Keane To Be Rested?

[badpiggy]

Bust up with Rafa?

keane issues come and get me plea as rafa eyes stunning striker swoop etc

[Shaggy]

By CHRIS BASCOMBE, 06/12/2008
SPURS are trying to re-sign Liverpool’s Robbie Keane.

And a bid anywhere near the £20m the league leaders paid in July could see the Irishman make a January return to White Hart Lane.

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp wants to test how much patience Rafa Benitez has lost with the striker, who was an unused sub during yesterday’s 3-1 win at Blackburn.

But even if Rafa looked to cash in, the Anfield board would need convincing of the merits, as the Merseysiders’ would inevitably have to accept a loss.

They agreed to pay Spurs £20m in instalments, which means Redknapp could offer part of the summer fee and waive the estimated £10m still owed.

Keane’s dream move to Merseyside has gone sour just five months into his Anfield career as he’s struggled with confidence and form.

He effectively has until the end of the month to convince his manager Spurs’ interest should be rebuffed as Rafa plots a radical shake-up of his squad in January.
Opportunity

Benitez wants funds to remedy summer transfer mistakes, none of whom started at Ewood Park.

Liverpool’s recent signings have failed to have an impact, with only Albert Riera acquitting himself reasonably well.

Left back Andrea Dossena, who cost £7m from Udinese, will be offloaded back to Italy at the first opportunity.

Right-back Phillip Degen, who was given a £2m signing on fee and £38,000-a-week salary when he joined from Borussia Dortmund, hasn’t featured in the Premier League due to a succession of injuries.

Rafa wants to bring Emile Heskey back to Anfield for £3m, as well as two full-backs to compete with Fabio Aurelio and Alvaro Arbeloa.
Lure

There are those at Anfield who still hope Rafa can be convinced into a rethink on Michael Owen at the right price, especially if Keane is sold, but the manager opposes the idea.

Keane grew up as a Liverpool fan and always wanted to become a idol on the Kop.

After starting at Wolves, he had spells at Coventry, Inter Milan and Leeds before finally settling at Spurs, where he became club captain.

Last season he formed one of best partnerships in the Premier League with Dimitar Berbatov but could not resist the lure of Anfield.

But he has only scored four goals for the Reds, has played 90 minutes just three times and been substituted 15 times.

[Reece]

Collymore was spot on then.

[barnes10]

When Rafa moved in there seemed to be very little that got through to the media, but this morning a few of the papers seemed to know that Keane was being dropped?

Before keane signed, few papers knew who was being dropped...

[EST_1892]

I'm sure the realisation that you still worked in a shop would bring you down to earth with a ****ing bang.

Customer would get to the counter though and find that Robbie Keane wasn't available

[rage]

By CHRIS BASCOMBE, 06/12/2008
SPURS are trying to re-sign Liverpool’s Robbie Keane.

And a bid anywhere near the £20m the league leaders paid in July could see the Irishman make a January return to White Hart Lane.

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp wants to test how much patience Rafa Benitez has lost with the striker, who was an unused sub during yesterday’s 3-1 win at Blackburn.

But even if Rafa looked to cash in, the Anfield board would need convincing of the merits, as the Merseysiders’ would inevitably have to accept a loss.

They agreed to pay Spurs £20m in instalments, which means Redknapp could offer part of the summer fee and waive the estimated £10m still owed.

Keane’s dream move to Merseyside has gone sour just five months into his Anfield career as he’s struggled with confidence and form.

He effectively has until the end of the month to convince his manager Spurs’ interest should be rebuffed as Rafa plots a radical shake-up of his squad in January.
Opportunity

Benitez wants funds to remedy summer transfer mistakes, none of whom started at Ewood Park.

Liverpool’s recent signings have failed to have an impact, with only Albert Riera acquitting himself reasonably well.

Left back Andrea Dossena, who cost £7m from Udinese, will be offloaded back to Italy at the first opportunity.

Right-back Phillip Degen, who was given a £2m signing on fee and £38,000-a-week salary when he joined from Borussia Dortmund, hasn’t featured in the Premier League due to a succession of injuries.

Rafa wants to bring Emile Heskey back to Anfield for £3m, as well as two full-backs to compete with Fabio Aurelio and Alvaro Arbeloa.
Lure

There are those at Anfield who still hope Rafa can be convinced into a rethink on Michael Owen at the right price, especially if Keane is sold, but the manager opposes the idea.

Keane grew up as a Liverpool fan and always wanted to become a idol on the Kop.

After starting at Wolves, he had spells at Coventry, Inter Milan and Leeds before finally settling at Spurs, where he became club captain.

Last season he formed one of best partnerships in the Premier League with Dimitar Berbatov but could not resist the lure of Anfield.

But he has only scored four goals for the Reds, has played 90 minutes just three times and been substituted 15 times.

remind me if us realists have not been saying this for weeks?

i'd take a 5 million loss on keane at xmas

[Sarb]

remind me if us realists have not been saying this for weeks?

i'd take a 5 million loss on keane at xmas

But then again what do we know?

[Neil Young]

remind me if us realists have not been saying this for weeks?

i'd take a 5 million loss on keane at xmas

So your reading of the situation fits with the line taken by a tabloid journalist working at the sensationalist sister paper of The *** and that's something to be crow about?

Strange.

[Shaggy]

So your reading of the situation fits with the line taken by a tabloid journalist working at the sensationalist sister paper of The *** and that's something to be crow about?

Strange.

Beat me to it. Some people eh?

[BubbaZanetti]

So your reading of the situation fits with the line taken by a tabloid journalist working at the sensationalist sister paper of The *** and that's something to be crow about?

Strange.

That'll be the exact same tabloid journalist that called the Keane to Liverpool transfer in the very first instance back in the summer.

So not really so strange after all.

[Sarb]

That'll be the exact same tabloid journalist that called the Keane to Liverpool transfer in the very first instance back in the summer.

So not really so strange after all.

[Shaggy]

It is strange that anyone should want to crow about it, regardless of Bascombe's previous. Crowing about anything on an internet forum ("I was right I was right!") demonstrates what sorry, empty lives some individuals must lead.

[dww]

Wasn't the story about Keane being sold was on the BBC gossip column (and therefore presumably in one of the papers) before the match?

Can we even sell Keane to a team in the same league so quickly after buying him? If the fact is that the registration can only be held by two clubs over whatever period it is then I guess the Spurs talk is logical.

[Sarb]

It is strange that anyone should want to crow about it, regardless of Bascombe's previous. Crowing about anything on an internet forum ("I was right I was right!") demonstrates what sorry, empty lives some individuals must lead.

Says a guy with 35,000+ posts on an internet forum



It's good to point out when we're right because of the amount of stick we get for a view that the majority don't agree with

Add to the fact that there are people on here who crow when we win a game and tell the realists to **** off or tell them they were wrong

Let's not take a one-sided view here Shaggy. Crowing goes on on both sides of this forum

[Sarb]

Wasn't the story about Keane being sold was on the BBC gossip column (and therefore presumably in one of the papers) before the match?

Can we even sell Keane to a team in the same league so quickly after buying him? If the fact is that the registration can only be held by two clubs over whatever period it is then I guess the Spurs talk is logical.

I think someone said they work on a year basis as opposed to a season basis. So luckily he can be sold in Jan