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Transfer Rumour Michael Keane

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Left it too late imo. Don't know why we leave these deals til deadline stinks of Bill Kenwright in negotiations still.
Perhaps ... just perhaps ...this had been running for a couple of weeks behind the scenes .... perhaps just perhaps this is a strategy to turn the lads head a bit and push it over the line ....
Perhaps ....perhaps those doing the business these days have a bit more savvy than you at this particular aspect of the game ... perhaps it's a bit dull to blame bill K for everything you don't understand .
 

Mistake if we let this go to summer.....if we want the lad (and i think we should) throw in an extra 5 to get it done. If we wait until summer bugger fish will snap him up and we will be left paying more for less......
 
He's contracted until 30/6/2018. If we wait until then (as is likely) I'm not sure his price will come down too much as there'll be a few clubs interested. Could be a tough task to get him.
 
Maybe we have bigger fish also? In the summer.
Maybe - and if i were optimistic i would certainly say i would hope so.....

BUT, my optimism comes with tinted shades..... Keane to me is about the proper quality of player for us to be after right now. Those demonstratively better will be targeted by the big boys and our ability to close the deal is far from certain.

Keane though is solid, not over 30, fills a need and if he continues to improve could be very, very good. Basically exactly what i think we need: young, proven, but not so obviously a CL level player (yet) that everyone is after him.

I still subscribe that this will be a multi year process. This year we have to qualify for Europe (Keane can help). Next year we have to perform reasonably well in Europe (knockout stage) while comfortably qualifying for Europe again and pushing for CL (Keane can help). The following year we need to be in the CL mix (Keane can help). A cup run somewhere in there would be nice.

By that time Keane will either have developed into a true class player or we will be established enough to just go get one.

Who knows....it could also just be that i like the player and think he would do well at our club.
 

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