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by **Toffeehater** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 3:22 pm

I feel bad for keane the ways he's been treated . He's a top player and his time he has been torrid , when he scores the :censored:

we have for a manager drops him , wherever he goes next , i wish him all the best and i have a huge amount of respect for him

by **Sabre** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 3:23 pm

peewee wrote:so the transfer closes tomorrow so if keane goes will we have time to replace him?

we will be left with one recognised striker

I'm surprised by all this selling thing, I did believe that Rafa thought that Keane had a future in the club.

That's a fair enough concern I must say. I have the same concern.

by **Madmax** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 3:23 pm

lakes10 wrote:
dawson99 wrote:We will bring in a striker! one that Rafa actualyl wants... have faith my peeps

yes one from Spain thats been sitting on a bench for two years.

i just cant imagine toress getting injured again. With limited replacements we would only be stuck with feckin kuyt... well thats if keane goes..

by ***_Ruthless_*** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 3:26 pm

Just said that Keanes not even in the squad for todays game..

by **Simari** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 3:26 pm

Madmax wrote:
lakes10 wrote:
dawson99 wrote:We will bring in a striker! one that Rafa actualyl wants... have faith my peeps

yes one from Spain thats been sitting on a bench for two years.

i just cant imagine toress getting injured again. With limited replacements we would only be stuck with feckin kuyt... well thats if keane goes..

hey we have Ngog, the Hungarian kid and Babel !

by **112-1077774096** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 3:29 pm

lakes10 wrote:Talk are saying that Keane is on his way to London today to have a medical, they are also say that Liverpool still had 10 mil to pay spurs from the deal and Liverpool could make less than 1mil on the deal.

we still owe spurs 11 million for keane

by **lakes10** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 3:32 pm

peewee wrote:
lakes10 wrote:Talk are saying that Keane is on his way to London today to have a medical, they are also say that Liverpool still had 10 mil to pay spurs from the deal and Liverpool could make less than 1mil on the deal.

we still owe spurs 11 million for keane

i have no idea, i am all a bit lost with this deal, untill today i was sure all the money had been given but going by SSN, bbc there is still money due on the deal.

by **Madmax** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 3:33 pm

Simari wrote:
Madmax wrote:
lakes10 wrote:
dawson99 wrote:We will bring in a striker! one that Rafa actualyl wants... have faith my peeps

yes one from Spain thats been sitting on a bench for two years.

i just cant imagine toress getting injured again. With limited replacements we would only be stuck with feckin kuyt... well thats if keane goes..

hey we have Ngog, the Hungarian kid and Babel !

....

by **Ciggy** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 3:37 pm

RedEric writes: "Guillem, is Keane signing for Spurs now he's out of the squad for Chelsea...why did Rafa sign him then? The rumour is that there could be a swap deal with Spurs today. Heard anything?"

Thanks to everyone who has been in touch - and keep your questions, comments and rumours coming in - but the first thing that must be said is that, with the clock ticking down fast on the January transfer window, things can move very quickly and any situation as it appears at the moment can change in the blink of an eye and deals are being proposed and advanced all over the place as you read this.

However, at the moment I’ve got the impression that Robbie Keane has been left out of the Liverpool squad to face Chelsea this afternoon because he has simply had enough of being left on the bench and started to believe that he may be better off leaving the club. With a game of such importance as this afternoon’s, Benitez plainly cannot risk including a player who has one eye on the exit door.

According to sources at Spurs, Daniel Levy has already approached Liverpool with a view to taking Robbie Keane back to White Hart Lane and the Tottenham chairman has even suggested that he would allow Bale and Bentley to feature in an exchange. Liverpool, however, have said they are not interested in either player.

A lot of you have been commenting on the wisdom of spending £20 million on Robbie Keane and asking ‘why did Rafa spend so much money on him if he wasn’t going to use him.’ The thing that needs to be understood – and is at the core of the current contract negotiations – is that Rafa Benitez did not have control over how funds were allocated: in other words, he did not sanction the spending of £20 million on Robbie Keane.

That doesn’t mean Rafa never wanted the player, but it does mean that he may never have spent that much. And while he may have only been willing to sign him for a smaller fee, it now places Benitez in a very difficult position if he sells him for any less than the £20 million Liverpool paid for him and the club is seen to have made a loss. Benitez will be held responsible for underselling a player who has surprised many at the club – including players and technical staff – who had expected a great deal more from the Republic of Ireland forward.

That means, if Liverpool do decide to sell Robbie Keane, it is going to take a very interesting offer from someone and it will probably only involve a straight cash deal, rather than a player swap.

by **lewerty** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 3:43 pm

it will be a cash deal as liverpool cant afford it the yanks have got to pay off a big loan, so cash it is and rafa wont see a penny

by **europian-kings** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 3:49 pm

If he does leave before the deadline...is Saviola still available for a loan deal??
Could get him in for the rest of the season before having the summer to look at striking options...?

by **Madmax** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 3:51 pm

I think loan option would be best.. no point rushing for a prolific striker now.... Takes time to search for a great striker..

by **Zidane** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 4:23 pm

F'n Rafa, better get us something to replace him with! The way the club(Rafa) has treated Keane is a disgrace, good luck to him wherever he goes hopefully he scores against us in a 2-1 Liverpool win. At least now all the Babel believers may just see him more often in a strikers role.

Oh well, like I said best of luck to Keane.

by **bigmick** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 4:32 pm

I'm surprised people are looking as long term as what do we do if we sell Keane as we'll only have one striker. Isn't it a pertinant question to ask what do we do if Torres gets injured in half an hours time? What do we do if Torres gets tired? What do we do if we go behind with 20 minutes left?

In a must win game, are there really so mnay people who are more vital to have on the bench than our only viable substitute striker? Regardless of Mr Ballaque's interjection on who sanctioned the transfer of Keane and for how much (which is as shamful given the fact he is the puppet as it is predictable), surely the best interests of the team and the football club should be paramount? I ask again, what do we do if Torres has to come off today?

by **Effes** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 4:37 pm

BBC reckon Aaron Lennon is being swapped for Keane

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