Dam right, I think that Mcleish thinks he owns Joe Hart or something, with the way he speaks in the press.
City couldn't recall him, but Brum could quite easily have terminated his loan contract, with or without the say so of city, the PL, Uncle Tom Cobley or whoever.
It looks like they could be joining the Portsmouth club next year with all the bank disputes there having, so city would be mad to send any player there, and hopefully, the other teams will take note too. If they had any realistic hope of being able to sign a good keeper next season, they would have released him straight away, but it seems that they are trying to brainwash him to stay there, and now their toys have come out of the pram.
Joe Hart had an amazing opportunity to take over Given, who is no spring chicken, and, In my opinion, could be out for 6 months+ with the injury, and could have shown RM and the team what he can do, so he could have cemented his place for next year.