Poll - Hart or Given?

[Twobob]

Given for me, he's the finished article, one of the best keepers in the prem. Joe is a diamond, but uncut and unpolished.

Hoping Joe will either get plenty of game time with us or anouther loan - a season with more experiance under his belt and i can see him really challenging!

Sis said it so well and cant argue against her reasoning neither

It is understandable why some may be clouded by emotion as we allways look to get the youngsters through.

[Slim]

Let's be clear about the bit people are missing, is everyone aware that Given probably has the worst distribution of any 1st choice keeper in the league?

[edge275]

Hart for me.

[avoidconfusion]

Joe

[sweenyuk]

For me Given needs to be replaced next season, but I guess most of you know my opinion of him. Of the 2 I feel Hart is better, but can see us signing a first team goalie and having Hart as #2. Stuart Taylor has to go, I think Gunner will get a loan spel and Given sold on

[Sister of fu]

[Slim]

[Sister of fu]

Just for you slim:-)

[btajim]

We need a number 1 for all the League and European Matches next season and I'd prefer to stick with the experience of Given for one more season. However, thought has to be made on how to keep Hart happy.

[Midnight Blue]

For me it's a no brainer. With 2 players of almost equal skill then go with the one who has the brighter future, which is Hart. If Given is a better keeper than Hart it is only a very marginal difference as both are world class. Personally I would give up a couple of points in the coming season due to lack of experience if it meant gaining more points in the seasons to follow from having a settled back line where the goalkeeper and defenders have a better understanding of each other.

[Douglas Higginbottom]

I feel there is little difference between the 2 of them and I would be worried that Joe might ened up somewhere else permanently if we don't have him as number 1. If we cant loan him again I would hope Mancini looks beyond the next year and recognises Joe will be a top top keeper for many years to come and it would be a nonsense for us not to have him.

[Beefymcfc]

They've both got their pro's and con's. I'd prefer a mixture of both but I suppose it's too late to swap DNA?

I'm looking forward to seeing Joe between the sticks and hope that he has a good start to the season, then we can see who is going to be the Number 1.

[dazby]

I fully and totally concur with sister of fu's comments on this thread. The keepers union is strong my friends. Very strong.

Ps. I was sof's understudy for a couple of days. Good times.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

IMO Given is better goalkeeper right now, despite the clear improvement Hart has made. So Given for me.

[Socrates]

Given is an outstanding shot stopper but Hart is very close behind him on that score and better at everything else! So it's Hart for me.

[King Kev]

[Wonderwall]

We are very lucky to have both at our club, one for now and one for the future.

Hart has made great strides this season and has held his own at the top level. I would love to see him get some action in the world cup and build on his experience, for me next season I would like to see a fair fight for the no1 jersey.

Right now, I would say given has a slight edge overall, but I would be willing to put Hart in as Number 1 and be confident he would do a great job and go on to become Englands no1 and one of the best keepers around and maybe the world if he continues his impressive apprenticeship.

[mcfc1632]

We will be a top club - we should do things like a top club - not just changes strategy due to some 'event' or media crap

Given for 2 - 3 more years
Hart loaned out to improve further 2 - 3 years - he has improved this year so it has worked so far - then Hart to return for a transition year and Given to then fade out into support role - Hart will still be very very young for a top keeper

Meanwhile ensure we have proper back-ups

[Wonderwall]

[King Kev]