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Could Keane Go?


Reports from a few fairly respectable newspapers have stated that Robbie Keane is a "definite target for Liverpool FC".

Could we let one our most talented and loyal players leave?

Surely though, a club like Tottenham Hotspur, with all its aspirations of breaking into the Premier Leagues' elite four, would do everything in its power to prevent one of, if probably not the most important player at the club, leave to go to one of the clubs' we are trying to dislodge from that sacred fourth spot? With Liverpool making their interest in Keane "public knowledge", I feel that it's only a matter of time before Robbie's heart forces him into action.

A friend of mine (Villa supporter) asked me to put myself in his shoes. If I were a professional footballer playing for another club, and the team I supported (Tottenham Hotspur) came knocking, what would I do?

If I, like Robbie (who is turning 28 next month) was given this opportunity, I would seriously consider it. Being offered a chance to play for the club you support doesn't come around too often. And being offered the chance to play for your boyhood club in the latter stages of your career could mean that the chance won't come knocking again.

Another key factor in his decision making process would be his family. Robbie and his family have settled in Hertfordshire. Moving them all up to Liverpool on the chance that he will play Champions League football may be asking too much of them.

If Daniel Levy is serious in his attempts to get Tottenham Hotspur playing Champions League football every season, then our board have to act now, and they have to act efficiently if they are to keep a hold of their prized asset and the dream of even possibly winning the Premier League.

If the rumours that Liverpool are offering in the region of £8 million + Crouch, maybe the last word on the matter will lie with Juande Ramos.

Is Keane a "Ramos Player"? Does he fit into the system that Juande will deploy? What we do know is that Juande Ramos likes players that can switch positions easily. Robbie Keane is definitely one of those players. Whether he's at White Hart Lane next season is anybody's guess.

30 comments

  1. I will lay my life on the line that Robbie Keane will certainly be in a Spurs shirt next season.
  2. I swear he's a Celtic fan
  3. For me, it's not so much the importance of Keane not going to Liverpool... it's Crouch not coming to Spurs.

    I worry about a season filled with Gomes flinging the ball at Lurch and hoping he'll spindle it in somehow.
  4. I tell you now, unless Keane is forced into the move through Ramos wanting Crouch (why?), Keane would never leave us for the scouse.
  5. One article has appeared in a "reputable" (cough) newspaper and out comes, in all it's glory, the bandwagon. And hey presto stories appear that Keane is going and that who will replace him and that Crouch is his replacement. What a load of old testicles!!! Get a grip will you. Getting so fed up of this trash that people actually believe and will debate about!!! Here is a story for you. Robbie Keane Stays At Spurs Shocker!!!!
  6. Ok i agree not a very intersting headline, not a sensational story but guess what it is the TRUTH. i know boring ain't it.
  7. Liverpool might be interested but he is going nowhere. The manager wont let it, the board wont let it and the fans would demand some seriously good reason for selling him like if we had signed Ronaldo from Man U or something. Thats the only way I would be kept happy. At the end of the day Keane has already come out and said he wants to finish his career at Spurs so why am I wasting my time.

    KEANE IS STAYING END OF.
  8. rubbish he does not have a family
  9. Who makes up these bullshit story's, £8m plus Crouch, Liverpool are the poor mans champions league team, total English pikey's, look at the last 3 season's, Keane is up there with the best of em, chuck us Gerrard, Torres and £10m then we'd discuss it.
    Fcuk, they can't even scrounge the money for Barry at £18m, total peasants,lol
  10. F***ing hope not. And don't want Crouch either.
  11. if keane leaves i WILL give up my season ticket. the word 'legend' is used too frequently these days, but Robbie Keane is a legend.
  12. if keane goes and berba decides to piss off then the signing of modric will be a complete waist of time! kapeesh!
  13. the signing of modric... more like a waist of 29 inches, he is tiny.
  14. who would you rather stay, keane or berba?
  15. keane without a shadow mate!
  16. I cant believe this is even up for discussion. I can't believe i am even wasting my time posting another comment. It is crap and has no foundation. And now somebody has posted that Modric is a waist. Jeezus H bloody Christ....GET A GRIP!!! Could Keane go...NO NO and thrice NO..END OF DISCUSSION
  17. Oooops Waist should be spelt waste of course....see know even i can't bloody type!! LOL
  18. in response to nelim's comment, i said signing modric would be a waste only if spurs sold keane and berba, as in what would be the point of signing a world class player only to let 2 leave. but as u said it is only rumours that hopefully wont come true.
  19. sorry i meant 'neilm' not nelim.
  20. If Keane wants to leave he will just like Carrick did and Berbatovs going too.
  21. Keane has been 1 of our best players for a couple of seasons now if he goes it shows no ambition from the board. Jeez and to get Crouch he's championship at the best!
  22. Yiddo. Berba is a cut above. If we sold Keane for £20m and bought Villa for the same, it would be very good business. Berbatov and Villa up front with decent service = a front line to die for = top 4. Ramos will deliver
  23. I could believe that comoli is trying to buy Crouch, because Comoli doesn't have a bloody clue. As for Keane being a supporter of liverpool since boyhood... didn't the media claim he was a Celtic supporter last season when the tabloids claimed he was joining Celtic.... and what did Keano say... he said it was utter bull and he wanted to end his career at Spurs... so Up yours to all you tabloid scum who keep writing shite... why don't you fill another back page on Christiano Ronaldo winking at the Real Madrid Coach... Bunch of Winkers the lot of em COYS
  24. Sorry to rain on your parade guys, but this story has serious foundation - I would lay a large bet that Keane will be Liverpool's number seven next season - the next few days will see him come public with his desire for a move to Anfield.
  25. Number 1 was Robbie Keane,
    Number 2 was Robbie Keane
    Number ,,,,

    All I want is a team of Robbie Keane's.
  26. Keane is overrated by you lot. Berbatov is the best player we have skill-wise whether or not you like his attitude and he is miles better than Keane. Berba is a great strike partner for any striker and he is a crucial reason as to why Keane has done well over the last couple of seasons. I'm not saying Keane sucks but he's definitely nowhere near Berba.

    Now that we have Modric, I think strikers like Bent and even Crouch would benefit greatly from the service, the through balls (Bent's pace) and the pinpoint crosses (for Crouch). Keane has got neither pace nor aerial threat.

    Another problem with Keane is that he's not sufficiently complete a striker (which Berba is) to play as a lone striker. Notice that many top teams and countries start games with only 1 main striker these days - that's just how football formations have evolved. These main strikers tend to be complete, accomplished strikers like Berba. With Keane around he'll expect to start games, but he isn&#…
  27. Why do we Spurs fans always rise to the latest bit of Spurs bashing in the press?! There is no truth to this at all.
    1) How the hell do the sun know what was said in a meeting on Friday between Keane and Levy. Think about they could not possibly know.
    2) Did the meeting even happen? I think I am right in saying that pre-season training hasn't started yet and as Robbie only got married a couple of weeks ago, there is every chance he may still be on honeymoon. Even if back from honeymoon I doubt he is hanging around Spurs claiming to want a transfer because of some reported approach by Liverpool (is that even tru not confirmed by Liverpool?!?).
    3) Should the LIverpool approach be true, do you think that within hours he would have made his mind up about leaving a club he loves like Spurs!?! Get real for any one this would be a bigger decision especially given some of the new signings
    4) According to wiki (yes not reliable I know) and http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20…
  28. sorry that link was http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20050529/ai_n14646522

    Dave still angry in OZ
  29. this is another fabricated transfer window story exaggurated by some pump reporter from the daily mail. the sun are also reporting it now its nearly as exclusive as tht bloke from fiorentina last week, ramos said in an interview on the spurs site a few months ago that keane was essential in his plans and that he needs players like him to get us where we want to go if we are after crouch it will be because they believe keane and crouch would play wlel together.
  30. We had Crouch for his starting carrer and he never played so why do we want him back.
    This story started because news on Berbatov has gone dry, so papers want to unsettle another spurs striker to make more news.
    Don't worry spurs fans, its just gossip.