength to strength under Juande Ramos and Daniel Levy."

[MrMichael]

lol.

Great news, always rated Keane..... but did we really need another Keane signing thread Nicey?

[Nicey]

I would specifically like to thank chairman Daniel Levy for understanding, that, as a fan, joining Liverpool is a lifelong dream

I ****ing love Keane always have .. him signing for us is my dream come through .. Torres and Keane .. we officially have the best strike force

[MrMichael]

It does sound pretty sexy.

As long as we don't make up another "we've got the best xxxxx in the world" song for them, right curse that was on the midfield

[tommyg]

Bring On The Season!!!

[tommyg]

He is a good player but for 20 mio quid we could have gotten someone else who is younger too.

In 4 years time he will be 32. Can't even see how we can recoup half that amount.....Good player but bad business in my opinion unless DIC is already onboard?

He's got great fitness and as has been mentioned here, he is a proven goalscorer. Something that isnt guaranteed from the young starlet's of today.

[Nicey]

He Knew He'd Come Here In The End...keano Keano
It Drove Levy Round The Bend...keano Keano
The Spurs Fans Thought He'd Stay Around
But Rafa Knew He Was Anfield Bound
It's Robbie Keane...
Liverpool's Prodigal Son....

[redheart]

A very good if not great player.

But we have paid massively over the odds

[Darkon]

great signing, proven pl goalscorer and will offer new possibilities...

look forward to him in red