Not Roy of the Black Cats, I was never keen on him, especially as his short stubble made him look like my action man with realistic hair and gripping hands, but Robbie Keane once of Spurs, and the cartwheel.

Personally I think £20m is too much. Actually I think £20m is too much for any footballer but that’s another argument (see the ‘morals in football’ thread). But in this case its an awful lot of money for a footballer who isn’t a first choice start for Spurs, and has a lot of years under his little belt.

That said, he’s a good signing for us - we’ve taken a proven Premiership player who knows the score and knows how to play against the teams in this league and has scored a lot of good goals. Also he’s a proper Red, not one who made his everlasting love for the club five minutes after the ink was dry on the contract.

Of course it remains to be seen how Rafa plays Robbie. Will we see Rafa the raffish rotator and play Robbie central defence? Or on the right? Watch out Dirk..

Or heaven whisper it, a 4-4-2 with Torres and Keane up front? Now that’s what I call happy days. Or 4-2-3-1? aren’t we strong enough to not need two holding? For me, a midfield of Masch/Alonso and Gerrard, with Babel on the left and Dirk or Pennant on the right and KnT up front sounds a good way to play.

We’ll see. How nice to see us discussing football as opposed to the dark shite behind the scenes that continue to plague our club.

welcome Robbie from RAWK.

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