Robbie Keane: Rising like Lazurus

[Jim_Murphy_74]

What do we think?

[Billys Boots]

It's probably a combination of the most cynical ones. 

[the colonel]

Or maybe there is nothing cynical about it at all. Why does there always have to be a conspiracy?

[Zapatista]

Keane couldn't kick points like Colin Corkery.

[Denn Forever]

Who wouldn't want to play Brasil if only to get a real Brasil shirt?

[ziggysego]

Or maybe there is nothing cynical about it at all. Why does there always have to be a conspiracy?

[whiskeysteve]

What do we think?

SOCCER....    SOCCER....     SOCCER....


SOCCER....    SOCCER....     SOCCER....

[Galwaybhoy]

Or maybe there is nothing cynical about it at all. Why does there always have to be a conspiracy?

This is Ireland.  It's what we do.  We're cynical.  We begrudge people.  There always has to be a negative or selfish reason for everyone that does something positive.

[ziggysego]

Or maybe there is nothing cynical about it at all. Why does there always have to be a conspiracy?

This is Ireland.  It's what we do.  We're cynical.  We begrudge people.  There always has to be a negative or selfish reason for everyone that does something positive.

I think it's more of an English thing, which is creeping into Irish life.

[trileacman]

Or maybe there is nothing cynical about it at all. Why does there always have to be a conspiracy?

This is Ireland.  It's what we do.  We're cynical.  We begrudge people.  There always has to be a negative or selfish reason for everyone that does something positive.

I think it's more of an English thing, which is creeping into Irish life.

Yeah it is. Much more prevalent in the North too (in my opinion).

[J OGorman]

What do we think?

a: you're completely bored
b: you're completely bored
c: you're a typical irish begrudger
d: you're a west brit with their media mentality...raise a man up and then shoot the sh1t out of him (taking great delght of course)

robbie keane doesnt owe you or I or his country ought, but he will bust a gut to play every match for his country

oh sweet lord

[Jim_Murphy_74]

a: you're completely bored
b: you're completely bored

At time of writing both a and b were true.

c: you're a typical irish begrudger
d: you're a west brit with their media mentality...raise a man up and then shoot the sh1t out of him (taking great delght of course)

Neither I think.  I don't bedgrudge him.  The first option in the poll was the non-cynical option.   I didn't raise him up either.

robbie keane doesnt owe you or I or his country ought, but he will bust a gut to play every match for his country

Tend to agree.  As a player he is standout in the current crop and will finish as one of the Irish greats.  That said the voters are leaning, ever so slightly, towards the more cynical view.

oh sweet lord

Indeed.


/Jim.

[pintsofguinness]

Or maybe there is nothing cynical about it at all. Why does there always have to be a conspiracy?

This is Ireland.  It's what we do.  We're cynical.  We begrudge people.  There always has to be a negative or selfish reason for everyone that does something positive.

I think it's more of an English thing, which is creeping into Irish life.

It's  not an English thing at all imo but it is ingrained in Irish society (north and south).
Begrudge and sell hate, that's what the Irish do.