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27 Jun 2026
27 Jun 2026 00:13:23
I remember you telling me years ago what one of the main issues with Keane was Ed001.
Something about drinking too much Diet Coke? ?
26 Jun 2026
26 Jun 2026 21:45:01
Is he as big a knob as Dean Saunders, Ed? Someone else you don't think too much of, if memory serves me. Apologies if I've got that wrong.
{Ed001's Note - probably worse, Saunders at least tried, he was just crap.}
26 Jun 2026
26 Jun 2026 20:57:29
I wrote it when you had only mentioned he ripped teammates off Ed, before you mentioned the Christmas do. I don't remember any talk of him ripping off the team for the trip to Dublin. He probably would have been Spurs' highest-paid player at the time, can't imagine him ripping off the lads for the sake of a few quid
{Ed001's Note - he 100% did so. Why would it surprise you? He was happy to take bloodsoaked money in Isn'treal, he will do anything for money.}
26 Jun 2026
26 Jun 2026 20:38:50
He didn't fit the role he was brought in for, nor did he want to, that was a major issue, he didn't get on with Rafa either, and must have made a pass at Ed's missus. Keane along with a large number of other players, got ripped off in a classic Ponzi scheme by a former pro called McIndoe (a journeyman midfielder in the lower leagues), who promised 20% monthly returns; naturally, teammates were unintentionally roped in through word of mouth.
I'm guessing this is what Ed means by ripping people off. Keane had nothing to do with McIndoes scheme and actually lost money himself.
{Ed001's Note - no I did not mean that. You are miles off. No idea why you even brought that up, totally unrelated.}
26 Jun 2026
26 Jun 2026 20:29:54
I read in Brian Reade's book An Epic Swindle that Rafa was intent on Barry and Keane as he thought they'd compliment each other. When the Texan Cowboys Hicks and Gillette pulled the plug on Barry, Rafa spat his dummy out and would only play him intermittently. An Epic Swindle is a great read btw.
{Ed001's Note - it is not the truth. He couldn't put in print what did happen.}
26 Jun 2026
26 Jun 2026 20:28:31
This is actually what happened...
Rafa wanted to sign Gareth Barry from Aston Villa in the summer of 2008 as replacement for Alonso.
Rick Parry suggested Robbie Keane. Rafa was happy to sign him on the basis that Barry was also signed, as he was thinking of a system that both could play in.
Aston Villa refused to sell Barry so the deal fell through.
Rick Parry continued to progress the signing against Benitez's wishes.
Once Keane was signed, he was effectively a square peg in a round hole, and Rafa refused to alter his tactics/formation to fit Keane in. This resulted in Keane being benched most games (some say this was Rafa sticking two fingers up at Rick Parry).
Harry Redknapp then becomes Spurs Manager and Ole 'Arry loves a transfer bargain so we sold Keane back to Spurs 6 months later for a £8m loss.
{Ed001's Note - no it is not, Keane was benched as he was unable to keep his nose clean and the club were desperate to get rid.}
26 Jun 2026
26 Jun 2026 20:12:08
Thanks Ed001.
You really got to be a massive bell to be axed in less than 6 months!
Did he have much respect at Spurs or was he equally disliked there in the end?
{Ed001's Note - it was Spuds where he caused issues. When they were banned from having an Xmas party by Redknapp, Keane set them up on a booze cruise to Ireland. He made a fortune on it by ripping off his teammates and also got them absolutely messed up. The fans might like him, but he was a dick everywhere he went. Horrible man.}
26 Jun 2026
26 Jun 2026 20:12:08
Thanks Ed001.
You really got to be a massive bell to be axed in less than 6 months!
Did he have much respect at Spurs or was he equally disliked there in the end?
{Ed001's Note - it was Spuds where he caused issues. When they were banned from having an Xmas party by Redknapp, Keane set them up on a booze cruise to Ireland. He made a fortune on it by ripping off his teammates and also got them absolutely messed up. The fans might like him, but he was a dick everywhere he went. Horrible man.}
26 Jun 2026
26 Jun 2026 19:42:25
Starseeker hi - no I don't not as a player, hence whyi elaborated. Ed001 suggested his player pulling power as a manager, and his amazing achievement at neverkusen is clear he'll be classed as a legend for that fanbase/ club history etc. For me though to be classed as a legendary Manager your looking at multiple titles / cups success (which may well happen for Xabi in the future? ) So I was simply curious and appreciated Ed001s knowledge and outlook on why he alluded to 'the chance to work with a legend like Xabi does not come up everyday"! Is Slot a legend? Ranieri for sure will be classed as one as it's completely unprecedented circumstances and rightly so.
For me Xabi atm is in the same club as a Manager and let's hope he stays there for a while in his new job eh.and let's hope Iraola is a 'Legend" sometime soon ?✌
26 Jun 2026 19:40:44
Bit of a random one Ed001, but almost 20 years ago now we signed Robbie Keane and then immediately got rid of him 6 months later. Any idea on why we signed him in the first place, if Rafa even wanted him and why we got rid so soon instead of giving him more time?
{Ed001's Note - we signed him because Rafa wanted him and rated him. He turned out to be a complete bell and he got rid quickly. Man is a mercenary prick who should be embarrassed to turn up to legends events and pretend to have any right to be there, but he will do anything for a bit of extra money, even rip teammates off.}
26 Jun 2026 20:16:06
Sounds a right C***.
26 Jun 2026 20:12:08
Thanks Ed001.
You really got to be a massive bell to be axed in less than 6 months!
Did he have much respect at Spurs or was he equally disliked there in the end?
{Ed001's Note - it was Spuds where he caused issues. When they were banned from having an Xmas party by Redknapp, Keane set them up on a booze cruise to Ireland. He made a fortune on it by ripping off his teammates and also got them absolutely messed up. The fans might like him, but he was a dick everywhere he went. Horrible man.}
26 Jun 2026 20:28:31
This is actually what happened...
Rafa wanted to sign Gareth Barry from Aston Villa in the summer of 2008 as replacement for Alonso.
Rick Parry suggested Robbie Keane. Rafa was happy to sign him on the basis that Barry was also signed, as he was thinking of a system that both could play in.
Aston Villa refused to sell Barry so the deal fell through.
Rick Parry continued to progress the signing against Benitez's wishes.
Once Keane was signed, he was effectively a square peg in a round hole, and Rafa refused to alter his tactics/formation to fit Keane in. This resulted in Keane being benched most games (some say this was Rafa sticking two fingers up at Rick Parry).
Harry Redknapp then becomes Spurs Manager and Ole 'Arry loves a transfer bargain so we sold Keane back to Spurs 6 months later for a £8m loss.
{Ed001's Note - no it is not, Keane was benched as he was unable to keep his nose clean and the club were desperate to get rid.}
26 Jun 2026 20:29:54
I read in Brian Reade's book An Epic Swindle that Rafa was intent on Barry and Keane as he thought they'd compliment each other. When the Texan Cowboys Hicks and Gillette pulled the plug on Barry, Rafa spat his dummy out and would only play him intermittently. An Epic Swindle is a great read btw.
{Ed001's Note - it is not the truth. He couldn't put in print what did happen.}
26 Jun 2026 20:38:50
He didn't fit the role he was brought in for, nor did he want to, that was a major issue, he didn't get on with Rafa either, and must have made a pass at Ed's missus. Keane along with a large number of other players, got ripped off in a classic Ponzi scheme by a former pro called McIndoe (a journeyman midfielder in the lower leagues), who promised 20% monthly returns; naturally, teammates were unintentionally roped in through word of mouth.
I'm guessing this is what Ed means by ripping people off. Keane had nothing to do with McIndoes scheme and actually lost money himself.
{Ed001's Note - no I did not mean that. You are miles off. No idea why you even brought that up, totally unrelated.}
26 Jun 2026 20:42:10
I heard Ed's story about the Spurs party from an independent source. I was actually going to post it myself until I saw I'd been beaten to it.
It apparently happened after he went back there.
26 Jun 2026 20:48:43
It's a shame he was a dick and couldn't get more minutes. I remember we came 2nd that year and it was quite close. In many games he was left out or on the bench, and we were crying out for a goal scorer.
No doubt he was talented and if he played more we might have got turned a few draws into wins, who knows.
At the time I blamed Rafa for not using him. Guess I didn't know the full story.
26 Jun 2026 20:57:29
I wrote it when you had only mentioned he ripped teammates off Ed, before you mentioned the Christmas do. I don't remember any talk of him ripping off the team for the trip to Dublin. He probably would have been Spurs' highest-paid player at the time, can't imagine him ripping off the lads for the sake of a few quid
{Ed001's Note - he 100% did so. Why would it surprise you? He was happy to take bloodsoaked money in Isn'treal, he will do anything for money.}
26 Jun 2026 21:04:09
Keane spent most of his time in Casinos!
26 Jun 2026 21:31:59
People who grift tend not to grift because they're poor Chewy.
26 Jun 2026 21:35:54
Lots of Irishmen having their hearts shattered right now. Sounds like he was the Irish John Terry.
26 Jun 2026 21:48:56
He fleeced the FAI, he is a proper
Tuesday
Wednesday
And
Thursday person.
26 Jun 2026 22:36:56
He was also a massive investor in Colombia's main product. ?
26 Jun 2026 22:39:01
The FAI, who have a long-standing history of 'mismanaging' funds, had no money to buy Keane out. He was contracted for 4 years, but McCarthy was replaced by Kenny, who brought in Duff and Andrews instead. What was Keane to do, give up the wages he was contracted for? Sorry, but that doesn't happen. It was a s*** show, alright, but it was entirely the FAI's fault.
They didn't even have a buyout clause or termination wage structure in his contract. Not to mention, they needed a government bailout just to stay afloat. Add it to the long list of f*** ups made by the FAI, a complete joke of an association; the people who run it are fleecing it every day of the week.
26 Jun 2026 21:45:01
Is he as big a knob as Dean Saunders, Ed? Someone else you don't think too much of, if memory serves me. Apologies if I've got that wrong.
{Ed001's Note - probably worse, Saunders at least tried, he was just crap.}
26 Jun 2026 22:46:26
Another way to look at it Chewy, he took a dodgy deal from a dodgy person (Delaney) and then kept the money after the dodgy person had been outed.
26 Jun 2026 23:18:23
Something Red, he had a contract, end of. Are you gonna give up your wages if your boss isn't doing his job properly? No.
26 Jun 2026 23:54:37
Liked his coffee, did he, Barry? ??
27 Jun 2026 00:12:31
Coffee by the lines, Ron, old boy. ?
26 Jun 2026 23:32:13
Cheers for the reply Ed. Interesting that Reade a fairly respected sports journalists omitted such details, but I guess he wants to stay in the club.
27 Jun 2026 00:13:23
I remember you telling me years ago what one of the main issues with Keane was Ed001.
Something about drinking too much Diet Coke? ?
27 Jun 2026 09:03:30
Keano loved a lidda bidda rolacola.
27 Jun 2026 08:16:39
Do you mean he actually couldn't keep his nose clean rather than metaphorically Ed?
26 Jun 2026 19:40:44
Bit of a random one Ed001, but almost 20 years ago now we signed Robbie Keane and then immediately got rid of him 6 months later. Any idea on why we signed him in the first place, if Rafa even wanted him and why we got rid so soon instead of giving him more time?
{Ed001's Note - we signed him because Rafa wanted him and rated him. He turned out to be a complete bell and he got rid quickly. Man is a mercenary prick who should be embarrassed to turn up to legends events and pretend to have any right to be there, but he will do anything for a bit of extra money, even rip teammates off.}
26 Jun 2026 20:16:06
Sounds a right C***.
26 Jun 2026 20:12:08
Thanks Ed001.
You really got to be a massive bell to be axed in less than 6 months!
Did he have much respect at Spurs or was he equally disliked there in the end?
{Ed001's Note - it was Spuds where he caused issues. When they were banned from having an Xmas party by Redknapp, Keane set them up on a booze cruise to Ireland. He made a fortune on it by ripping off his teammates and also got them absolutely messed up. The fans might like him, but he was a dick everywhere he went. Horrible man.}
26 Jun 2026 20:28:31
This is actually what happened...
Rafa wanted to sign Gareth Barry from Aston Villa in the summer of 2008 as replacement for Alonso.
Rick Parry suggested Robbie Keane. Rafa was happy to sign him on the basis that Barry was also signed, as he was thinking of a system that both could play in.
Aston Villa refused to sell Barry so the deal fell through.
Rick Parry continued to progress the signing against Benitez's wishes.
Once Keane was signed, he was effectively a square peg in a round hole, and Rafa refused to alter his tactics/formation to fit Keane in. This resulted in Keane being benched most games (some say this was Rafa sticking two fingers up at Rick Parry).
Harry Redknapp then becomes Spurs Manager and Ole 'Arry loves a transfer bargain so we sold Keane back to Spurs 6 months later for a £8m loss.
{Ed001's Note - no it is not, Keane was benched as he was unable to keep his nose clean and the club were desperate to get rid.}
26 Jun 2026 20:29:54
I read in Brian Reade's book An Epic Swindle that Rafa was intent on Barry and Keane as he thought they'd compliment each other. When the Texan Cowboys Hicks and Gillette pulled the plug on Barry, Rafa spat his dummy out and would only play him intermittently. An Epic Swindle is a great read btw.
{Ed001's Note - it is not the truth. He couldn't put in print what did happen.}
26 Jun 2026 20:38:50
He didn't fit the role he was brought in for, nor did he want to, that was a major issue, he didn't get on with Rafa either, and must have made a pass at Ed's missus. Keane along with a large number of other players, got ripped off in a classic Ponzi scheme by a former pro called McIndoe (a journeyman midfielder in the lower leagues), who promised 20% monthly returns; naturally, teammates were unintentionally roped in through word of mouth.
I'm guessing this is what Ed means by ripping people off. Keane had nothing to do with McIndoes scheme and actually lost money himself.
{Ed001's Note - no I did not mean that. You are miles off. No idea why you even brought that up, totally unrelated.}
26 Jun 2026 20:42:10
I heard Ed's story about the Spurs party from an independent source. I was actually going to post it myself until I saw I'd been beaten to it.
It apparently happened after he went back there.
26 Jun 2026 20:48:43
It's a shame he was a dick and couldn't get more minutes. I remember we came 2nd that year and it was quite close. In many games he was left out or on the bench, and we were crying out for a goal scorer.
No doubt he was talented and if he played more we might have got turned a few draws into wins, who knows.
At the time I blamed Rafa for not using him. Guess I didn't know the full story.
26 Jun 2026 20:57:29
I wrote it when you had only mentioned he ripped teammates off Ed, before you mentioned the Christmas do. I don't remember any talk of him ripping off the team for the trip to Dublin. He probably would have been Spurs' highest-paid player at the time, can't imagine him ripping off the lads for the sake of a few quid
{Ed001's Note - he 100% did so. Why would it surprise you? He was happy to take bloodsoaked money in Isn'treal, he will do anything for money.}
26 Jun 2026 21:04:09
Keane spent most of his time in Casinos!
26 Jun 2026 21:31:59
People who grift tend not to grift because they're poor Chewy.
26 Jun 2026 21:35:54
Lots of Irishmen having their hearts shattered right now. Sounds like he was the Irish John Terry.
26 Jun 2026 21:48:56
He fleeced the FAI, he is a proper
Tuesday
Wednesday
And
Thursday person.
26 Jun 2026 22:36:56
He was also a massive investor in Colombia's main product. ?
26 Jun 2026 22:39:01
The FAI, who have a long-standing history of 'mismanaging' funds, had no money to buy Keane out. He was contracted for 4 years, but McCarthy was replaced by Kenny, who brought in Duff and Andrews instead. What was Keane to do, give up the wages he was contracted for? Sorry, but that doesn't happen. It was a s*** show, alright, but it was entirely the FAI's fault.
They didn't even have a buyout clause or termination wage structure in his contract. Not to mention, they needed a government bailout just to stay afloat. Add it to the long list of f*** ups made by the FAI, a complete joke of an association; the people who run it are fleecing it every day of the week.
26 Jun 2026 21:45:01
Is he as big a knob as Dean Saunders, Ed? Someone else you don't think too much of, if memory serves me. Apologies if I've got that wrong.
{Ed001's Note - probably worse, Saunders at least tried, he was just crap.}
26 Jun 2026 22:46:26
Another way to look at it Chewy, he took a dodgy deal from a dodgy person (Delaney) and then kept the money after the dodgy person had been outed.
26 Jun 2026 23:18:23
Something Red, he had a contract, end of. Are you gonna give up your wages if your boss isn't doing his job properly? No.
26 Jun 2026 23:54:37
Liked his coffee, did he, Barry? ??
27 Jun 2026 00:12:31
Coffee by the lines, Ron, old boy. ?
26 Jun 2026 23:32:13
Cheers for the reply Ed. Interesting that Reade a fairly respected sports journalists omitted such details, but I guess he wants to stay in the club.
27 Jun 2026 00:13:23
I remember you telling me years ago what one of the main issues with Keane was Ed001.
Something about drinking too much Diet Coke? ?
27 Jun 2026 09:03:30
Keano loved a lidda bidda rolacola.
27 Jun 2026 08:16:39
Do you mean he actually couldn't keep his nose clean rather than metaphorically Ed?
26 Jun 2026
26 Jun 2026 12:31:10
Ed001, I read the other day that FIFA were considering making it mandatory for release/buyout clauses to be included. But not sure when, have you heard anything?
{Ed001's Note - no mate, it would need to be voted on first by IFAB I believe.}
26 Jun 2026
26 Jun 2026 12:31:10
Ed001, I read the other day that FIFA were considering making it mandatory for release/buyout clauses to be included. But not sure when, have you heard anything?
{Ed001's Note - no mate, it would need to be voted on first by IFAB I believe.}
26 Jun 2026
26 Jun 2026 11:25:50
Ed001 why do Spanish and Portuguese clubs have to have release clause? Is this a legal thing?
{Ed001's Note - yes.}
26 Jun 2026
26 Jun 2026 11:40:52
Ed01, why do they have to do it. It is due to some kind of government legislation?
{Ed001's Note - yes, they are legally obligated to put them in.}
26 Jun 2026
26 Jun 2026 11:25:50
Ed001 why do Spanish and Portuguese clubs have to have release clause? Is this a legal thing?
{Ed001's Note - yes.}
26 Jun 2026 10:21:04
Ed001, do PL clubs add release clauses to the contracts of any of their signings, its not something I've seen or read about? It seems some European clubs do it though.
{Ed001's Note - Spanish and Portugese clubs have to do it, no one else really does unless the player insists on it.}
26 Jun 2026 10:50:25
Plus, they are useless as clubs can just put a crazy figure in like 500 million.
26 Jun 2026 10:52:42
Cheers, mate.
26 Jun 2026 11:54:58
Indeed. Players like Pedro, Gavi, and Yamal have release clauses close to 1b. It's a legal formality more than anything.
26 Jun 2026 11:25:50
Ed001 why do Spanish and Portuguese clubs have to have release clause? Is this a legal thing?
{Ed001's Note - yes.}
26 Jun 2026 11:40:52
Ed01, why do they have to do it. It is due to some kind of government legislation?
{Ed001's Note - yes, they are legally obligated to put them in.}
26 Jun 2026 12:31:10
Ed001, I read the other day that FIFA were considering making it mandatory for release/buyout clauses to be included. But not sure when, have you heard anything?
{Ed001's Note - no mate, it would need to be voted on first by IFAB I believe.}
26 Jun 2026 13:49:56
Would FIFA even be allowed to do this?
26 Jun 2026 10:21:04
Ed001, do PL clubs add release clauses to the contracts of any of their signings, its not something I've seen or read about? It seems some European clubs do it though.
{Ed001's Note - Spanish and Portugese clubs have to do it, no one else really does unless the player insists on it.}
26 Jun 2026 10:50:25
Plus, they are useless as clubs can just put a crazy figure in like 500 million.
26 Jun 2026 10:52:42
Cheers, mate.
26 Jun 2026 11:54:58
Indeed. Players like Pedro, Gavi, and Yamal have release clauses close to 1b. It's a legal formality more than anything.
26 Jun 2026 11:25:50
Ed001 why do Spanish and Portuguese clubs have to have release clause? Is this a legal thing?
{Ed001's Note - yes.}
26 Jun 2026 11:40:52
Ed01, why do they have to do it. It is due to some kind of government legislation?
{Ed001's Note - yes, they are legally obligated to put them in.}
26 Jun 2026 12:31:10
Ed001, I read the other day that FIFA were considering making it mandatory for release/buyout clauses to be included. But not sure when, have you heard anything?
{Ed001's Note - no mate, it would need to be voted on first by IFAB I believe.}
26 Jun 2026 13:49:56
Would FIFA even be allowed to do this?
26 Jun 2026 09:26:11
Hi Ed001 and fellow posters
Has anyone watched Nico Paz play? I have heard him talked about as an amazing prospect. Looks like he could be on the market for a "reasonable" fee. I know he mostly plays where Wirtz and Dom play, but I think he can cover the right side too?
If anyone has seen him I'm interested in hearing your opinion.
26 Jun 2026 10:18:02
Sounds like RM have activated a buy back for Paz.
26 Jun 2026 10:50:56
They have, but only to sell. They can buy back for 10 million euros and will sell for 60 million euros.
26 Jun 2026 11:19:04
From all accounts the best player in Italy at the moment by a country mile.
26 Jun 2026 11:40:27
The fee won't be reasonable; judging by today's market, they'll probably ask for EUR100m.
25 Jun 2026
25 Jun 2026 21:06:03
Ed001 - without doubt an exceptional player and a great achievement with neverkusen as you say, but tbf do you see him being a success at Chelsea? Was he yr personal preference for Lpool? ✌
{Ed001's Note - he has a tough job on his hands, but then he had a much tougher one at Neverkusen and succeeded, so hard to say. There is a huge squad to work with and mould to his systems. Added to that, Pep has gone, leaving Arteta top of the tree, so a much lower bar to aim at than before. He has a good chance, especially as he has been given a lot of control, removing some of the main issues that former coaches there faced.
My personal preference from the start was Iraola, him or Hoeness, I kept changing my mind which I wanted more. I am happy with Iraola.}
25 Jun 2026
25 Jun 2026 21:06:03
Ed001 - without doubt an exceptional player and a great achievement with neverkusen as you say, but tbf do you see him being a success at Chelsea? Was he yr personal preference for Lpool? ✌
{Ed001's Note - he has a tough job on his hands, but then he had a much tougher one at Neverkusen and succeeded, so hard to say. There is a huge squad to work with and mould to his systems. Added to that, Pep has gone, leaving Arteta top of the tree, so a much lower bar to aim at than before. He has a good chance, especially as he has been given a lot of control, removing some of the main issues that former coaches there faced.
My personal preference from the start was Iraola, him or Hoeness, I kept changing my mind which I wanted more. I am happy with Iraola.}