Robbie Keane to Liverpool within 24 hours on 6 months loan (7 mill quid fee)

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http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/live...nning-scared-of-robbie-keane-100252-21807859/

RAFA BENITEZ believes Alex Ferguson is rattled by the prospect of facing Robbie Keane in a Liverpool shirt after the United boss questioned his £20m transfer fee.

The United boss spoke of his surprise that Liverpool had shelled out so much for the Irish international striker just days after he had spent £30m on Keane's former Spurs team mate, Dimitar Berbatov.


But Benitez believes Ferguson's latest outburst is no more than another example of the mind games the Scotsman likes to indulge in in the build up to big games like today's lunchtime clash between Liverpool and United at Anfield.


And though Keane is still to find the net for his new club, Benitez is happy with the way he is settling into lifeat Anfield, and backed him to cope with Ferguson's barbed comments.


“Maybe it is because he is worried about Keane,” said the Liverpool manager. “Or maybe he is surprised because Keane was so cheap.
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“They have paid £30m for Berbatov, £30m for Rooney, £30m for Ferdinand, £35m for Tevez so maybe he is surprised at the price we have paid for Robbie.


“Robbie is doing a good job for the team. He is training well and he is a player with quality.

"He is strong enough mentally so he will not worry about what anyone says.

"It is only a question of time so I will not put him under pressure by saying he needs to do this or do that.

“If he plays well for the team that is good enough for me because if he gave three assists and did not score any goals that would be even better than if he scored one goal.”
 

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“They have paid £30m for Berbatov, £30m for Rooney, £30m for Ferdinand, £35m for Tevez so maybe he is surprised at the price we have paid for Robbie.
:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Fergie certainly was surprised, but Rafas was just too stupid to understand :lol:
 

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Liverpool Echo - Liverpool FC - News - Sir Alex Ferguson "running scared" of Robbie Keane

RAFA BENITEZ believes Alex Ferguson is rattled by the prospect of facing Robbie Keane in a Liverpool shirt after the United boss questioned his £20m transfer fee.

The United boss spoke of his surprise that Liverpool had shelled out so much for the Irish international striker just days after he had spent £30m on Keane's former Spurs team mate, Dimitar Berbatov.


But Benitez believes Ferguson's latest outburst is no more than another example of the mind games the Scotsman likes to indulge in in the build up to big games like today's lunchtime clash between Liverpool and United at Anfield.


And though Keane is still to find the net for his new club, Benitez is happy with the way he is settling into lifeat Anfield, and backed him to cope with Ferguson's barbed comments.


“Maybe it is because he is worried about Keane,” said the Liverpool manager. “Or maybe he is surprised because Keane was so cheap.
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“They have paid £30m for Berbatov, £30m for Rooney, £30m for Ferdinand, £35m for Tevez so maybe he is surprised at the price we have paid for Robbie.


“Robbie is doing a good job for the team. He is training well and he is a player with quality.

"He is strong enough mentally so he will not worry about what anyone says.

"It is only a question of time so I will not put him under pressure by saying he needs to do this or do that.

“If he plays well for the team that is good enough for me because if he gave three assists and did not score any goals that would be even better than if he scored one goal.”
:lol:
 

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Remember when Spurs bought him back for £12m odd and Glaston told us what amazing business they'd done?

 

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Remember when Spurs bought him back for £12m odd and Glaston told us what amazing business they'd done?
Actually, I merely pointed out that effectively Liverpool had paid Spurs around 7m for a 6 month loan.

Beyond that I recall expressing a wish that we had not signed him back.

I was right on both counts.
 

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Actually, I merely pointed out that effectively Liverpool had paid Spurs around 7m for a 6 month loan.

Beyond that I recall expressing a wish that we had not signed him back.

I was right on both counts.
Whereas you could've made £20 million instead of £7 million. That Levy is a genius.
 

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Christ, moving to Liverpool pretty much killed his career. He was first choice for Spurs when he left, and when he came back he couldn't buy a game for love or money. I have no real idea what happened to him, cos he can't have become a bad player overnight
 

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Christ, moving to Liverpool pretty much killed his career. He was first choice for Spurs when he left, and when he came back he couldn't buy a game for love or money. I have no real idea what happened to him, cos he can't have become a bad player overnight


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Remember when Spurs bought him back for £12m odd and Glaston told us what amazing business they'd done?

To be fair, we were perfectly happy letting him rot in the hell he'd put himself in but then Defoe got injured almost immediately after we bought him with us still hovering dangerously around the relegation zone so we had to do something. Keane played an important part in keeping us up and then helped a lot in the first half of the season we finished fourth.

After that of course, he was utter shite and I could never quite forgive him for the move to his 'boyhood club' the same summer Berbatov also acted like a prick but he was probably our most important player of the noughties so fair play to him.

Hope he enjoys himself over there and relived to finally get him back off the wage bill.
 

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"I've always wanted to play in the MLS" - Robbie Keane


:lol: learn some new words Robbie.
 

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I actually do believe him when he say he always wanted to play there. I mean, they're a fresh league with a lot of fans and new things for him to see. He's getting to play with some of the best players in the world like David Beckham and Tierry Henry. So he must be rather excited about this new adventure and the chance of turning the league into one of the most respected and prestigious leagues in the world.
 

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I am sure as a youngster Robbie harboured a burning desire to play MLS soccer. What young Irish lad didn't?
 

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WHat the feck is going to happen his International career. Hopefully this new found love of MLS will bring about some long lost Irish cousins from accross the Atlantic.
 

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I remember the time David Beckham signed for LA Galaxy and teh fun we had here invading the LA Galaxy Forums to say how much we loved MLS football and wanted to be part of the Los Vegas Galaxy dream
 

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I actually do believe him when he say he always wanted to play there. I mean, they're a fresh league with a lot of fans and new things for him to see. He's getting to play with some of the best players in the world like David Beckham and Tierry Henry. So he must be rather excited about this new adventure and the chance of turning the league into one of the most respected and prestigious leagues in the world.
Do you work for the MLS, ESPN or FSC?

Because you've swallowed the party line whole.

He'll be playing with mediocre players in a league that has more chance of going bankrupt than it does of becoming respected and prestigious.

The good news is that it'll be easy money for him, and he'll be able to trade on his image to milk money out of American fans who fall for MLS's shenanigans.

My question is how the LA Galaxy can afford Beckham, Keane and Landon Donovan. Surely there is a cheaper way to build a team capable of dominating the MLS. This is all about image and publicity and nothing about building the game in the U.S.

They tried the overpriced aging European import thing with the NASL, and it bankrupted the league leaving a soccer wasteland in its wake. MLS wasn't supposed to repeat that mistaken approach. They were supposed to be patient and to build long term with young players and money invested into grass roots efforts. They were supposed to build an American game for Americans, not reinforce the stereotype of soccer as a foreign game for those interested in foreign stuff. Then MLS brought Beckham in, and now it seems that big bucks are there for aging superstars who most Americans barely know anything about except that they are supposed to be excited by this Thierry Henry guy because he's supposedly awesome at soccer. Without any memory of Beckham or Henry in their prime, these American fans only experience these "greats" in their twilight years and surrounded by players one or two steps behind their passes and technical ability. From this the average American concludes that the "greats" aren't that great and that soccer is a big waste of time. Please MLS build with American youth and stop looking for a magic bullet from abroad.
 

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Liverpool Echo - Liverpool FC - News - Sir Alex Ferguson "running scared" of Robbie Keane

RAFA BENITEZ believes Alex Ferguson is rattled by the prospect of facing Robbie Keane in a Liverpool shirt after the United boss questioned his £20m transfer fee.

The United boss spoke of his surprise that Liverpool had shelled out so much for the Irish international striker just days after he had spent £30m on Keane's former Spurs team mate, Dimitar Berbatov.


But Benitez believes Ferguson's latest outburst is no more than another example of the mind games the Scotsman likes to indulge in in the build up to big games like today's lunchtime clash between Liverpool and United at Anfield.


And though Keane is still to find the net for his new club, Benitez is happy with the way he is settling into lifeat Anfield, and backed him to cope with Ferguson's barbed comments.


“Maybe it is because he is worried about Keane,” said the Liverpool manager. “Or maybe he is surprised because Keane was so cheap.
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“They have paid £30m for Berbatov, £30m for Rooney, £30m for Ferdinand, £35m for Tevez so maybe he is surprised at the price we have paid for Robbie.


“Robbie is doing a good job for the team. He is training well and he is a player with quality.

"He is strong enough mentally so he will not worry about what anyone says.

"It is only a question of time so I will not put him under pressure by saying he needs to do this or do that.

“If he plays well for the team that is good enough for me because if he gave three assists and did not score any goals that would be even better than if he scored one goal.”
:lol::lol::lol:
 

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20m to 3.5m in 3 years?

I bet SAF still fears the prospect of facing Keane in the upcoming tour to the US.
 

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Liverpool Echo - Liverpool FC - News - Sir Alex Ferguson "running scared" of Robbie Keane

RAFA BENITEZ believes Alex Ferguson is rattled by the prospect of facing Robbie Keane in a Liverpool shirt after the United boss questioned his £20m transfer fee.

The United boss spoke of his surprise that Liverpool had shelled out so much for the Irish international striker just days after he had spent £30m on Keane's former Spurs team mate, Dimitar Berbatov.


But Benitez believes Ferguson's latest outburst is no more than another example of the mind games the Scotsman likes to indulge in in the build up to big games like today's lunchtime clash between Liverpool and United at Anfield.


And though Keane is still to find the net for his new club, Benitez is happy with the way he is settling into lifeat Anfield, and backed him to cope with Ferguson's barbed comments.


“Maybe it is because he is worried about Keane,” said the Liverpool manager. “Or maybe he is surprised because Keane was so cheap.
addPlayer(116, -1, 'liverpool', -1, "FlashContent");



“They have paid £30m for Berbatov, £30m for Rooney, £30m for Ferdinand, £35m for Tevez so maybe he is surprised at the price we have paid for Robbie.


“Robbie is doing a good job for the team. He is training well and he is a player with quality.

"He is strong enough mentally so he will not worry about what anyone says.

"It is only a question of time so I will not put him under pressure by saying he needs to do this or do that.

“If he plays well for the team that is good enough for me because if he gave three assists and did not score any goals that would be even better than if he scored one goal.”
:lol::lol::lol:
 

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Do you work for the MLS, ESPN or FSC?

Because you've swallowed the party line whole.

He'll be playing with mediocre players in a league that has more chance of going bankrupt than it does of becoming respected and prestigious.

The good news is that it'll be easy money for him, and he'll be able to trade on his image to milk money out of American fans who fall for MLS's shenanigans.

My question is how the LA Galaxy can afford Beckham, Keane and Landon Donovan. Surely there is a cheaper way to build a team capable of dominating the MLS. This is all about image and publicity and nothing about building the game in the U.S.

They tried the overpriced aging European import thing with the NASL, and it bankrupted the league leaving a soccer wasteland in its wake. MLS wasn't supposed to repeat that mistaken approach. They were supposed to be patient and to build long term with young players and money invested into grass roots efforts. They were supposed to build an American game for Americans, not reinforce the stereotype of soccer as a foreign game for those interested in foreign stuff. Then MLS brought Beckham in, and now it seems that big bucks are there for aging superstars who most Americans barely know anything about except that they are supposed to be excited by this Thierry Henry guy because he's supposedly awesome at soccer. Without any memory of Beckham or Henry in their prime, these American fans only experience these "greats" in their twilight years and surrounded by players one or two steps behind their passes and technical ability. From this the average American concludes that the "greats" aren't that great and that soccer is a big waste of time. Please MLS build with American youth and stop looking for a magic bullet from abroad.
I'll go on a take the bullet as I'm tired of seeing these nonsense posts about MLS. And this mind you, is from a guy who moved to the US.

1. MLS isn't even close to going bankrupt. Teams are making money, just signed a new multi-year television contract, growing attendance, increased revenue from new sources including Latin America. Teams are managed by the league which increases competition and ensures no team is going bankrupt any time soon. A salary cap is also in place and new sponsorship deals from the likes of Corona were added at the start of the season. Coupled with new additions to the league who are selling 30k stadiums every home game and there's absolutely no truth in your statement.

2. It's mediocre compared to the PL, sure, but for being less than 20 years old and seeing where it was even 10 years ago, the league has come leaps and bounds. They have a good foundation of young talent coming through the University ranks, new league initiatives that force clubs to have youth academies, growing Designated Player rules (the rule that allows Henry, Beckham, etc to play in the league), newer talent from Central and South American countries, bringing in top young talent from those countries now, etc. Comparable leagues in terms of age would be the Australian one and I would say each MLS team could compete with Australia's best team.

3. His image rights won't go too far and not every fan actually like this. He's going to LA - hate to break it to folks, but Keane is not a bankable name in LA. If he went to New England (the Boston team), sure, the Irish fans there would of gone after him. But in LA the likes of Beckham still rules. He'll sell some jerseys, but he won't make much off sponsorship deals at all.

4. Again, they can afford Beckham, Donovan, and Keane the same way other teams can afford superstars - they are profitable, sell out their stadium, and sell jerseys all around the world. They have their own multi-million dollar shirt sponsor, host international friendlies, host club friendlies, etc. They are also owned by whatever that huge entertainment company is that bankrolls the club. Money is absolutely not a problem for LA nor is it a problem for NY.

5. The NASL did not have "over-aged Europeans" which bankrupted the league. The likes of Best, Beckenbaur, Banks, Cryuff, etc were all in their prime years. Of course Best's prime years were closer to his lower 20s but that's another story... The NASL was an all-star league filled with brilliant players. The problem came when smaller teams thought that merely spending a shit load on one super star player meant their stadium would sell out. The league didn't control spending. The NY Cosmos (Pele's team) sold out an 80,000 seater stadium almost every home game. MLS learned from that mistake and now govern money expenditures hence the three-per-team DP rule.

6. They are focusing on youth. See my answers above, namely note 1. Academies, 2. bringing on players who are 16/17/18, and 3. increasingly bringing top talent from Central and South America.

7. Their contracts are not as incredible as they sound. Keane is not on a huge salary that is unbelievable to someone who could still hack it in the PL. Same for Henry and Beckham who people have noted could still make a dent in the PL and have been courted at times. The problem with the amount you hear like when Beckham first came, was that the media includes all the sponsorship deals. Beckham's salary was NOT 250 million dollars for five years like was originally said. That number included his ADIDAS sponsorship deals and a bunch others. His first year's salary was paid for in a single day of shirt sales. Untold free media attention paid for the rest easily.

8. The average MLS goer also pays attention to Europe and the WC. No one has ever taken a look at a DP player and said "they're shite" if they're pulling their weight. Some have come like Lothar Mathies (forget how to spell his name) and were obviously wanted a paycheck. But the likes of Beckham and Henry are still pulling their weight and dazzling fans who appreciate what they offer. Their goals have been shown on ESPN in their "Top 10", etc.

9. The reason MLS has a poorer showing than they could have is because they branded the league as "family friendly" which ousted you more die-hard European and Central/South America fans. That image is now changing and fans have increased. MLS was never going to take over the family friendly image as baseball already has that.

10. Soccer is the number one sport in America for youths and for adults. People don't see soccer "as a waste of time". The problem is translating the intricacies to those who didn't grow up with it. The previous Women's WC final broke all kinds of records for viewership and digital mentions.

11. Learn to read articles/studies and pay attention to the wider world before wasting your time writing long posts that amount to a waste of your time. If you got off your high horse, you'd see MLS as the last frontier for football and as a chance to see a league grow from absolutely nothing to something that still has a lot of room to grow. With the population and money available in the US, MLS could very well be a top tier league one day. This is one of the last times the world will see a country the size of the US adopt football. Your other options are corrupt China and poor India. Otherwise, football has conquered all the other big countries. Learn to embrace change and see excitement in something beyond Euro snobbery.
 

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God I forget how much of an idiot Benitez was, I've never seen a manager with such a big inferiority complex as he had when it came to Fergie.
 

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WHat the feck is going to happen his International career. Hopefully this new found love of MLS will bring about some long lost Irish cousins from accross the Atlantic.
Well, he cant look any more tired doing interviews than he already does & its about time someone told him where the fecking camera is aswell...

I'd say much of this decision to join the Galaxy is as much about his Wag than its about football. She'll love the association with Posh & the attention that comes with that.. the modern woman married to the footballer is the ultimate leech of opportunism & self-promotion!
 

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I'll go on a take the bullet as I'm tired of seeing these nonsense posts about MLS. And this mind you, is from a guy who moved to the US.

1. MLS isn't even close to going bankrupt. Teams are making money, just signed a new multi-year television contract, growing attendance, increased revenue from new sources including Latin America. Teams are managed by the league which increases competition and ensures no team is going bankrupt any time soon. A salary cap is also in place and new sponsorship deals from the likes of Corona were added at the start of the season. Coupled with new additions to the league who are selling 30k stadiums every home game and there's absolutely no truth in your statement.

2. It's mediocre compared to the PL, sure, but for being less than 20 years old and seeing where it was even 10 years ago, the league has come leaps and bounds. They have a good foundation of young talent coming through the University ranks, new league initiatives that force clubs to have youth academies, growing Designated Player rules (the rule that allows Henry, Beckham, etc to play in the league), newer talent from Central and South American countries, bringing in top young talent from those countries now, etc. Comparable leagues in terms of age would be the Australian one and I would say each MLS team could compete with Australia's best team.

3. His image rights won't go too far and not every fan actually like this. He's going to LA - hate to break it to folks, but Keane is not a bankable name in LA. If he went to New England (the Boston team), sure, the Irish fans there would of gone after him. But in LA the likes of Beckham still rules. He'll sell some jerseys, but he won't make much off sponsorship deals at all.

4. Again, they can afford Beckham, Donovan, and Keane the same way other teams can afford superstars - they are profitable, sell out their stadium, and sell jerseys all around the world. They have their own multi-million dollar shirt sponsor, host international friendlies, host club friendlies, etc. They are also owned by whatever that huge entertainment company is that bankrolls the club. Money is absolutely not a problem for LA nor is it a problem for NY.

5. The NASL did not have "over-aged Europeans" which bankrupted the league. The likes of Best, Beckenbaur, Banks, Cryuff, etc were all in their prime years. Of course Best's prime years were closer to his lower 20s but that's another story... The NASL was an all-star league filled with brilliant players. The problem came when smaller teams thought that merely spending a shit load on one super star player meant their stadium would sell out. The league didn't control spending. The NY Cosmos (Pele's team) sold out an 80,000 seater stadium almost every home game. MLS learned from that mistake and now govern money expenditures hence the three-per-team DP rule.

6. They are focusing on youth. See my answers above, namely note 1. Academies, 2. bringing on players who are 16/17/18, and 3. increasingly bringing top talent from Central and South America.

7. Their contracts are not as incredible as they sound. Keane is not on a huge salary that is unbelievable to someone who could still hack it in the PL. Same for Henry and Beckham who people have noted could still make a dent in the PL and have been courted at times. The problem with the amount you hear like when Beckham first came, was that the media includes all the sponsorship deals. Beckham's salary was NOT 250 million dollars for five years like was originally said. That number included his ADIDAS sponsorship deals and a bunch others. His first year's salary was paid for in a single day of shirt sales. Untold free media attention paid for the rest easily.

8. The average MLS goer also pays attention to Europe and the WC. No one has ever taken a look at a DP player and said "they're shite" if they're pulling their weight. Some have come like Lothar Mathies (forget how to spell his name) and were obviously wanted a paycheck. But the likes of Beckham and Henry are still pulling their weight and dazzling fans who appreciate what they offer. Their goals have been shown on ESPN in their "Top 10", etc.

9. The reason MLS has a poorer showing than they could have is because they branded the league as "family friendly" which ousted you more die-hard European and Central/South America fans. That image is now changing and fans have increased. MLS was never going to take over the family friendly image as baseball already has that.

10. Soccer is the number one sport in America for youths and for adults. People don't see soccer "as a waste of time". The problem is translating the intricacies to those who didn't grow up with it. The previous Women's WC final broke all kinds of records for viewership and digital mentions.

11. Learn to read articles/studies and pay attention to the wider world before wasting your time writing long posts that amount to a waste of your time. If you got off your high horse, you'd see MLS as the last frontier for football and as a chance to see a league grow from absolutely nothing to something that still has a lot of room to grow. With the population and money available in the US, MLS could very well be a top tier league one day. This is one of the last times the world will see a country the size of the US adopt football. Your other options are corrupt China and poor India. Otherwise, football has conquered all the other big countries. Learn to embrace change and see excitement in something beyond Euro snobbery.
Whats your point man? Get it off your chest & stop beating around the bush.. :lol::lol::lol::lol:
 

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I think he's probably finished for Ireland

Hasn't been particularly impressive for a few years and It will be difficult to stay involved

Shane Long and Kevin Doyle are 1st choice fir me these days anyway
 
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