17 Feb 2018 13:58:22
Hi ed01 if your around mate. I'd love your opinion on Robbie Keane shirt time at Anfield. I was watching highlights on YouTube yesterday with my 4 year old (obsessed Liverpool fan) and wondered what went so wrong for him. Thanks in advance.

{Ed001's Note - he was a dick who let himself down.}

1.) 17 Feb 2018
17 Feb 2018 14:56:39
Was he that bad ed1? I know it was a move he'd wanted all his career but I'm not sure he was really wanted when he arrived. I remember sky making a big deal about him being a Liverpool supporter at the time and interviewing him in a cringeworthy made up kids bedroom. I'm not sure he was the type of player we needed though- I'm also fairly certain he never really got a run of games. Was it down to attitude or ability? I would be very interested to hear more though if you have a moment. After the match perhaps? Cheers.

{Ed001's Note - attitude, though imo he was nowhere near good enough anyway.}

2.) 17 Feb 2018
17 Feb 2018 15:07:09
In what way ed? I was young enough at the time and just remember him getting very little time as Rafa didn't want him.

{Ed001's Note - Rafa did want him, that is nonsense. He didn't get games because he did not deserve them and he couldn't be kicked out the door fast enough.}

3.) 17 Feb 2018
17 Feb 2018 15:08:26
Well done aoe. Up to my neck in wedding details so much I thought we were playing today. Nope. 24th. Now what am I going to do with my Saturday?

4.) 17 Feb 2018
17 Feb 2018 15:23:46
He should never of joined in the first place, useless signing.

5.) 17 Feb 2018
17 Feb 2018 15:37:13
Rafa wanted him and realised pretty quickly he'd made a mistake. I gather Robbie was rather fond of a pint at the time.

I also heard he's the meanest, most money obsessed git ever and after he went back to Spurs he arranged a lads' weekend out in Dublin for the squad. For £15k a man. Of which Robbie personally pocketed £5k. When 'arry Redknapp found out he basically told Keane he couldn't play for Spurs again, which is why he ended up on loan at Celtic and subsequently departed the club.

6.) 17 Feb 2018
17 Feb 2018 16:45:37
I don’t think pints where the problem.

7.) 17 Feb 2018
17 Feb 2018 20:44:28
Didn't we get rid of Peter Crouch"aldinho" to make space for Robbie Keane? I was absolutely gutted when we sold Crouch.

{Ed0333's Note - my recollection is vague but Robbie Keane was a marmite signing. Some people thought he was a stellar signing and would be the missing link to a title push and some thought he was not of Liverpool standard. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. As things planned out he was a massive waste of time, money and space.

8.) 18 Feb 2018
18 Feb 2018 00:14:17
I heard that it was something that he was having with his pint, and it wasnt a scouse pie .

9.) 18 Feb 2018
17 Feb 2018 23:14:48
Was in a store with my wife when he came in with his, what a total dick. I’m Irish so was kinda chuffed to see him walk in but his attitude to the staff and other people was unbelievable, what a complete tw*t, he wouldn’t give time to kids who were in with their parents.
Not only the worst ignorant footballer I’ve ever met but the worst human I’ve ever met, complete ****.
Sorry about language Ed but I’ve never met a worst person in my almost 50 years on the planet.

{Ed001's Note - he did not exactly manage to endear himself to anyone while at Liverpool either.}

10.) 18 Feb 2018
18 Feb 2018 01:54:00
I still wonder why Rafa bought him instead of Berbatov.

11.) 18 Feb 2018
18 Feb 2018 08:20:40
"He was a d**k who let himself down". Well, that that was quick.

12.) 18 Feb 2018
18 Feb 2018 09:51:58
Well Rafa wanted a wide player / second striker for Torres and decided to buy Keane. Robbie was a boyhood fan of Liverpool and had a very good stats at Spurs! We paid £20 mill back and recouped £13 mill after 6 months. Scored an excellent goal against Arsenal! We had practically no back up for Torres under Rafa.

13.) 18 Feb 2018
18 Feb 2018 09:52:32
At first I didn't think Keane would be good enough and then I succumbed to the hype and thought he would do the business. Was he post torres? Hard act to follow if so.

14.) 18 Feb 2018
18 Feb 2018 10:11:02
One of those signings I had a bad feeling about from day 1. We did well to get rid of him 🤝.