Robbie Keane

Loan until the end of the season will suit him perfectly, if he scores a few goals and he'll get a move back to a mid table prem club.

why is he going to celtic when he can walk into half of the premiership teams, he will lose his edge playing in a crap league

It is worse than Beckham going to America. Bad news for Ireland.

our top goalscorer playing in a crap league & crap team, he will lose his motivation & drive

Nonsense, didnt hinder henrik larssons internationl career, actually made him better.

Larrsson was a freak who wasted most of his career in that nonsense league. Make no mistake this is a huge step down for Keane.

larsson didnt exactly set the dutch league alight before his move to celtic.

any of you lot actually seen Robbie this season? gone! He's lost all his pace. He would stuggle to get in any team in the premiership

I saw him scoring against France in Paris.

theres a big difference between the celtic team of say 5 years ago during larrssons stint than the shambles of a one now. The lack of money/wages up in scotland have really left the old firm with the dregs/cast offs from rest of europe.

the days of celtic in a uefa cup final wasnt too long ago but if things keep going like they are it will be achievement getting through a few rounds.

he would get into any premiership team outside the top 5 or 6 teams

he got 4 goals in 1 premiership game this season, how many strikers have done that this season?

Lets be honest here he hasnt got a kick all season with Spurs.
He is a player who thrives on confidence, he will go up there and bang the goals in left right and centre making him believe he is world class again.

I cant see how its bad news for Ireland as we havent exactly got a World Cup to prepare for.
Actually him getting a permanent move up there would be more beneficial when it comes to our qualifying campaign for Euro 2012 as he will be playing well and regularly.

Beats sitting on the bench for a team with a wheelin` dealin`tax evading chancer, watching little and large play in your place.

great move for celtic and robbie :)

usual apes giving out about celtic on here

How in gods name did Celtic ever keep hold of Larsson? one of lifes mysteries.

Diamond Joe you were obviously never at a celtic game with Henrik the king playing - if you were u would never have made that ridiculous comment

He wont sign for them shower of yokes,the only talks he is in with Celtic is to see would they sign his mother maybe.

its official apes.

robbie is a celtic player :D

Larsson wasted his best years in that league. Look at his time at Barcelona. Would have been a world legend had he moved on sooner and not wasted his time beating up Falkirk 9 times a year.

will he organise the xmas party?

Larrson was very good at United in fairness.When he played which wasnt often they may as well have HENRY V111 up front.

Very funny how people say larsson should have left celtic, why would he he was truly worshipped by the fans and was playing in front of at least 60,000 fans every week. dont sh1t on the team that helped make u. also he was guarnteed european football each year.

every home game i meant

He may as well be playing football week in for the rest of the season, its not as if we're going to the WC. If he bangs in 15+ goals he'll get plenty of offers to go back to the PL.

I suspect Harry is under pressure to play Crouch and Defoe in this World Cup year. Lets face it, after Rooney they are Englands most prolific goalscorers and they wont be sitting on the bench. It is no surprise that he has offloaded Keane. He will be back playing in the Premier League in August.

Very funny how people say larsson should have left celtic, why would he he was truly worshipped by the fans and was playing in front of at least 60,000 fans every week. dont sh1t on the team that helped make u. also he was guarnteed european football each year.

Worshipped by Celtic fans. Prefer champions league winners medal instead and playing with decent players which thankfully for a player of his talent he got to do at the end of his career. And Larsson made that Celtic team not the other way round. Having to play with Guppy, Petta et al every week lol.

gotchh, who exactly is' Arry' under pressure from?

He is English and I have no doubt he is doing his bit to enable his beloved country win the World Cup, thats the way I see it. I am sure he has been advised, possibly by the FA or indeed Capello that it would be more beneficial for his best English strikers to be playing regular football in ths World Cup year.

The taxman i would imagine Jimmy

I`d say he just doesn`t fancy him like half a dozen managers before didn`t. No conspiracy theories. He hammered the nail in his own coffin with the xmas party thing.
Celtic fans appear pleased!

I have a scottish cousin who was over here a couple of years back - who was astonished at the attacks he was getting about Scottish Football - he admitted it wasn't great but all the mid-European leagues like Scotland, Belgium, Turkey etc (these are usually ranked 7-9th in Europe and are continually battling for UEFA/Champions League spots) - are being dwarfed by the big 5 - England, Spain, Italy, and Germany and France to some extent.

His point was he could take the flak from the English but listening to the Irish (whose league is about 37th or so out of 40) was hard to take. As he said himself, they behave like the English Premiership is their home league!!!!

Anyway to his credit he stood firm and made mince meat of the resident and newly created Sunderland fan in attendance.

We can** off Scottish football all we like - but me? I'll just make sure I don't have a Scot in earshot, otherwise I'll look like a d*ck.

I simply think that Robbie Keane belongs in the premier league. Celtic are a mid table championship side. I assume Desmond is shelling out for his wages because you can be damn sure none of those other peasant players they have are on his kind of dough. Is that wino from derry still getting a game?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/874931.stm

Couldn`t resist. ;)

Evidence, if it were needed, that the scottish league is a joke. Cheers GS.

You're missing the point -WE THE IRISH - have no credibility at all**ging off other leagues. We're the bottom of the heap. I'll spare myself the energy and time getting the statistics they are plentiful and pitiful for us all.

I don't feel that the league of Ireland defines me as an Irishman. I'll leave you to your own insecurities Wallflower.

Good post above Wallflower, very well put and very accurate, but the west brits on here won't agree with you, they love their English Football too much. ;\

I get your point, but mine is that outside of the old firm, it`s rubbish.

Typically stupid post from downallstar, the forum**

The galwayman - r u **g Irish? U must be a West Brit with the amount of p ish u spout on here. Robbie Keane is going to a club with a massive Irish connection were the supporters will love him.

down will be cheering england in the world cup, fact.

I am Irish. I support the Irish football team. I am concerned that our star striker is moving to a league where he will no doubt become a worse player as a result of playing with and against a bunch of pub players. I have no allegiance to any league or team in any league.

Thats rich coming from you ydc. :^0
Get back into your mobile home and away with ya.

Facing up to the facts and calling it as it is - iis hardly insecurity. Dont have an issue at all, as a sporting nation we are fantastic - its just that soccer from a national perpsective is not our strong point - although I'd consider us a stronger force internationally than Scotland since we beat them in 1987.

For Cetic and Rangers, read Ajax and Feyenoord, Benfica and Porto, Galatasary and Trabzonpsor, Anderlecht and FC Bruges - dont have the same tv money to compete with the top 5-6 teams on the bigger stage. For Hibernian, Hearts, Aberdeen etc read Standard Liege, Twente, etc. Never going to compete at the latter stages of major euro competitions.

The days of Aberdeen, Dundee Utd (and even Dunfermline ffs) reaching Euro finals and semi-finals are over; but its a European phenonema not anything bad the Scots have done. Just life.

should read "top 5-6 teams from the bigger leagues"

maybe tom coughlan could buy him for cork with monoply money

Which downallstar does your name refer to? Was the great Patsy O'Hagan before your time?

Paddy "Mo"

Petsy's grandson is the best young forward in Galway. Was on the senior panel last year and will make a big impact this year.

Dunno whether i'm looking forward to this year or not. :|
At least we have Martin Clarke back I suppose, club football has been poor for a decade though.

good post wallflower.
tgm-seething as usual :D

I never seethe.

:D

great post wallflower the irish obsession with the epl is hugely embarrasing

will the little tallaght tumbler stop pointing where he wants the ball,and whingeing non-stop to ref now? over-rated mickey mouse player imo....

Celtic fans singing " there`s only one Keano" ! :^0
Fairly fickle football fans.

laughing at powers prices for FGS in celtic match tonight.
5 players under 9/2 and 9 players under 11/1.

jokers

Not looking the wisest move for Mr Keane at the moment, he still has 10 minutes to score though..

Wat a shockin league that is - terrible game

tube like his team... mickey mouse team and league... loser

SHUD WENT TOO RANGERS :^0

aye carrick rangers, he might score there lol

He'd miss more chances with the Rangers team ;\

That Celtic team is brutal :| He still missed one or two one on ones tonight though.

MALAY 02 Feb 05:25
great post wallflower the irish obsession with the epl is hugely embarrasing


Awh, shucks thanks!

I also have to admit a bit embarassment with it as well. The middle-aged (like myself) pot-bellied fan holding court in the pub with his premiership jersey on mouthing on "WE need to buy a striker in the the transfer window"; "We" this and "We" that. Cringe.

aye ...the sunderland bandwagon was the funniest and weirdest of all...apes rolling in with publicans ,dodgy developers and spoils sports hee hee

its all gone pearshaped for I've lost my pace Robbie!

his prob better off to go now while his still able to run.

Would he of prefered to go to a club like Hull/Wolves? he was going to Celtic at some stage.

He just might be able to realise his dream of playing Champions League football.

With all the chances hel get now in games it could make him a better finisher

badger's back 02 Feb 14:32
laughing at powers prices for FGS in celtic match tonight.
5 players under 9/2 and 9 players under 11/1.

jokers

God post.

hes not that religious

BJG 02 Feb 21:16


Wat a shockin league that is - terrible game

just like the majority of EPL games, if there was no sky and they were played in Fairview Park, Smyths pub and The Players Lounge would still be full.

Yeah was a lot better than Sunderland v Stoke but thats 'our league' so the bar stoolers are happy.

They werent exactly queueing up to get him on loan.......choice of wolves or celtic or bench.....would have been nice to see him at wolves playing up front with doyle but playing for celtic has got to be better than not playing for spurs

west ham wanted him but couldn't afford his wages, decided to give mido 1k a week.