was / is keane worth 20 million?

[memzey]

Top of the league hey with very little contribution from the likes of Keane, Dossena and Babel.
Torres and Gerrard both been out for spells with injuries, our best early season defender (Skertel) out for a couple of months.
Thank **** the rest of rafa's **** buys have luckily kept us at the top of the league. Just imagine how much better we'll be with Keane settled, Torres and Gerrard injury free with games behind them, Skertel back fit, Babel contributing.


We're in a terrible state this season aren't we

[rage]

we're second in the league inspite of keane, not because of him. i really don't care how the payment structure was as at the end of the day it'll be 20 million or there abouts. we spent close to 40 million pounds this year and with the exception of riera (who in my opinion was a fallback after the board rightfully blocked the ludicrous barry deal) the likes of dosenna, ngog and keane have contributed very little.

i've seen enough football in my time to know that dosenna is out of his league, ngog was a stupid buy, babel could do everything this boy does upfront and more and as for keane - we're all willing this lad to succeed but honestly a crocked robbie fowler would have done at least as much.

i just wish rafa had told crouch that we would play 442 more this season, i'm sure he would have stayed if this was the case. i think we sold the better striker for half the price of the cost of the inferior replacement.

[barnes10]

we're second in the league inspite of keane, not because of him. i really don't care how the payment structure was as at the end of the day it'll be 20 million or there abouts. we spent close to 40 million pounds this year and with the exception of riera (who in my opinion was a fallback after the board rightfully blocked the ludicrous barry deal) the likes of dosenna, ngog and keane have contributed very little.

i've seen enough football in my time to know that dosenna is out of his league, ngog was a stupid buy, babel could do everything this boy does upfront and more and as for keane - we're all willing this lad to succeed but honestly a crocked robbie fowler would have done at least as much.

i just wish rafa had told crouch that we would play 442 more this season, i'm sure he would have stayed if this was the case. i think we sold the better striker for half the price of the cost of the inferior replacement.

i agree with it all apart from your stance on keane. bit hypocritical too saying we should have kept crouch. how was his start with us? hardly a goal machine was he. at least keane has goalscoring pedigree in the top division. had you seen enough footy to want crouch sold this early into his lfc career?

ngog will be gone for 3 or so million if he doenst make it. he's worth having around if only to push babel.

i'll give dossena until this time next season to settle. the 2 season rule.

[AFII]

I really think we needed to buy another LB. Aurelio is good but will break by the end of the season. Maybe it hasn't worked yet either but as with Keane I think Dossena has to be given time.

In some ways I agree that he wasn't what we needed but we did need a forward whose style would complement Torres and who could also take his place if needs be. Keane did/does satisfy those requirements at least theoretically. I know he hasn't worked with Torres so far but you can see why before hand the idea was appealing.

Why would we need to buy another left back? Insua have been good enough every time he got a chance in the league. He is a good enough back up. Carra and Agger can also play there.

[rage]

i agree with it all apart from your stance on keane. bit hypocritical too saying we should have kept crouch. how was his start with us? hardly a goal machine was he. at least keane has goalscoring pedigree in the top division. had you seen enough footy to want crouch sold this early into his lfc career?

ngog will be gone for 3 or so million if he doenst make it. he's worth having around if only to push babel.

i'll give dossena until this time next season to settle. the 2 season rule.

crouch cost very little amigo. and like u say we bought keane for his goalscoring pedigree, should really be showing it by now.

maybe i worded it wrong but i'm happy to see dossena and ngog sold asap, it's too early to sell keane, we'd lost 12 million on it straight away.

[Woobus]

crouch cost very little amigo. and like u say we bought keane for his goalscoring pedigree, should really be showing it by now.

maybe i worded it wrong but i'm happy to see dossena and ngog sold asap, it's too early to sell keane, we'd lost 12 million on it straight away.

Dossena has only played 10 games in a new country and you think we should sell him? Mate thats crazy and going well overboard, I am sure you would have sold Aurelio as well after his start along with Agger.

[rage]

both aurellio and agger showed glimpses. infact one of the first times i saw agger he scored a great goal.aurellio was also free. i don't think any defender rafa bought and kept has had such a poor start as doseena.

sorry amigo sometimes you can just tell 10 games or 100. doseena is a very poor player

[Reece]

I don't remember thinking anything other than Agger looked a really good prospect.

[dww]

Why would we need to buy another left back? Insua have been good enough every time he got a chance in the league. He is a good enough back up. Carra and Agger can also play there.

I don't think he has to be honest. He has looked promising but nothing more. Taking players out of one position to cover another is not a good option IMO. At the start of the season I would have had to look at it as Insua/Aurelio combined add up to one option neither on their own ready/able to play a whole season - therefore we need another left back as you need two options for each position as far as I'm concerned.

[rage]

I don't remember thinking anything other than Agger looked a really good prospect.

and now he's back in the team and settled it'll be difficult for skertl to break back through.

[Sarb]

We're not allowed to sell Keane in January are we?

[Kenneth]

We're not allowed to sell Keane in January are we?

Could loan him out with a view to a sale I would think.

[Sarb]

Could loan him out with a view to a sale I would think.

Can't see us releasing him on loan to be honest. At this rate I can see him being gone in the Summer though

[Reece]

There is no way Keane will go anywhere in Jan.

[Sarb]

There is no way Keane will go anywhere in Jan.

How do you know? He may have a weekend away planned