Thanks Robbie

[bogosian]

That's fair enough, and if you can't forgive and forget and see what a big man it takes to come back to a club after making a mistake (1), then I don't really know what to say. That says more about his actions and your bitterness than anything else.

How can you demand loyalty from players, when you yourself would happily shift any out after a couple of games? (2) Fans these days have no loyalty to the players. It's hypocrisy gone mad. Don't you see that?

(1) credit where credit's due but some would say without a clear and loud articulation of repentance simply returning appears more of an undignified act of a weak man who could never stand up and admit to the terribly low nature of his actions. or at least simply say he wished he never did it and humbly promise to give his all to compensate it as much as he could.

i can understand why he didn't - most probably poor robbie never got it, waving to the crowds and smiling is one thing but sharing their love for something so cherished and supreme as the club of their fathers and grandfathers he could not fully comprehend. he should've at least respected it if he understood it at all. he either didn't, or he always pretended but the fact he is leaving with a great feeling of guilt is unarguable. in any case i do not regard him even remotely deserving of a legend status anyway. i will remember him as a good footballer only and that's it.

(2) i agree, there is much injustice in that aspect indeed, this issue is in no way related to robbie keane though - i never wanted him to go as i know what he's capable of and know for sure he is a valuable mercenary for this club.

 

[don1]

gutted keane is gone hope he does well at the celts but comes back to the lane (which i doubt it) thanks robbie for some great days at the lane
we all dream of a team of robbie keanas, team of robbie keanes
legend.

 

[Banny]

think the biggest thing the club is losing is the dressing room prankster. every team needs one. hope this move dosnt effect the other lads to much.

 

[Nasher]

All the best Keano, to me your a ledge..!!! 100+ goals for us, and im proud to have your name on a few of my shirts! All the best for the rest of your playin time and i'll be backing you at Celtic for sure.. proper spur.

 

[Goldman]

Funny things can happen in football, im not saying any thanks for everything and goodbye speech until he officially leaves.

Hopefully he can recapture his form prior to his scouse adventure and come back invigorated and hungry to succeed.

 

[ginol@14]

so gutted he has gone out on loan especially as our front 2 have looked so poor since the wigan game and are hardly scoring for fun
lets just hope eidur gets in the team over crouch and we start playing football on the floor again

good luck keano , your a legend and i hope you smash it and come back next year

if not , thanks for the 7 years of service

 

[mattdefoe]

strange how the majority feel sad now he has gone. To be honest he started a fair few games at the begining of the season and did ok he just didnt score the goals. If only he had converted one of those misses v liverpool on the opening day.

 

[mattdefoe]

also he left to join pool for 20 mill nd he was booed! slated a judas etc. That was his other boyhood club

 

[C0YS]

keane on sky sports, he said something along the lines of "I hope to bring success to celtic in these short few months" suggests he hopes to be able to come back....I think it could be that we haven't seen the last of Robbie..

 

[Nasher]

also he left to join pool for 20 mill nd he was booed! slated a judas etc. That was his other boyhood club

His last chance at the big time and the fat spanish waiter fucked that right up. Keano or Ngog? I know who i'd rather...

 

[paddy30]

Er he didn't want to come home, they realised their mistake and wanted shot of him.

Gone to a crap club in a crap league, he may be able to shine there and become a hero, good luck to him.

You really do talk some shit any wonder why you aint liked:duh:

 

[Supersonic]

Much as I have thought he has been useless this year, Im pretty sad Keane may finally be gone now it has come to it. When I was first really getting into football he was easily the best player at our club and I had his name on my shirt etc. Admittedly he is not the player he was, and did run off to Liverpool, but he will always be a Spurs legend to me, probably the best since Ginola or Sheringham.

I would love to see him do brilliantly at Celtic and come back refreshed and confident afterwards, but I doubt it will happen. If thats the case then thanks for everything Robbie

 

[KentuckyYid]

To me he's a legend albeit a tainted legend....

 

[spurdownunder]

Well said - thanks for the memories Robbie.

 

[kcmei]

http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/keane-realises-boyhood-dream-with-celtic-switch-111082.html

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Keane realises boyhood dream with Celtic switch

By Darren Norris
Tuesday, February 02, 2010

TOTTENHAM’S Ireland striker Robbie Keane added another chapter to his remarkable transfer history last night after securing a dramatic deadline day move to Celtic until the end of the season.

Keane, whose cumulative fees total close to £70million (€80m) after previous big-money moves to Inter Milan, Leeds and Liverpool, tied up terms on a temporary agreement four hours before the Scottish deadline at midnight.

Keane, one of a number of Irish players on the move yesterday, had fallen behind Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch in the pecking order at White Hart Lane and the recent arrival of former Chelsea and Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen increased pressure for places.

Deadline day last year saw Keane return to Spurs from Liverpool after an unhappy six-month spell and history repeated itself last night.

Manager Harry Redknapp admitted the 29-year-old wanted regular football, although he stressed Keane had not played his last game for Spurs.

"It has been difficult for Robbie because he has not been starting regularly and he is not a happy lad when he is not," he said.

"If he is not going to play he is better off going somewhere he will.

"To go to Celtic is a dream come true for him anyway. I think it’s a move that appeals to him.

"He’s a big Celtic man and he’d like to go up to Celtic and play like Roy Keane did.

"The Irish lads, it’s in their blood and they dream of playing for Celtic one day.

"This opportunity is one they want to take and we don’t want to stand in his way, because we’re strong in that position

"But he has definitely not played his last game for Tottenham."

Meanwhile Brian Horton hopes Keane’s Republic of Ireland team-mate Stephen Hunt can inspire his side to Premier League safety after the Tigers rejected a deadline day bid of £5m (€5.7m) from relegation rivals Wolves.

Hull’s financial concerns meant they had been hoping to trim the size of their first-team squad as well as reducing their wage bill in the January window, but despite the sizeable fee on offer, the Ireland star was considered too important to sell to their fellow strugglers.

Hunt scored against Wolves in the teams’ 2-2 draw at the weekend and assistant manager Horton now hopes he can continue his good form as they look to move out of the bottom three.

"The club received a verbal offer of £5m for Stephen Hunt. This has been completely rejected," he said.

"Unless it’s an offer you feel is one you completely have to take, no manager wants to sell his best players so that is the end of the story with Stephen Hunt.’’

Elsewhere Republic of Ireland striker Leon Best was also on the move yesterday, leaving Coventry to join Chris Hughton’s Newcastle for an undisclosed fee.

The striker, 23, arrived at Newcastle’s training ground yesterday morning where he agreed terms and completed a medical before penning a three-and-a-half year deal.

Sunderland forward Daryl Murphy also has new employers. He has joined Coca-Cola Championship side Ipswich on loan until the end of the season.

The 26-year-old, who has nine Ireland caps, will join former Black Cats manager Roy Keane at Ipswich, who are battling against relegation to English football’s third tier.

Murphy played 27 times for Sunderland last year but has slipped down the pecking order at the Stadium of Light.

Elsewhere Leicester have completed the loan signing of defender Alex Bruce from Ipswich, St Mirren have signed Celtic midfielder Graham Carey on loan until the summer, while Barnet’s former Cork City striker John O’Flynn has rejected a £100,000 (€114,000) move to the Bees fellow League Two outfit Shrewsbury Town.

This story appeared in the printed version of the Irish Examiner Tuesday, February 02, 2010




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I wonder which other teams robbie dreamt about when he was a boy

 

[Nasher]

Im in Manchester tonight and the women.............. anyway I was chatting to a Rangers fan and he asked what Keano might bring to to the other lot and I told him to look up the 2 goals againsed Fulham. The ovber the shoulder volleys. That aint luck, believe..!

 

[LSUY]

His last chance at the big time and the fat spanish waiter fucked that right up. Keano or Ngog? I know who i'd rather...

:lol: I know a few Liverpool fans that still want Keane back as they can't stand N'Gog.

I'm gutted Keane's gone. He is one of the few players post early 1990s that could be called a legend. I had always hoped to see him play for us in a Champions League game one day as he had been one of the main people behind our push for top four for so many seasons now.

Those goals against Fulham, that goal against Blackburn at the Lane, so many memories.

Although it's only a loan move it does feel like he's gone for good.

 

[ShelfSide18]

Just seen the Celtic fans singing 'there's only 1 Keano' and it was horrible, just the same as seeing him in a Liverpool shirt. That man is Tottenham and we've just kicked him out the back door like a worthless piece of shit, an embarassing way to treat a legend of this club.

Good luck Robbie.

 

[KentuckyYid]

Just seen the Celtic fans singing 'there's only 1 Keano' and it was horrible, just the same as seeing him in a Liverpool shirt. That man is Tottenham and we've just kicked him out the back door like a worthless piece of shit, an embarassing way to treat a legend of this club.

Good luck Robbie.

Eh? He's gone to another one of his boyhood dream clubs to meet his other desire of playing first team football. How is that treating him like shit?

 

[ShelfSide18]

Eh? He's gone to another one of his boyhood dream clubs to meet his other desire of playing first team football. How is that treating him like shit?

I was more getting at the dickhead element of our support who have abused him constantly which has pretty much forced Redknapps hand by letting him go to Celtic. I think it's a pretty weak decision too, one to appease the baying mob of our support rather than a purely footballing decision.