Robbie Keane's Boyhood Dream

[RJR1949]

Surely I can't be alone in being delighted Robbie Keane has fulfilled a boyhood dream by signing for Atletico de Kolkata. Well done Robbie.

 

[michaelden]

 

[double0]

Boyhood club!....that was a slap in the face to all Spurs fans when he signed for Liverpool and came out with that line after the love Spurs fans gave him it boarded worshipping, we basically gave him a home as he'd moved from pilar to post.


I lost respect after that to be honest.

 

[aliyid]

Boyhood club!....that was a slap in the face to all Spurs fans when he signed for Liverpool and Wolves and Celtic and Inter and LA galaxy and came out with that line after the love Spurs fans gave him it boarded worshipping, we basically gave him a home as he'd moved from pilar to post.

I lost respect after that to be honest.

Fixed your post

 

[Good Doctor M]

This joke is as tired and redundant as Prince Philip - and just about as old.

(Also, as an Irishman - can I again, just quickly make the point that it's completely normal to follow Celtic and then an English league team.)

Most of my friends would have grown up supporting both Celtic and another team - although admittidely most drop on or the other at some stage.

 

[Good Doctor M]

Boyhood club!....that was a slap in the face to all Spurs fans when he signed for Liverpool and came out with that line after the love Spurs fans gave him it boarded worshipping, we basically gave him a home as he'd moved from pilar to post.


I lost respect after that to be honest.

I don't really understand this to be honest. If you signed a professional contract at Liverpool at age 18, stayed for 8 years or so and Tottenham came in and bought you, why would you feel the need to keep it to yourself that you were a Spur growing up?

Honestly, football fans expect absurd loyalty from players and in this case, even retrospective loyalty - can you seriously not handle it as a grown adult that Robbie Keane was a Liverpool fan as kid? And that being the case, having played for Spurs, believe he should keep that fact about his childhood to himself. Fuck me.

 

[double0]

I don't really understand this to be honest. If you signed a professional contract at Liverpool at age 18, stayed for 8 years or so and Tottenham came in and bought you, why would you feel the need to keep it to yourself that you were a Spur growing up?

Honestly, football fans expect absurd loyalty from players and in this case, even retrospective loyalty - can you seriously not handle it as a grown adult that Robbie Keane was a Liverpool fan as kid? And that being the case, having played for Spurs, believe he should keep that fact about his childhood to himself. Fuck me.

Did Robbie Keane sign a contract at 18 and stayed 8 years at Liverpool.

Matt Le'Tissier supported Spurs all his life I believe Spurs made a bid for him that was accepted however Southampton made him and he showed a loyalty to them.

 

[Good Doctor M]

Did Robbie Keane sign a contract at 18 and stayed 8 years at Liverpool.

Matt Le'Tissier supported Spurs all his life I believe Spurs made a bid for him that was accepted however Southampton made him and he showed a loyalty to them.

And did Robbie Keane go to Liverpool for nothing? We were obviously willing to sell him - we could have kept him - we didn't.

He was offered more money and to play for a club he supported as a kid. But he should, according to you show loyalty. Why? It's his job - that's it. I've been with the same company for years - and I really appreciate the job I have - but if I was offered more money somewhere else (lets say, at a company I dreamed of working for as a teenager), do you think some sense of "loyalty" comes into it - particularly if there's monetary compensation for my employer is involved and they're WILLING to have me bought out of my contract with them.

Seriously, if you haven't figured this shit out yet, there's no hope for you. Ali's going to leave someday, maybe Kane too, in fact, there isn't going to be a single player in our squad today most likely still playing for this club in seven years time (go back and look at our squad in 2010 and see how many players are still playing competively, but not for us). We've given Ali and Kane the best years of their careers so far - you could argue we made them what they are. But we'd be wrong to assume that. Because they've played a much bigger part in how their careers are than the club have. They're the ones playing, training, scoring goals - just like Robbie Keane. He gave us as many good memories as fans as the club gave him opportunity to play at the highest level.

It's a two-way street. Robbie Keane owed nothing to the club that he hadn't already paid back by giving us his best years as a footballer.

Calling into question his loyalty to a club is nonsensical. He's acted the same way 99% of footballers would in the same situation. I'm just glad he played for us and I'll only look fondly on him. I think anyone reasonable, living in reality and aware to at least a small degree of how things ACTUALLY work in modern football would feel the same.

Getting butt-hurt that he didn't hang around to pick up an inferior paycheck for a club without a snowballs chance in hell of winning any trophy of real note, is frankly, infantile.

 

[double0]

And did Robbie Keane go to Liverpool for nothing? We were obviously willing to sell him - we could have kept him - we didn't.

 

[mano-obe]

Keane's face signing for the club of his dreams

 

[parj]

And did Robbie Keane go to Liverpool for nothing? We were obviously willing to sell him - we could have kept him - we didn't.

He was offered more money and to play for a club he supported as a kid. But he should, according to you show loyalty. Why? It's his job - that's it. I've been with the same company for years - and I really appreciate the job I have - but if I was offered more money somewhere else (lets say, at a company I dreamed of working for as a teenager), do you think some sense of "loyalty" comes into it - particularly if there's monetary compensation for my employer is involved and they're WILLING to have me bought out of my contract with them.

Seriously, if you haven't figured this shit out yet, there's no hope for you. Ali's going to leave someday, maybe Kane too, in fact, there isn't going to be a single player in our squad today most likely still playing for this club in seven years time (go back and look at our squad in 2010 and see how many players are still playing competively, but not for us). We've given Ali and Kane the best years of their careers so far - you could argue we made them what they are. But we'd be wrong to assume that. Because they've played a much bigger part in how their careers are than the club have. They're the ones playing, training, scoring goals - just like Robbie Keane. He gave us as many good memories as fans as the club gave him opportunity to play at the highest level.

It's a two-way street. Robbie Keane owed nothing to the club that he hadn't already paid back by giving us his best years as a footballer.

Calling into question his loyalty to a club is nonsensical. He's acted the same way 99% of footballers would in the same situation. I'm just glad he played for us and I'll only look fondly on him. I think anyone reasonable, living in reality and aware to at least a small degree of how things ACTUALLY work in modern football would feel the same.

Getting butt-hurt that he didn't hang around to pick up an inferior paycheck for a club without a snowballs chance in hell of winning any trophy of real note, is frankly, infantile.

Totally agree, out of loyalty for Spurs, I refused to sign for anyone... I'm still waiting for spurs.

 

[RJR1949]

And did Robbie Keane go to Liverpool for nothing? We were obviously willing to sell him - we could have kept him - we didn't.

He was offered more money and to play for a club he supported as a kid. But he should, according to you show loyalty. Why? It's his job - that's it. I've been with the same company for years - and I really appreciate the job I have - but if I was offered more money somewhere else (lets say, at a company I dreamed of working for as a teenager), do you think some sense of "loyalty" comes into it - particularly if there's monetary compensation for my employer is involved and they're WILLING to have me bought out of my contract with them.

Seriously, if you haven't figured this shit out yet, there's no hope for you. Ali's going to leave someday, maybe Kane too, in fact, there isn't going to be a single player in our squad today most likely still playing for this club in seven years time (go back and look at our squad in 2010 and see how many players are still playing competively, but not for us). We've given Ali and Kane the best years of their careers so far - you could argue we made them what they are. But we'd be wrong to assume that. Because they've played a much bigger part in how their careers are than the club have. They're the ones playing, training, scoring goals - just like Robbie Keane. He gave us as many good memories as fans as the club gave him opportunity to play at the highest level.

It's a two-way street. Robbie Keane owed nothing to the club that he hadn't already paid back by giving us his best years as a footballer.

Calling into question his loyalty to a club is nonsensical. He's acted the same way 99% of footballers would in the same situation. I'm just glad he played for us and I'll only look fondly on him. I think anyone reasonable, living in reality and aware to at least a small degree of how things ACTUALLY work in modern football would feel the same.

Getting butt-hurt that he didn't hang around to pick up an inferior paycheck for a club without a snowballs chance in hell of winning any trophy of real note, is frankly, infantile.

I have no issue with Robbie Keane leaving Spurs for another club. He's not a fan with an emotional loyalty to one club but a professional trying to earn a living.

But I do object to the way every new club was his dream.

LA Galaxy "I have always wanted to come and play in the MLS so its the perfect combination and a dream come true"

Celtic "I always wanted to play for Celtic"

Liverpool "...I always held on to the hope that I'd come back and this is a dream come true"

 

[Good Doctor M]

I have no issue with Robbie Keane leaving Spurs for another club. He's not a fan with an emotional loyalty to one club but a professional trying to earn a living.

But I do object to the way every new club was his dream.

LA Galaxy "I have always wanted to come and play in the MLS so its the perfect combination and a dream come true"

Celtic "I always wanted to play for Celtic"

Liverpool "...I always held on to the hope that I'd come bac and this is a dream come true"

Okay, so, I've already explained that in Ireland, it's perfectly normail - in fact I'd say it's straight up, abnormal if you, as a kid don't support Celtic. In Northern Ireland it's slightly different, majoritively Catholics will follow Celtic, Protestants Rangers - but that's neither here nor there - what is important is that Scottish football is huge in Ireland, precisely and predominantly because of Celtic.

Secondly, nearly everyone will have an English team that they support. The majority support Man Utd or Liverpool (both clubs have Irish connections going way back to their foundations) and during the TV days of the 60s, 70s and 80s were the most successful teams and as such, the most followed - Spurs would be a distant 3rd. Irish connection in Pat Jennings being a big reason.


It's really only been since the age of Sky and the Premier League that English football has taken clear precedence over Scottish in Ireland.

As an Irishman and I'm sure any Irish guys on here will back this up unanimously - IT IS PERFECTLY REASONABLE THAT ROBBIE KEANE HAD TWO BOYHOOD CLUBS - IN FACT, IT WOULD BE STRANGE IF HE DIDN'T.

And as to the LA Galaxy point, is it that unreasonable to assume that at some stage through his long career in England he didn't think, "You know what would be nice, when I'm getting on in years and the pace of the Premier League is getting a bit too much, a few years living in the states could be pretty cool."

Let's remember, he was in his early thirties when he made the move - elderly for a footballer, but still quite a young man in relative terms who I'm sure found the idea of a few years living in Hollywood to have been extremely appealing.

I think the attitude to some of our fans over Robbie Keane fucking stinks to be honest.

Teddy Sheringham doesn't get this much derision and he fucked off to Man Utd at the peak of his abilities before later joining West FUCKING HAM!

Robbie Keane was a proper soldier for Tottenham and was an intregal part of the squad that BMJ guided back to something approaching a decent club. He deserves alot more respect from fans and I think it's shitty that a thread like this was started in the first place.

 

[Dougal]

Okay, so, I've already explained that in Ireland, it's perfectly normail - in fact I'd say it's straight up, abnormal if you, as a kid don't support Celtic. In Northern Ireland it's slightly different, majoritively Catholics will follow Celtic, Protestants Rangers - but that's neither here nor there - what is important is that Scottish football is huge in Ireland, precisely and predominantly because of Celtic.

Secondly, nearly everyone will have an English team that they support. The majority support Man Utd or Liverpool (both clubs have Irish connections going way back to their foundations) and during the TV days of the 60s, 70s and 80s were the most successful teams and as such, the most followed - Spurs would be a distant 3rd. Irish connection in Pat Jennings being a big reason.


It's really only been since the age of Sky and the Premier League that English football has taken clear precedence over Scottish in Ireland.

As an Irishman and I'm sure any Irish guys on here will back this up unanimously - IT IS PERFECTLY REASONABLE THAT ROBBIE KEANE HAD TWO BOYHOOD CLUBS - IN FACT, IT WOULD BE STRANGE IF HE DIDN'T.

And as to the LA Galaxy point, is it that unreasonable to assume that at some stage through his long career in England he didn't think, "You know what would be nice, when I'm getting on in years and the pace of the Premier League is getting a bit too much, a few years living in the states could be pretty cool."

Let's remember, he was in his early thirties when he made the move - elderly for a footballer, but still quite a young man in relative terms who I'm sure found the idea of a few years living in Hollywood to have been extremely appealing.

I think the attitude to some of our fans over Robbie Keane fucking stinks to be honest.

Teddy Sheringham doesn't get this much derision and he fucked off to Man Utd at the peak of his abilities before later joining West FUCKING HAM!

Robbie Keane was a proper soldier for Tottenham and was an intregal part of the squad that BMJ guided back to something approaching a decent club. He deserves alot more respect from fans and I think it's shitty that a thread like this was started in the first place.

I'm a Celtic and Spurs fan but you're wasting your time. I explained all of this on here nearly 10 years ago but this joke is just too hilarious to die

 

[Gassin's finest]

And did Robbie Keane go to Liverpool for nothing? We were obviously willing to sell him - we could have kept him - we didn't.

He was offered more money and to play for a club he supported as a kid. But he should, according to you show loyalty. Why? It's his job - that's it. I've been with the same company for years - and I really appreciate the job I have - but if I was offered more money somewhere else (lets say, at a company I dreamed of working for as a teenager), do you think some sense of "loyalty" comes into it - particularly if there's monetary compensation for my employer is involved and they're WILLING to have me bought out of my contract with them.

Seriously, if you haven't figured this shit out yet, there's no hope for you. Ali's going to leave someday, maybe Kane too, in fact, there isn't going to be a single player in our squad today most likely still playing for this club in seven years time (go back and look at our squad in 2010 and see how many players are still playing competively, but not for us). We've given Ali and Kane the best years of their careers so far - you could argue we made them what they are. But we'd be wrong to assume that. Because they've played a much bigger part in how their careers are than the club have. They're the ones playing, training, scoring goals - just like Robbie Keane. He gave us as many good memories as fans as the club gave him opportunity to play at the highest level.

It's a two-way street. Robbie Keane owed nothing to the club that he hadn't already paid back by giving us his best years as a footballer.

Calling into question his loyalty to a club is nonsensical. He's acted the same way 99% of footballers would in the same situation. I'm just glad he played for us and I'll only look fondly on him. I think anyone reasonable, living in reality and aware to at least a small degree of how things ACTUALLY work in modern football would feel the same.

Getting butt-hurt that he didn't hang around to pick up an inferior paycheck for a club without a snowballs chance in hell of winning any trophy of real note, is frankly, infantile.

Agree with all except this bit. It's the fact that we'd won the league cup, had the best strike partnership in the league, and had been improving steadily for a good three seasons that irked everyone. It irked me because I fucking loved Robbie Keane.

 

[Good Doctor M]

Agree with all except this bit. It's the fact that we'd won the league cup, had the best strike partnership in the league, and had been improving steadily for a good three seasons that irked everyone. It irked me because I fucking loved Robbie Keane.

It irked me too. I loved Robbie, but I can at least understand why he went (as I'm sure you can to), process it, not take it as some sort of personal slight against the club.

As well as we were doing, we were still behind Liverpool by some distance - they were regulars in the Champions League and sniffing in and around the Top 3 year in, year out. I don't like to poin it out, but we STILL haven't won a trophy since the League Cup.

 

[kungfugrip]

I have no issue with Robbie Keane leaving Spurs for another club. He's not a fan with an emotional loyalty to one club but a professional trying to earn a living.

But I do object to the way every new club was his dream.

LA Galaxy "I have always wanted to come and play in the MLS so its the perfect combination and a dream come true"

Celtic "I always wanted to play for Celtic"

Liverpool "...I always held on to the hope that I'd come back and this is a dream come true"

Get with the PR machine..... Did you honestly expect him or any other player signing for a new club say they're coming for the money, or because their previous team was shit? It's just sound bites. A new signing probably gets asked the question 50 times or more from internal club interviews, magazines, websites, sponsors, tv interviews, radio reports bla bla bla. The answer means nothing. It's just media bs. Players are always going to say it was their ambition, their dream, or their hope to play for the club they've just signed for. If they didn't they'd be on a hiding to nothing from day one.

 

[riggi]

You lot need to chill. That goes for the "fuck Robbie and his comments" camp and the "fuck that Joke about Robbie and his comments" camp.

It's a mildly amusing joke. Robbie would probably find it funny. I hate the word but it's only a bit of banter..

 

[Dougal]

You lot need to chill. That goes for the "fuck Robbie and his comments" camp and the "fuck that Joke about Robbie and his comments" camp.

It's a mildly amusing joke. Robbie would probably find it funny. I hate the word but it's only a bit of banter..

And when Gareth Bale signs for Arsenal and says he was a Gooner and a Real Madrid fan as a kid. Ha, the bants! Seriously, as mildly amusing or as much as you may consider it banter, it was almost a decade ago. You're going to get it online but when you are having a conversation in a pub and people come out with it it's a bit embarrassing having to smile through it while thinking 'oh shut up you dick'.

 

[riggi]

And when Gareth Bale signs for Arsenal and says he was a Gooner and a Real Madrid fan as a kid. Ha, the bants! Seriously, as mildly amusing or as much as you may consider it banter, it was almost a decade ago. You're going to get it online but when you are having a conversation in a pub and people come out with it it's a bit embarrassing having to smile through it while thinking 'oh shut up you dick'.

Never liked bale. Gallas was my favourite from that time.