Joe Hart

[CityFanFromRome]

I agree, he should go on loan again next season, and then the following one, until Given retires. He has ten years on Given so he will be our keeper once Shay is gone, but until then, he can improve playing for sides that keep him under constant pressure like Birmingham.

[walmai]

He's presently the best English keeper by a long chalk. He's brave and quick to react to most danger.

Sounds like a grounded personality too.

[Lee_Kinda]

Could we do like a 2 year loan deal or something?

Although shay is amazing, for the long term good of the club WE CAN NOT LET HART GO!

[gillie]

He's presently the best English keeper by a long chalk. He's brave and quick to react to most danger.

Sounds like a grounded personality too.

Walmai if you dont mind me asking whats the sig all about?.

[irblinx]

Just loan him out to Brum again next season. He's contracted here for years yet, so if we dont want to sell him, we wont.

Gets my vote. Have Mancini explain to him that once Super Shay retires he will be the no. 1 choice of the best team in the world but that at the moment we don't mind him going on season long loans as he's good enough to be playing first team footy. If possible I'd prefer him to be sent for language lessons and then farm him out on loan in Spain, Germany or Italy but if not just make sure it is a team that won't affect us

[Crossie]

Keep Hart in. Loan him out for another couple of seasons until Shay shows signs of slowing.

Whats the point in selling him when he will probably be the best English keeper in another couple of years time. He might even make Englands number 1 for the world cup if James doesnt sort himself out and Green gets injured etc.

Keep keep keep, just loan him to keep him happy.

[Nick]

Why wouldnt he take say a 1 / 2 year lond with a call back option if given got injured? Brum cant afford him and he IS our future. To the guydismissing brum as shit, hes actually propelling them up the league to a similar position to us!!

[Longball]

for me the jurys out- he got all big balls before he left- but Given is miles above him- i wnt repeat but he is that ahead of him

[ronk]

Just loan him out to Brum again next season. He's contracted here for years yet, so if we dont want to sell him, we wont.

Gets my vote. Have Mancini explain to him that once Super Shay retires he will be the no. 1 choice of the best team in the world but that at the moment we don't mind him going on season long loans as he's good enough to be playing first team footy. If possible I'd prefer him to be sent for language lessons and then farm him out on loan in Spain, Germany or Italy but if not just make sure it is a team that won't affect us

There's something to be said for the foreign sojourn idea. I doubt he'd be all that interested though. He already made a big deal about the move from Shrewsbury to Manchester and I imagine proximity was one reason why he only travelled as far as Birmingham.

There aren't many clubs in the premier league we'd really want to be loaning him to.

If he decides he wants out, we don't really have a lot of options to hold him long term. Short term we can say no, but not long term. That's going to make it very difficult to get him to sign a contract extension. He'll be much more inclined to get a permanent move if possible knowing that it could lead to a bigger move in the future and he'll have more control of his destiny. Arsenal would be one club that might be very interested in a seriously good long term keeper. There's nothing to say that he mightn't come back someday, if we have a need for a keeper. Keepers are the one position where you hold onto one when you get one you like. We don't know how long Given will be around, will Hart be willing to wait in the wings on loan for 4 years when we could easily turn around at the end of that and extend Given (or buy someone else).

Our best chance of holding him is that he continues to develop without having a temporary run of form that gets him ahead of himself and no one actually tries hard enough to buy him. If anyone puts serious money on the table (and he's interested), he'll be gone.

If we say we want to keep him and he's not for sale, we still would have to say to him if he's hinting at interest that the offer would need to be large for us to be able to accept. If we block directly, he'll sit it out.

[ant london]

He's presently the best English keeper by a long chalk. He's brave and quick to react to most danger.

Sounds like a grounded personality too.

Walmai if you dont mind me asking whats the sig all about?.

I think that is supposed to depict a little avatar blowing bubbles

It's a West Ham thing dontchaknow

[Ted Hughes]

He's presently the best English keeper by a long chalk. He's brave and quick to react to most danger.

Sounds like a grounded personality too.

Walmai if you dont mind me asking whats the sig all about?.

I think that is supposed to depict a little avatar blowing bubbles

It's a West Ham thing dontchaknow

What's disturbing is that, according to West Ham history, 'Bubbles' was a young blonde boy.

[Blue2]

No way we should let Hart go. Might be on my own here, but I don't think Given has been as good this season and his lack of command of the area worries me. Great shot stopper, but doesn't come for enough crosses. Can see Joe deposing him next season if he gets a chance.

[Slim]

He's presently the best English keeper by a long chalk. He's brave and quick to react to most danger.

Sounds like a grounded personality too.

Walmai if you dont mind me asking whats the sig all about?.

I think that is supposed to depict a little avatar blowing bubbles

It's a West Ham thing dontchaknow

My favourite thing about west ham games. I think every football fan worldwide knows the words.