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£16m for Keane? Jeez, I thought we'd be lucky to get £6m for him. Well played I say.

No point flapping about not having cover as he didn't get a game anyway and when he did he was pants.

Kuyt is a striker, Babel can play there (would love to see that) and we have Yossi and Gerrard.

His sale won't make a difference to the title IMHO.

I'm very disappointed tbh.
The lad was never given a chance to perform to the level he's capable of. Rafa treated him with zero respect, just like Crouchy before him.
Who've we got to throw up front now if Torres gets injured yet again btw, and I wouldn't bet against it happening either.

I hear ya. Kuyt is a striker plus Babel is comfortable there. He was caught up in a power struggle. Feel for him mind as he was a Red.

Yea, but are we the fans comfortable with Babbel these days?
No. He's a lazy git.

As for Kuyt,yes he's a great hard worker, but couldn't hit a barn door with a banjo unfortunately.

Lets just hope and pray Torres remains uninjured for the next 4 months

I don't think this is a reflection on whether Keane was a good player. I reckon it is Rafa saying to Parry and co. "don't mess with my transfers!". It is common knowledge that Rafa didn't want this transfer.

if he didnt want this transfer why did he start him for the first 24 games of the season? i think he wanted barry more but keane was still a top target. well, if torres gets injured watch the sh#t hit the fan........

Wanting the transfer and starting him in the games are two different things. He was told that Keane was coming whether he wanted him or not. He probably thought he would try and make the most of it and see if he performed. He didn't so he shipped him off.

Im with Dunk. Although i wanted Rafa to keep Keane.

I don't think it's a massive issue. We've missed Torres for most of the season and got by. There are players there that can put the ball into the back of the net.

Our biggest issue is the quality of ball coming in from the flanks. Which has always been a problem.

well, i just hope this money is put to good use in the summer and not just used to pay bills.....

I back rafa, but sometimes we get so caught up with wanting a league title, and success at liverpool that we forget, or put to one side the human reality. I feel that Rafa has treated Keane really badly, sure he got a good price, and sure he might have used this situation as leverage over parry, but at the end of the day, there was a guy who worked hard, who had the real quality and mentality that we need so much here, (and see to infrequently- pennant, kewell etc) and actually liked the club.
I get that this was a 'good price' for Keane, but a 'good bit of business'... definitely not.