Been talking to a scouse colleague of mine and he couldn't believe it when I told him. Just flatly refused to believe Keane would leave us for Liverpool. He also wanted to know where the money would be coming from as they apparently don't have much to spend this summer.
It's the story of Liverpool's summer. No money so very actively and publically try to buy key players from better financed rivals at knock-down prices; first, Barry, now Keane.
Robbie could, like Barry has, make a fuss in the press, but I suspect that, like Villa, we will not be agreeing to optimistically low prices at a time when we are looking to bust them out of the Champions League, and they are looking vulnerable.
I don't mind Peter Crouch, but this, and the Barry saga, remind me of when I used to take over two teams on Championship Manager then make part-exchange Paolo Trammezani for £15 million and Zidane. A bit of wishful thinking in other words.