Any news on when he will be fit
William Keane
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Where on earth is the old Will Keane thread?
Couldn't find it even going back to threads last bumped in 2011....
Couldn't find it even going back to threads last bumped in 2011....
Anyway, he really should be fit by now, at least enough to start training.
If true, that'd be a great move.
Powell & Keane 
That would be great for him. Only up the road too.
Will be great for Keane aswell, I think it will bring him on massively.
Sensible loans... It's been a while 
Sensible loans... It's been a while
So true. I keep waiting for the dream to end.It'll be cancelled as he'll get injured and be sent to Antwerp lol
He's training with England atm isn't he?
Sounds like a good loan, I don't think Powell is a fan of having to fill in as a striker for them and Keane's been scoring goals regularly since he came back from injury.
Sounds like a good loan, I don't think Powell is a fan of having to fill in as a striker for them and Keane's been scoring goals regularly since he came back from injury.
I thought Powell preferred playing up front but SAF said he'd suit MF better, even DM referred to him as an 'attacker'
Gradi and Sir Alex both said he was a CM
I think he prefers playing in the hole. Even Owen Coyle said recently he doesn't like playing as a striker. I think he's more of an AM.
Would he get many games ahead of Holt and Fortuné? Only really worth it if he regularly kept experienced players like them out of the side and I'm not sure that'd be the case.
How good is he?
As good as any 19-year-old in the country when he did his ACL. It's still a bit too early to say what kind of toll the injury took on his long term potential but he's getting sharper by the game.
What a sexy loan move.
We should just adopt Wigan tbh.
It's a good move provided he doesn't go there and halve the number of games Powell is getting (or be kept out of the team by Powell).
(if Coyle is the manager).
Coyle, Wigan is near Manchester + Wigan have a lot of games = Very good for our loan players there
It would be great if the other Keane goes to Wigan too.
Yeah that's what I was thinking. Holt has returned from injury now so Powell is no longer playing that front man position.
I think the ideal situation for us might be for Keane to play upfront with Holt with Powell getting some game time in midfield (where SAF/Gradi and co believe he will end up eventually, but he has little first team experience in the position).
Or Wigan could realise Holt is a useless lump and play Keane up front with Powell in the hole
This is the dream.Or Wigan could realise Holt is a useless lump and play Keane up front with Powell in the hole
Do they need defenders? We could give them keane and Thorpe whilst we're at it, and then Blackett could do with a loan move.
Blackett is already at Blackpool.
Shows how out of touch I am, I forgot. Actually I'd like James to go out on loan again, I like the look of him.
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I'd love to see Varela go out on loan. I know it's only his first season in England, but he's showing the signs of a quality player and if we're going to lose Fabio then I'd like to have Varela understudy Rafael.
Oldham, Wigan, Blackpool. It is good to know the loans are staying relatively local. Birmingham for Jesse isn't too far away either.
Will Keane: Man Utd prospect set for Wigan Athletic loan move
Wigan Athletic manager Owen Coyle says the Championship club have a verbal agreement to sign striker Will Keane on loan from Manchester United.
The 20-year-old, who has made one substitute appearance for United, has recently returned to fitness after 16 months out with a serious knee problem.
Keane picked up a slight injury while with England's Under-21 side last week.
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But Coyle is confident he will recover quickly and a deal could be completed after Saturday's game with Brighton.
"I spoke to [United manager] David Moyes on Wednesday," the Scot told BBC Radio Manchester. "Given the lad's had a serious injury, we'll always be guided by Manchester United in terms of when they feel is the right time for him to go out on loan.
"I think this week will be too soon, given the slight knock he had, but if he recovers from that and the medical team are happy with him, there's a possibility we could have that sorted by next week.
"We have a tremendous relationship and David has said he'll keep me up to speed."
Keane, who won the FA Youth Cup with United in 2011, made his only senior appearance for the Premier League champions in December of that year and was tipped for a first-team breakthrough before rupturing his cruciate ligament while on international duty with England's Under-19 team.
His twin brother, Michael, is also part of the squad at Old Trafford.
The Latics already have one United youngster on loan and Coyle hopes Keane can replicate the success of forward Nick Powell, who has scored five times in 14 games since his deadline day move to Wigan.
"He [Keane] knows where the goal is but he's a real team player," added Coyle. "He plays beyond his years in terms of his knowledge of the game. It will be great to add somebody of that quality to the squad.
"We've already seen success with Nick Powell and Will is certainly another one in that bracket."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25033072
Wigan Athletic manager Owen Coyle says the Championship club have a verbal agreement to sign striker Will Keane on loan from Manchester United.
The 20-year-old, who has made one substitute appearance for United, has recently returned to fitness after 16 months out with a serious knee problem.
Keane picked up a slight injury while with England's Under-21 side last week.
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But Coyle is confident he will recover quickly and a deal could be completed after Saturday's game with Brighton.
"I spoke to [United manager] David Moyes on Wednesday," the Scot told BBC Radio Manchester. "Given the lad's had a serious injury, we'll always be guided by Manchester United in terms of when they feel is the right time for him to go out on loan.
"I think this week will be too soon, given the slight knock he had, but if he recovers from that and the medical team are happy with him, there's a possibility we could have that sorted by next week.
"We have a tremendous relationship and David has said he'll keep me up to speed."
Keane, who won the FA Youth Cup with United in 2011, made his only senior appearance for the Premier League champions in December of that year and was tipped for a first-team breakthrough before rupturing his cruciate ligament while on international duty with England's Under-19 team.
His twin brother, Michael, is also part of the squad at Old Trafford.
The Latics already have one United youngster on loan and Coyle hopes Keane can replicate the success of forward Nick Powell, who has scored five times in 14 games since his deadline day move to Wigan.
"He [Keane] knows where the goal is but he's a real team player," added Coyle. "He plays beyond his years in terms of his knowledge of the game. It will be great to add somebody of that quality to the squad.
"We've already seen success with Nick Powell and Will is certainly another one in that bracket."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25033072
Excellent news! How are they doing for CB's? We could really do with sending Tom Thorpe on loan, I'm baffled as to why he hasn't gone on loan yet.
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Glad to hear it's a foot injury and not a residual knee issue. Still, with the knock to the head he took 30 seconds into the last u21 game and now this thing, he's having some rotten luck these days.
BBC Radio 5 live's Juliette Ferrington says Wigan expect to complete the loan signing of Manchester United's England Under-21 forward Will Keane in the next 24 hours.Tweet
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Coyle: "I would be very surprised if that is not concluded in the next day. I spoke again with David Moyes yesterday just before they were flying off to Germany. The paperwork and everything has just to be signed. We're confident that will certainly happen."
Owen Coyle confirms that Marc Albrighton has been recalled by Aston Villa
Excellent news, this can only be a win win for all parties involved!
Hope he gets lots of games there. He's lost a lot in terms of development the last year.
I've seen Wigan vs Brighton on Saturday.
Grant "I should play for England" Holt was so feckin terrible.
He has a chance against this players.