Ned to Anfield?

[ant london]

no i cant either. we cannot be helping out

any other teams in this division

Such as Birmingham or Everton.

Surely you don't mean Jo?

I would have thought that a hinderance

to be fair it was the most inspired piece of loan based sabotage ever

i dont think we realised how well it would go at the time

[CityFanFromRome]

no i cant either. we cannot be helping out

any other teams in this division

Such as Birmingham or Everton.

Surely you don't mean Jo?

I would have thought that a hinderance

Maybe but we didn't know that at the time.

As for lending Hart to Birmingham, well that decision might just cost us a top 6 place.

You really think we will struggle to get a top 6 spot?

[psut1]

Might be a swop deal for Torres

[Ted Hughes]

My arse.

[Dazzacity]

Mancini has said on the OS that Richards is going nowhere becuase he is talented and we are short of defenders. I can't see how this would not apply to Ned as well.

As for loaning him to Liverpool....it would make no sense at all. Selling him makes no sense but a loan deal would be "madder than Mad Jack McMad, the winner of this year's Mr Madman competition"

Lol..Thats brilliant1

[carl_feedthegoat]

WELL WHATS THE DIFFERENCE IF HE,S ON SOMEONE ELSES TREATMENT BOARD?????

SORRY BUT IT WOULD NOT BOTHER ME ONE BIT IF HE WAS SOLD OR LOANED......HE,S ACTUALLY A BIG DISSAPOINTMENT IMO AS I HONESTLY THOUGHT HE WOULD BE A BIG STAR FOR US ONE DAY..........BUT THATS NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN AS HE IS INJURY PRONE AND HE ISNT A FIRST CHOICE PLAYER FOR WHERE WE WANT TO GO.

[Tokyo Blue]

The article is a case of wishful thinking perhaps.

[Patrick]

As for lending Hart to Birmingham, well that decision might just cost us a top 6 place.

no chance, the only thing that will cost us a top 6 place is playing shit football and getting beat.

no point getting excuses in already.

I hope you're right.

Regardless, lending players to your opposition is fuclin stupid IMO.

Considering the options at the beginning of the season - wouldnt you agree lending him to brum appeared the most intelligent?

To be honest mate, no.

I rate Hart very highly and, whilst I understand him wanting 1st team football and us not wanting to sell him, I believed then and still believe now that you should never loan a player to a team in the same league as yourselves.

and therein is the problem?

Hart is very very good and if managed well could be truly great - it is unlikely that he would have warmed a bench when he could be maximising his potential and development at somewhere like Birmingham

I think the options were

Job share Shay and Joe

Keep him on the bench and wait for a transfer request

Keep him and lose/dont sign Shay

Loan him to a prem club that will help him develop -

Sell him -

Are there any others - perhaps a loan abroad or to a championship club - but that wouldnt help his England chance

Sometimes there isnt a perfect solution when you want to take the club and a young players ambition into account - what would you have done instead?