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Sham157 ![]() Moderator Group ![]() ![]() Joined: 17 Jul 2009 Location: Monaghan/Dublin Status: Offline Points: 32792 |
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The O'Shea ![]() Jack Charlton ![]() ![]() I know everything and I’m NEVER wrong Joined: 16 Aug 2013 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 8278 |
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Define "poor enough"; who are you benchmarking him against? I'd venture to say that Keane has more goals against 1st and 2nd seeds than any other Irish player in the history of our national team (and by a considerable distance too). Therefore, by definition, his record would be the very opposite of "poor enough".
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We're decent enough..
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Baldrick ![]() Robbie Keane ![]() ![]() Peyton-tly Pedantic Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 29837 |
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Dots you said he wasn't a clutch player. He did it when it mattered. His goals record is unbelievable. Is is the very definition of a clutch player for Ireland. During the Kerr era he wasn't as good as other times.
Bigging long up and knocking Keane is madness. Its amazing how someone's likeability off the pitch means they are not as criticised as much as legends whose off the field persona is not as likeable.
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AKA pedantic kunt
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Dots1982 ![]() Kevin Kilbane ![]() Joined: 09 Sep 2018 Status: Offline Points: 468 |
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I’m not really bigging long up, just comparing them. Long’s 2 goals in qualifying were huge in getting us to 2016. keane’s 2 goals in qualifying/playoffs were huge in getting us to 2002. Keane wasn’t a clutch player in qualifying groups games vs rivals enough but he did the business in playoffs and was clutch on those occasions. In the tightest group we were ever in vs Israel, France and the Swiss he scored one goal against those teams. Repeating myself ..He struggled in my opinion without a target man which wasn’t his fault.
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belt ![]() Davey Langan ![]() ![]() Fantasy Football Champion 17/18 Joined: 23 Jul 2015 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 773 |
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Surely there should be a 1-1 option to specifically cater for us? |
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pre Madonna ![]() Robbie Keane ![]() ![]() I am MALDING Joined: 30 Nov 2014 Location: Trumpton Status: Offline Points: 44659 |
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Surely this is ban number 447?
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Hotlips_Hoolahan ![]() Jack Charlton ![]() ![]() Joined: 04 Aug 2020 Status: Offline Points: 6600 |
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In terms of matches against direct competitors. Didn't score against Switzerland or Russia in the previous campaign (2004). Didn't score against Czech Republic, Germany or Slovakia in the following campaign (2008), scoring only in a dead rubber against Wales. These were barren years.
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Top modding
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irishmufc ![]() Robbie Keane ![]() ![]() I love Vulvas Joined: 09 Aug 2011 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 24040 |
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Spot on.
Keane scored against some of the best teams in the world when it mattered. I don't think any of us will ever see his goal record broken which is absolutely astonishing given the technical limitations of the Ireland teams Keane played in over the years. |
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Giros,glue sniffing,dogs on ropes
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irishmufc ![]() Robbie Keane ![]() ![]() I love Vulvas Joined: 09 Aug 2011 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 24040 |
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Is the team flying out this evening or tomorrow?
I assume there's a time restriction on how long they can be in Bulgaria is there?
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Giros,glue sniffing,dogs on ropes
But I see people with dreams and hopes |
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The O'Shea ![]() Jack Charlton ![]() ![]() I know everything and I’m NEVER wrong Joined: 16 Aug 2013 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 8278 |
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Tonight I believe.
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We're decent enough..
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horsebox ![]() Robbie Keane ![]() Born n bred in darndale. Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 32853 |
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No you didn't you said "His record in qualifying in group games vs 1st, 2nd and 3rd seeds wasn’t the best" You just appear to be making stuff, moving the goal posts to discredit Keane and his goals. In my response below - he scored 34 goals against the these teams - https://forum.ybig.ie/bulgaria-match-thread_topic57536_page28.html Yet, you move on again to Long and big up 2 of this goals in a 13 year period. Astonishing stuff ![]() |
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Fozz ![]() Liam Brady ![]() ![]() Joined: 08 Oct 2019 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 1912 |
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Saw an FAI tweet showing em hit the airport.
Onwards and upwards! |
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Absolutely I work with people with special needs and that word is unacceptable. |
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pre Madonna ![]() Robbie Keane ![]() ![]() I am MALDING Joined: 30 Nov 2014 Location: Trumpton Status: Offline Points: 44659 |
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The irony of it is always enjoyable though! I am going to try and call someone stupid and in doing so am going to make myself look like a right idiot.
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Hotlips_Hoolahan ![]() Jack Charlton ![]() ![]() Joined: 04 Aug 2020 Status: Offline Points: 6600 |
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Are you not doing the same thing you accuse him of doing re: Long? He has 5 competitive goals in 13 years. It's not great, but it's not as bad as you make it sound. He also spent a large part of the last 13 years playing second fiddle to Doyle and Walters respectively, who were both preferred to him. It's not all about goals, either. Long and Murphy didn't score in Euro 2016 but they put in phenomenal shifts together up front.
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