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[GYBS]

Also early in his liverpool career torres was subbed a lot early and also dropped for some league games and look how he reacted ?

[Ace Ventura]

So its rafas fault now that from august to xmas when he was playing in virtually every game keane didnt score enough goals and didnt contribute enough in games !?!??!

Are you quoting anyone in particular ?

If your referring to anything i have said - imo its Rafas fault for not getting the most out of his expensive signing.

Its been done to death on here how it must have affected Keanes confidence to get dropped after scoring 3 goals in 2 games and then being left on the bench at home to hull for el zhar and lucas to come on when we needed a goal.

Yeah thats Rafas fault, deffo.

what about all the games leading up to when he finally scored ? when he couldnt hit a barn door from a yard ? it was a general comment - maybe some of the blame should also go to keane as opposed to blaming the manager ?

Rafa didnt seem to have a problem getting the most out of other expensive signings ? Maybe the problem is with keane ?

I dont think anyone thinks Keane is blameless.
His attitude as some have said is open to question.

But if Rafa spends 20 million on a striker for us thats huge money, we have to get it right.
When Torres got injured Keane should of been the person to fill the void.
Now Robbie definately wasnt performing anywhere near we or even he would of liked, but when there is no other top strikers available i think its down the manager to find a solution, after all he bought him only months earlier for this huge fee.
Also not bringing him on in games when we need a goal and we have Ngog and Kuyt as the options, well realistically anyone who thinks that is anything other than the manager being stubborn (due to something thats obviously gone on behind closed doors) is imo kidding themselves.

I really cant get me head round the way he has been treated, surely it would of benefit the club if he had played more despite the obvious behind the scenes problem.

[mistyred]

Apparently Darren Bent is in Liverpool

[GYBS]

So its rafas fault now that from august to xmas when he was playing in virtually every game keane didnt score enough goals and didnt contribute enough in games !?!??!

Are you quoting anyone in particular ?

If your referring to anything i have said - imo its Rafas fault for not getting the most out of his expensive signing.

Its been done to death on here how it must have affected Keanes confidence to get dropped after scoring 3 goals in 2 games and then being left on the bench at home to hull for el zhar and lucas to come on when we needed a goal.

Yeah thats Rafas fault, deffo.

what about all the games leading up to when he finally scored ? when he couldnt hit a barn door from a yard ? it was a general comment - maybe some of the blame should also go to keane as opposed to blaming the manager ?

Rafa didnt seem to have a problem getting the most out of other expensive signings ? Maybe the problem is with keane ?

I dont think anyone thinks Keane is blameless.
His attitude as some have said is open to question.

But if Rafa spends 20 million on a striker for us thats huge money, we have to get it right.
When Torres got injured Keane should of been the person to fill the void.
Now Robbie definately wasnt performing anywhere near we or even he would of liked, but when there is no other top strikers available i think its down the manager to find a solution, after all he bought him only months earlier for this huge fee.
Also not bringing him on in games when we need a goal and we have Ngog and Kuyt as the options, well realistically anyone who thinks that is anything other than the manager being stubborn (due to something thats obviously gone on behind closed doors) is imo kidding themselves.

I really cant get me head round the way he has been treated, surely it would of benefit the club if he had played more despite the obvious behind the scenes problem.

even when he did play thou mate - take the mersey derby for an example - look at how he reacted ? he was by far the worst player on the pitch

[tubby]

Apparently Darren Bent is in Liverpool

You have got to be joking. 

[puroresu]

Apparently Darren Bent is in Liverpool

SSN says his at home on his computer.  Said Newcastle offered spurs martins for bent which was rejected.

[mistyred]

Apparently Darren Bent is in Liverpool

You have got to be joking. 

No mate my missus just phoned me, reporter on SSN
claims to have spoken to Darren Bent in Liverpool.

To be fair he's fast and strong and can score goals, well when
he was at charlton 

[puroresu]

Apparently Darren Bent is in Liverpool

You have got to be joking. 

No mate my missus just phoned me, reporter on SSN
claims to have spoken to Darren Bent in Liverpool.

To be fair he's fast and strong and can score goals, well when
he was at charlton 

from what i saw they said 'bent spotted a everton's training ground'.  The guy in the studio who gets all the texts and phone calls then said that bent just text him from his house and is nowhere neat liverpool.

[tubby]

Apparently Darren Bent is in Liverpool

You have got to be joking. 

No mate my missus just phoned me, reporter on SSN
claims to have spoken to Darren Bent in Liverpool.

To be fair he's fast and strong and can score goals, well when
he was at charlton 

He was in some good form in early season but he is not consistent enough imo.

Not sure if it's been mentioned on here yet but Jo has gone to neverton.

[7_Kewell]

I think there is a mix up here....maybe when Rafa heard of the 15 million offer for Keane he shouted at Parry “Tell them to get bent!” 

[Ace Ventura]

even when he did play thou mate - take the mersey derby for an example - look at how he reacted ? he was by far the worst player on the pitch

I agree he was terrible in the derby at anfield, his worst game, but the strange handling/treatment of him started well before then.

Alls i am saying is the buck for me stops with Rafa on this, unless he gets big money back for Keane, then this signing is possibly the worst in the clubs history - not that i mean Keane is a poor player, the fact that he cost so much and the way everything has fallen apart between the two within 6 months.

[mistyred]

All i know is we need cover for Torres or a right winger who can
add another dimension to our overall play if Torres was to stay fit.

Ino Torres doesn't know if he's gonna get crocked but yano 

[GYBS]

even when he did play thou mate - take the mersey derby for an example - look at how he reacted ? he was by far the worst player on the pitch

I agree he was terrible in the derby at anfield, his worst game, but the strange handling/treatment of him started well before then.

Alls i am saying is the buck for me stops with Rafa on this, unless he gets big money back for Keane, then this signing is possibly the worst in the clubs history - not that i mean Keane is a poor player, the fact that he cost so much and the way everything has fallen apart between the two within 6 months.

as i said thou mate early on torres was rested or dropped and subbed early on a lot of times and look at the problems he has been having since being treated like that   

Yeah rafa prob should of played keane more after he started scoring but also keane should of reacted in the right way and if he really wanted to stay should of fought tooth and nail like other players . if he thought "feck it i give up " then good ridance to him

[The_Rock]

Keano is off........  Hope we get someone in. Don't wanna see Kuyt play as a lone striker again if torres needs a rest.


Keane heads to London for Tottenham medical

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news....cc=3888

Liverpool striker Robbie Keane is making his way to London to undergo a medical after Tottenham Hotspur agreed a £15m transfer fee to take him back to White Hart Lane.
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The Republic of Ireland international joined Liverpool for £20m in the summer but he has been unable to establish himself in the starting eleven under manager Rafael Benitez and wasn't even on the bench for Sunday's top of the table clash with Chelsea at Anfield.

Their had been reports of swap deal, with Spurs winger Aaron Lennon heading to Anfield, but the two clubs have settled on a cash-only deal.

At lunchtime Liverpool confirmed that Keane was on his way to London for a medical with Tottenham ahead of possible return to the club he scored 15 Premier League goals for last season.

A spokesperson for the Anfield clubs siad: "We've allowed Robbie to talk to Spurs but we've not yet finalised a deal with them for the player."

[tubby]

I think there is a mix up here....maybe when Rafa heard of the 15 million offer for Keane he shouted at Parry “Tell them to get bent!”