Paper Talk Rumours....

[scaz_QPR]

QPR have started their preparations for life in the Premier League by making £1.5m-rated Newcastle winger Wayne Routledge's return to the club permanent after a six-month loan spell. Manager Neil Warnock is also interested in Tottenham striker Robbie Keane. (the Times)

Would be happy with that but think Keane's best days are over. Any more today?

[QPR_NW10]

Robbie has Prem experience - been 15 years since we've been there!
Might be past it though. Wayne hasn't really got the Prem experience - done all his best work in the Champ.

[dpmd]

Robbie Keane. NO!!! Did you see his miss for West Ham v Blackburn last Saturday?

[Rebel R's]

Keane would be a good signing but only on a permanent deal,his heart is not in it on all his loan deals,should get him for £4 million

[maverick69]

Robbie Keane. NO!!! Did you see his miss for West Ham v Blackburn last Saturday?

No worse that the wealth of "easy" misses by HH this season.....

[alexferguson60]

Who's played for six Premier League clubs and is yet to score a goal?

Wayne Routledge. He'll break his duck with us!!!

[qpr]

Yes please, Keane is great ( He just wants to send ****my Wet Spam down, that's all )

[dave58]

dont fancy Keane to be honest would prefer to take a chance on Danny Graham also Keane on 65k a week wouldn't want to pay him that kind of money

[stainrodisalegend]

Keane's a tricky one. The Keane of a couple of years ago would have been way, way out of our range - was a truly brilliant player. But he seems to have lost his mojo a bit. Perhaps Nodge cd explain what the prob is and whether he might get it back.

[Nodge70]

Keane needs to be felt wanted wherever he is and the team playing to his strengths. Harry felt/feels others could do better than Keane. Given the paucity of goals from Crouch/Pav/Defoe, many Spurs fans have vociferously questioned this. Not been the same since he came back from Liverpool - I don't think Benitez ever wanted him (he wanted Gareth Barry, but Gareth Barry doesn't sell you 50,000 shirts in Dublin and Ireish expats in places like Boston or Melbourne) and was signed by Hicks and Gillette over his head and never felt wanted like he did in his first spell at Spurs.

Look at his loan spell at Celtic last season. 24 goals in 21 games. The ability, desire and experience is still there, but the pace has dimmed. Lets not forget that he is also the Republic's record goalscorer and on course for a record number of caps and is still thier captain.

Would be our biggest ever signing and would be a great deal for the club on a number of levels.

Incomparable to the likes of Graham etc. Just another couple of levels up.

IMHO.