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Robbie Keane orf to LA!

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Stulikesdrums

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Robbie Keane had posters of the Galaxy on his wall as a kid. He loved all the planets.

Seriously though, worth $9 million to Bob.
 
I know there are plenty on here who don't like him *cough cough Rosco* but I wish him well. He got a very rough deal from Rafa and it didn't get better when he returned to WHL, seemed to have lost all confidence. Great way to end his career, _sun, sea, girls and lots of cash to throw at them !
 
in hindsight , considering he never really regained top form since he left us , i'd say spurs came out alot worse in the whole keane mess . They paid a good £13m or so to buy him back and didn't get much in return .
 
I'm still amazed that nobody considered that a 29 year old Irish piss head might age badly and really quickly.

Rafa's best ever deal was selling him when he did. Thank god for Harry Redknapp - a man who spent nearly 50m on strikers who couldn't hit double figures between them in the league last year.
 
I doubt many of us on here share your specialised knowledge of the drinking habits of Irish footballers. 😉 What disappoints me is that the club didn't find out before signing him up.
 
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Robbie Keane had posters of the Galaxy on his wall as a kid. He loved all the planets.


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"I have always wanted to come and play in MLS so it's the perfect combination for me and a dream come true," he said.


He must have had one gigantic wall to fit all those posters on
 
Actually does anyone know the rules for MLS teams ...how many marquee players are they allowed ? And the what are the other player's wages capped at ?

I gather they have something similar in Australia ...does it really help develop the league or would they not be better allowing teams attract whoever they want ?
 
They can have three. Not sure about the salary. Keane is replacing Juan Pablo Angel
 
i didn't know what the fuck was going on when we were on the verge of spending 40 mill on barry and keane. it feels identical to this summer.
 
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i didn't know what the fuck was going on when we were on the verge of spending 40 mill on barry and keane. it feels identical to this summer.
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Right now Henderson and Carroll are the only real question marks ..Adam, downing, Rico, Suarez are looking good. So that's a 67% success rate for Kenny? Maybe more... I hate to say it, but that looks better than Rafa's...
 
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I'm still amazed that nobody considered that a 29 year old Irish piss head might age badly and really quickly.

Rafa's best ever deal was selling him when he did. Thank god for Harry Redknapp - a man who spent nearly 50m on strikers who couldn't hit double figures between them in the league last year.
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Honestly Ros?
I mean, I understand the Irish part, but what has being a "piss head" got to do with anything?
 
Originally teams could only have one designated player and Landon Donovan was only grandfathered into the rule along with the two other players in the league whose salaries already exceeded 400,000. As of last year, the players are no longer grandfathered in and all teams recieve two DP spots but are able to pay some sort of tax that goes to the teams without a third DP for the third spot.

The Designated Player rule was created for Beckham, the grandfather rule was created so Donovan could stay, and the buyable third designated player spot was created so that teams like the Red Bulls and Galaxy couldn't trade DP spots with other teams and amass all of the marquee players
 
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[quote author=Skullflower link=topic=46428.msg1380903#msg1380903 date=1313501324]
i didn't know what the fuck was going on when we were on the verge of spending 40 mill on barry and keane. it feels identical to this summer.
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Right now Henderson and Carroll are the only real question marks ..Adam, downing, Rico, Suarez are looking good. So that's a 67% success rate for Kenny? Maybe more... I hate to say it, but that looks better than Rafa's...
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Damn straight, Adam is a top, top player and make no mistake, Downing is going to be great for us and I think Carroll is about to burst into life any moment, plus we already know Suarez is sheer quality!
 
Robbie Keane scored in the 21st minute of his dynamic MLS debut, leading the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 2-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.

The Irish national team striker showed off his trademark cartwheel-somersault goal celebration to fans on a new continent after he converted a pass from David Beckham. Keane was active and aggressive in his debut while playing into the 72nd minute.

Los Angeles acquired Keane on Monday from Tottenham Hotspur, putting the 10th-leading goal-scorer in Premier League history alongside Beckham and captain Landon Donovan. Keane appeared to fit in immediately, generating several good scoring chances in addition to his goal.
 
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