Exclusive photo: Keane last Tuesday
And they say Robbie Keane is captain in name only!
Reports across the isle yesterday have the Irishman orchestrating a first team bender during an offday a week ago Tuesday. That’s about 96 hours before Spurs’ home debacle against Wolves.
Word is, in fulfilling another in his legion of boyhood dreams, Keane lied to the gaffer (he told ‘Arry the lads were off for a golf outing) and helped shuttle his mates, some on rented private jets, to Dublin for some Spurs team shenanigans.
In explaining his kinda-ban on players’ boozing, Redknapp likes to compare football stars to Ferraris, saying you wouldn’t juice up that quality of automobile with diesel fuel (what’s he been drinking?) It’s a clever metaphor and all well enough given the likes of Ledley King (serial public pixellation) and David Bentley (one more league goal than “drink-driving” arrest during his time at Spurs.)
Everyone loves Shenanigans!
But really, if it’s a Tuesday night and the team’s next game isn’t until Saturday afternoon, who cares? What, they’ve broken that unassailable bond of trust and caring with the manager? Boo. Hoo.
If anything, it’s nice to see a Spurs side that actually conspires to spend time together. It just might be Keano’s most captainish move since taking the armband from Ledley King upon his inglorious return in January.
(Of course, it may also be his last… like this wasn’t a possibility, shenanigans or no shenanigans.)
So there you have it. Case closed. Blackburn now.
Keane just never recovered from the liverpool debacle. Or the liverpool debacle coincided perfectly with a natural decline in form. Either way
yea, chicken/egg, etc.
can we blame this on crouch? anonsters, cmon, gotta be crouchie’s fault right?
Spurs fans: want to do a Keane/Sidwell swap?
Irishmen drink and encourage others to drink, too? I’m stunned. Anybody want a 7 & 7? I’m making a few for lunch here in the office.
Solid career move for Keane.
Think about it, with Niko playing well, and Modric coming back, Keane should never see the pitch.
Now he can blame his lack of playing time, and his move away from Spurs on this drinking episode.
Oh and I’m sorry but if Keane were a really good captain, he wouldn’t have charged everyone 2K each, he would have footed the bill.
I blame Peter Crouch.
Peter Crouch was supposed to be the lookout, because he could see furthest. Sadly, he couldn’t even do that properly
@JT: He probably snitched. He looks like a snitcher.
@dmvdc: Indeed.
That said, Keane’s likely off to Celtic on a loan in the next window. If he were staying, I find it hard to believe ‘Arry would be subbing/benching him while Crouch is in a Casey Connor-esque run of form.
@Phil – so maybe Keane’s insubordination was really a cry for help? He wanted to get caught/punished so maybe he could leave Spurs again?