FAI...June 2024 Friendlies v Hungary and Portugal

[ashman]

Toughest draw possible .  Pity but they still have a chance .   

[Gabriel_Hurl]

Robbie Keane announces his retirement from international football

[T Fearon]

Legend.His goalscoring record in the green jersey will never be equalled and few lads will ever play for giant clubs like Spurs,Celtic and Inter

[Capt Pat]

He will be missed. Who do we have coming through to replace him?

[Ulick]

Legend.His goalscoring record in the green jersey will never be equalled and few lads will ever play for giant clubs like Spurs,Celtic and Inter

Did he ever play for Inter? I seem to remember the big criticism of him a few years back was that he was an underachiever primarily because he was jumping from club to club during his best days presumably for the money. Did that ever change?

[rrhf]

Legend.His goalscoring record in the green jersey will never be equalled and few lads will ever play for giant clubs like Spurs,Celtic and Inter

Average player. Great business plan.

[thewobbler]

Legend.His goalscoring record in the green jersey will never be equalled and few lads will ever play for giant clubs like Spurs,Celtic and Inter

Average player. Great business plan.

Perhaps an average player if comparing him to the all time greats of the game.

But he's unquestionably the best forward Ireland has ever produced, and would have travelled to the ends of the earth to represent his country, and he has just hung up boots... so why run him down?

[imtommygunn]

His international goal scoring record is phenomenal. He's been a great servant to his country and clearly loved playing for Ireland. While at club level he may have struggled sometimes he played above himself for his country.

He played for Inter early on. Either went from Coventry to Inter or wolves to Inter.

[Milltown Row2]

Proper poacher..... Was greedy as feck never passed to many balls when it was the best option, had a bitta fight in him which other players lacked.... Done well injury wise also!!

[AZOffaly]

People say he scored goals in friendlies and against weaker teams, as a way to belittle his record, and of course he did. But he also scored against big teams and in big games. Germany, Spain, Holland, Italy etc etc. He just scored goals, end of story. A great servant and a great record.

[ashman]

Brilliant player for Ireland .   A lot of the knocking in Ireland came from Ireland soccer barstool merchants who thought he wasn't good enough for their particular Uk soccer franchise .

[6th sam]

Legend.His goalscoring record in the green jersey will never be equalled and few lads will ever play for giant clubs like Spurs,Celtic and Inter

Did he ever play for Inter? I seem to remember the big criticism of him a few years back was that he was an underachiever primarily because he was jumping from club to club during his best days presumably for the money. Did that ever change?

Those that are critical of his club achievements, should put it into context. He chose big clubs and was often competing against world class strikers. He was small in stature and perhaps lacked blistering pace, but attributes under his control such as attitude and professionalism ensured his longevity and overachievment given his physical disadvantages. He showed incredible intelligence and maturity to plot a career path which gave him optimal financial return. In reality soccer clubs are businesses & despite the delusion of supporters , players are merely financial commodities who are subject to the ruthless decisions of their owners/boards . So Robbie quite rightly in my opinion, made several astute transfers. Those who question his loyalty to various clubs/businesses  , in view of his frequent lucrative transfers, should remember that where loyalty really matters and is not for financial gain(international football) he went the extra mile not only in terms of years , caps & goals but particularly in terms of loyalty and unapologetic patriotism. Many thanks Robbie for some brilliant memories, and your pride in Tallaght, Dublin and Ireland. One of our truly great sportsmen of all time!

[Applesisapples]

Legend.His goalscoring record in the green jersey will never be equalled and few lads will ever play for giant clubs like Spurs,Celtic and Inter

I'd have thought Healy was your hero #OWC

[Main Street]

Did he ever play for Inter? I seem to remember the big criticism of him a few years back was that he was an underachiever primarily because he was jumping from club to club during his best days presumably for the money. Did that ever change?

That's just ignorant  empty vessel talk, no substance.
There was a change of manager at Inter and a player had to go,  Leeds were interested and off he went.
Leeds imploded and off he went to Tottenham Hotspur.

[Boycey]

Brilliant player for Ireland .   A lot of the knocking in Ireland came from Ireland soccer barstool merchants who thought he wasn't good enough for their particular Uk soccer franchise .

Knocking is  specialist subject of your own...