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[Tauren]

Just thought i would vent some anger here too - Man United legend Keane has lef tthe club (as of friday) sad day for manchester united! :'(

[AfroJoe]

Yup, I think he'll join Celtic, although I'm not sure if they'll be able to cope with his wage demands.

[Tauren]

Yup, I think he'll join Celtic, although I'm not sure if they'll be able to cope with his wage demands.
i see him taking a wage drop - no where is going to pay him £120,000 a week at this stage of his career.

He'd sign on at celtic for a lot less i feel - he has always wanted to play for celtic, and lets face it, he is not short of cash.

One stumbling block is whether Strachan wants him there. He had a terrible start to the season up there and has just got celtic back on track and playing good football. If Keane joins, it could undermine or weaken GS's position. Any loss could be greeted by calls for Keane to be installed as boss. the pressure on GS would become even greater.

[AfroJoe]

Yeah, I've never got the wage thing with footballers like Keane. Something like 10 grand a week should easily be enough for him, yet he wants 90-odd, and will probably end up getting at least 30 or 40 wherever he goes. Rio Ferdinand is another one; he was already on a 100,000 a week deal, but he wanted more. Greedy bandit.

Strachan might not want him because it would disrupt a team that is playing well right now. It would probably result in dropping Neil Lennon, who has been a key part of the team for years now, and would not be dropped without a fight. Petrov, Nakamura and McGeady are the other ones who could be dropped, and the most realistic out of that lot would be McGeady, with Nakamura possibly moving out to the right to take up his position, with Petrov moving out right and Keane into the centre. They couldn't drop Petrov, because he's the only world class player at the club, and Nakamura being dropped would result in outrage in Japan, where Celtic make a lot of money due to merchandise sales and the Japanese fans buying Celtic games in due to Nakamura.

So, yeah, it'd have to be McGeady being dropped, but they might also want to avoid that seeing as he's on excellent form right now.

[Tauren]

i can't help but wonder when McGeady is going to get his full Irish call up - considering the other 'great' midfielders we have.

[Ryan]

True legend :(:(:(:(

[DaGaz101]

He WAS good, not a legend,was as in five years ago. I'm not a Man U fan but even if I was I wouldn't consider him a great loss. He's no longer up to premiership standards and cause a lot of problems backstage i.e in the derssing-room. :| :brow :|

[Tauren]

I think a lot of United fans thought he would go, and a lot that i spoke to felt he should have gone in the summer, and we should have brought someone new in. As things stood prior to him being kicked out of the club, some people felt his presence was the reason no one could replace him. how can you replace a player if you never play? However, although i agree it may have been time for Keane to step aside, the way in which it happened is what causes the problems. Keane should have been given a legends send off, he should have been able to say good bye to the fans from the pitch, not booted out and gagged.

[WACCOE]

Sounded funny hearing the fans chanting his name after the game last night.

Where next? B'ham, Celtic?

[AfroJoe]

Birmingham... hmm, you don't want to go there right now.

Steadily slipping closer and closer towards the drop zone. Doing it kind of silently, though, so no-one will notice. :D

[JJBDude]

I think he'll be going to Celtic, I read in the paper a few days ago that a move to Celtic on £20,000 was on the table.

[AfroJoe]

Wow, that's low budget for Keano.

Was expecting him to demand at least £30,000.

[backin-strachan]

Well hes here now and he has been solid as a rock once he got going not too hard up here but he seemed the same player as he always had and just does the easy things well.

Champs League next season with Keane is a fantastic boost because I think he could do a Makalele role easy.

Just thought Id post up:D

[WACCOE]

Nah, he's not what he used to be (from what i've seen). Will see more from him next season in the Champs League though, if he stays fit. (Y)

[backin-strachan]

I think iit has just been a niggling injury which a minority of players unfortunately have.

But I had seen him playing on MOTD or was it ITV Premiership every Saturday and the guy is pretty much the same.GREAT:D

I know a lot of you "diss;)" the SPL but I will tell you its a hell of a lot faster and physical game than the priemership.

[Mez]

He's past it, I hope he stays on another season at Celtic.

[AfroJoe]

I have to say, I've really not noticed him all that much for Celtic. Maybe he's playing in a more conservative role or something, but he's definitely not as good as he was when playing for Man United.

Will be good to see him in the Champions League, though. See if he's still got it.

[PublicEnemy#1]

He might just need to get settled then he might come back to the way he was a man u

[backin-strachan]

Well he took awhile to get a few good games but he hadnt played since September so it would take a while to get some Match sharpness.

[AK.]

the testimonial match was won by man utd by the way 1-0 scored by c.ronaldo

[backin-strachan]

Good game considering it was a testimonial. Great crowd for a great player.
I seen some young Celtic players that are fantastic prospects for the future:)

[Kubrick]

He WAS good, not a legend,was as in five years ago. I'm not a Man U fan but even if I was I wouldn't consider him a great loss. He's no longer up to premiership standards and cause a lot of problems backstage i.e in the derssing-room. :| :brow :|
Roy Keane wasn't a legend? I hope in the six months you aged, you matured.

Roy Keane was one of the best players in the world of his generation. Gerrard (or any player similar to Keane) compared to Keane is but a pebble compared to a boulder. I may write something up to educate a few people around here of the quality of Keane's brand of football.

[backin-strachan]

Keanes performance in the Man Utd Juve game in 1999 in Turin IS the best performance from a midfield player ever.

[Blaze Lord]

I may write something up to educate a few people around here the quality of Keane's brand of football.

And let me say, we all wait with hearts aflutter and atwitter, with eyes as wide as saucers, ravenously hungry- nay, starved! Starved and dying for a heaping, steaming pile of Education From Neo. Our minds are but lumps of clay, waiting to be molded under the weighty wisdom of someone such as yourself.. Someone truly a god amongst men.

[Kubrick]

Too many commas, Blaze.

Yeah I missed you, too. Who else could keep your ego in check, other than me? ;)

[Blaze Lord]

I'm still waiting for your dissertation on the limits of dry and droll humor. I would love a follow up outlining the hard and fast rules of things like 'the juxtaposition trick'.

[Kubrick]

Bitter-imbued post noted.

Perhaps another time I'll lecture: when a kid tries to walk in the shoes of a man.

You seem uncomfortable outside of your gaming-milieu, as you were last week on the subject of the English language.

[Blaze Lord]

Irony-endowed post noted. I was far from uncomfortable. On that matter, you were simply wrong. Tell me, are your social graces a mild form of Asperger's, or is this a premeditated plan to be greatest-troll-ever?

[Kubrick]

Social graces?

Blaze, my boy, the internet is not a substitute for human-interaction; it's a forum/newsgroup/board that enables users to post opinions on bandwidth, not a trip to the pub. Your front-door is not a barrier; it's a window to the world of human-interaction, not Windows Media Center/XP [note: joke].

[WACCOE]

LMFAO! Go Blaze. About time someone put up a challenge.

Lol!

[Blaze Lord]

Well, I'm glad you told me that was a joke. Since I misplaced 'NeoKubrick's Articles on Humor', I'd be completely lost without rules for validating meaning.

Can I also ask how many siblings you have? So many of your posts, particularly the condescending ones, have undertones of age and seniority. Almost all of your neatly-phrased borderline insults revolve around man/boy. I wonder how far down on the totem pole you were while growing up.

[Kubrick]

Well, I'm glad you told me that was a joke. Since I misplaced 'NeoKubrick's Articles on Humor', I'd be completely lost without rules for validating meaning.

Can I also ask how many siblings you have? So many of your posts, particularly the condescending ones, have undertones of age and seniority. Almost all of your neatly-phrased borderline insults revolve around man/boy. I wonder how far down on the totem pole you were while growing up.
Blaze, you've forgotten my lesson on the distinction between the human-interaction of the World and the human-interaction-via-computer of the Internet, which is puzzling considering the said lesson is in the post you responded to.

Age is of no consequence; acumen and acuity is of consequence. I have to admire your élan; your vigorous devotion to gain acceptance. You know, you're a bright lad, Blaze [note: joke], but you should obviate the bitter-imbued and jealous-endowed tone of your posts.

[Blaze Lord]

Wait.. Are you interpreting Thorn's post here as a result of my "vigorous devotion" to gaining "acceptance"? As though I've been kissing ass and slurping **** long enough to finally have someone on 'my side'? And this is an example of your acumen?

Uh, wow. I'd say there's only one person more arrogant and abrasive here than Blaze Lord, and that's you. (Kudos, by the by. Even if you haven't quite yet learned how to temper that, if for no other reason than self-interest. And yes, yes. I know. This is merely your persona for 'interaction-via-computer'.) And none of that has ever been with the intent of gaining "acceptance" or validation.

Or am I completely misreading you, and you consider all of this is an act to gain your respect and "acceptance"?

[Killer 57]

This reminds of Beatrice and Benne**** in that play by Shakespear.

[Kubrick]

Wait.. Are you interpreting Thorn's post here as a result of my "vigorous devotion" to gaining "acceptance"? As though I've been kissing ass and slurping **** long enough to finally have someone on 'my side'? And this is an example of your acumen?

Uh, wow. I'd say there's only one person more arrogant and abrasive here than Blaze Lord, and that's you. (Kudos, by the by. Even if you haven't quite yet learned how to temper that, if for no other reason than self-interest. And yes, yes. I know. This is merely your persona for 'interaction-via-computer'.) And none of that has ever been with the intent of gaining "acceptance" or validation.

Or am I completely misreading you, and you consider all of this is an act to gain your respect and "acceptance"?
Remember the lecture of deriving meaning from language? No?

Well, I'm not surprised, because trying to interpret your gibberish is best left to lunatics, who speak the same language. If you want your questions answered, type a coherent post (question). ;)

[backin-strachan]

HAHA:D

This great. I wish I could talk like that or could I? OR CAN I?:s

:D

[Blaze Lord]

Neo, if you're going to bow out, at least do it gracefully.

[Kubrick]

Wait.. Are you interpreting Thorn's post here as a result of my "vigorous devotion" to gaining "acceptance"? As though I've been kissing ass and slurping **** long enough to finally have someone on 'my side'? And this is an example of your acumen?

Uh, wow. I'd say there's only one person more arrogant and abrasive here than Blaze Lord, and that's you. (Kudos, by the by. Even if you haven't quite yet learned how to temper that, if for no other reason than self-interest. And yes, yes. I know. This is merely your persona for 'interaction-via-computer'.) And none of that has ever been with the intent of gaining "acceptance" or validation.

Or am I completely misreading you, and you consider all of this is an act to gain your respect and "acceptance"?

No one can respond to that kind of ostentatious, hackneyed and incoherent writing. And I quite clearly stated: "If you want your questions answered, type a coherent post (question)". How can you derive 'bowing out' from that sentence? Or have you knowingly misinterpreted a simple sentence to divert my response from your turgid writing?

Keep talking, kid, 'cause you ain't saying nothing.

[Mez]

I don't know how this thread turned into a 'NeoKubrick self love thread', but I find it amusing. You recommend BL to venture past his front door, yet being better than everyone else on here seems to be your goal? Surly that's hypocricy, as if you were really a real world guru, you wouldn't have even entertained the Internet Nerd with a reply? No?

Up off your high horse NeoKubrick.

[Mez]

Good game considering it was a testimonial. Great crowd for a great player.
I seen some young Celtic players that are fantastic prospects for the future:)

Very good, you obviously missed this then...

http://64.34.164.206/ri_forum/showthread.php?t=135323

You lot singing IRA songs to a manchester crowd. So by saying it was a good crowd, you justify the singing of songs about an organisation that blew up a shopping centre in Manchester? Surly not?!

[WACCOE]

Can I also ask how many siblings you have?
Inbred - possibly?

[Kubrick]

I don't know how this thread turned into a 'NeoKubrick self love thread', but I find it amusing. You recommend BL to venture past his front door, yet being better than everyone else on here seems to be your goal? Surly that's hypocricy, as if you were really a real world guru, you wouldn't have even entertained the Internet Nerd with a reply? No?

Up off your high horse NeoKubrick.
I wrote a piece somewhere around here about interpreting language and deriving meaning from language. I suggest you search for it; otherwise you could go on attributing words to posts that are not explicitly written in said posts. But you won't do that anymore, because that's the hallmark of idiots, and you're not an idiot are you, Mez?

[Blaze Lord]

This is, by my count, the fourth time your only reply to something has been 'Look at my previous post about meaning, kid.' Even if you're a little reluctant to say it's ineffective, I hope you can agree it's approaching annoying.

[Kubrick]

Blaze, I'm not going to entertain replies that are based upon what they thought I wrote; it's written explicitly in my posts. If some members have trouble deriving the correct meaning from text, then I'm afraid I will have to keep repeating myself until such a time that members reply to the correct meaning of text. Simple isn't it, Blaze?

[backin-strachan]

Very good, you obviously missed this then...

http://64.34.164.206/ri_forum/showthread.php?t=135323

You lot singing IRA songs to a manchester crowd. So by saying it was a good crowd, you justify the singing of songs about an organisation that blew up a shopping centre in Manchester? Surly not?!
Are you calling me a bigot because if so this could turn really nasty?

Who is you lot?
Are you trying to assciated me with these scumbags that blew up the shopping centre?
You are implying that I do not condemn these people!!!

Your the scumbag

[WACCOE]

Everyone, calm down. :)

[Blaze Lord]

You could try rewording instead of repeating. Of course, that would only be useful if getting your point across is your goal. As opposed to, say, being a douche.

[Mez]

Are you calling me a bigot because if so this could turn really nasty?

Who is you lot?
Are you trying to assciated me with these scumbags that blew up the shopping centre?
You are implying that I do not condemn these people!!!

Your the scumbag

You said the crowd was great. The Celtic fans continually sang IRA songs. So you're saying that singing IRA songs is great. You lot, being Celtic fans.

If you didn't condemn them, then you would have said that the crowd was sh!te.

NeoKubrick, that wasn't one of your best replies. You got burned (Y)

[cazbhoy]

How about it was a Great turn out and the crowd was great apart from a few idiots. Happy now?

[Mez]

Nah, because it was clearly audible on the tv, so that's not a just few idiots.

That's where this whole sectarianism thing is great. I realise Rangers have a problem but it would appear a lot of Celtic fans are in complete denial.

[backin-strachan]

The crowd!!!
It was a great crowd, 25,000 going down to watch one of the best midfielders the game has seeen play his testimonial. Just because I say its a great crowd doesnt necessarily mean what they sang was great or what they were doing was great. The number of people that made their way to Manchester to see a testimonial was "great".

[Mez]

Ahh, that's better!! :)

[backin-strachan]

See we can all be ...:s FRIENDS:D

[WACCOE]

They sang IRA songs at Roy Keane's testomonial? :|

[backin-strachan]

I doubt they sang it during the game. I couldnt hear anything audible from the tv. I honestly hope the rumours arent true but our Cheif Exec has condemed these people and I do the same.

[WACCOE]

If they did then they're pathetic. And should be shot.