Joe Hart (joined Torino on season long loan - Official)

[Paul Lake's Left Knee]

So we shaft joe instead ?

Yes, Joe is not bigger than the club or the manager for that matter.

 

[kaz7]

Absolutely because the club is bigger than any player.

After 10 yrs he deserved better,now by not telling him to start with we have a bad for everyone situation that no-one wants

 

[moenchengladbach blau]

Quite. Decisions that are based on emotions rather than thought and reason tend to have the same lamentable results.

Yes but where would football be without emotions?
Where would we be if the weather was better? Not all bickering on here I think.
Roll on tomorrow.

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

After 10 yrs he deserved better,now by not telling him to start with we have a bad for everyone situation that no-one wants

Karen I know you love joe but

Did you watch the euros?

Did you see him against arsenal in the pre season friendly?

If we were sentimental about legends we would still have dunne in defence and goater upfront.

 

[kaz7]

Yes, Joe is not bigger than the club or the manager for that matter.

You seriously think letting him go 2 months ago would have impacted on us getting a new goalie? we are in a situation of the clubs making now,you are right no-one is bigger than pep but that is not the point i am making

 

[Blue Mooner]

Sounds like Jordan Pickford has just dropped a bollock for Sunderland. Surely this must be Joe's most likely destination...?

 

[goalmole]

So we shaft joe instead ?

Karen, how the fuck is he shafted. We have a very generous contract with Joe for the next 3 years. The contract obliges City to pay X amount per year for his services. His services don't necessarily mean that he plays every week or that he plays at all. As long as City pay him every week there isn't a complaint in the world Joe can have against the club. MCFC isn't run exclusively for the best interests of Joe Hart or any other player that happens to be flavour of the month. I'll ask you again, how is he shafted?

 

[Blue Mooner]

You seriously think letting him go 2 months ago would have impacted on us getting a new goalie? we are in a situation of the clubs making now,you are right no-one is bigger than pep but that is not the point i am making

Of course it would have put us in a worse situation. We would have had no negotiation power when signing a new keeper as clubs would have smelt the desperation.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

After 10 yrs he deserved better,now by not telling him to start with we have a bad for everyone situation that no-one wants

Nobody wants it but it was inevitable given the decision to replace him. A decision which the club have the right to make. The club has correctly been put first. Txiki and Pep have had nothing other than positive comments on him referring to him as a legend and saying they'll do their best to help him in his next step. Apparently going as far as to pay the majority of his wages for the new club. Given the post match interview, Joe understands but will also be frustrated.

I'd have loved it if he carried on and retired here but people who know better than you or I have made the decision that we need a new goalkeeper to play a new system. As said, the club has been put first and that is the way it should be. The reasons for not telling him flat out that he's not wanted have been highlighted. I completely understand fan'a frustrations but it's a difficult situation which I believe all parties are handling as well as possible.

 

[kaz7]

Karen I know you love joe but

Did you watch the euros?

Did you see him against arsenal in the pre season friendly?

If we were sentimental about legends we would still have dunne in defence and goater upfront.

For the last time i am not saying keep him,i am saying it has been handled all wrong and i will always defend the fact he deserved better after 10 yrs,last season he saved us many times,only him,kev and sergio could say they put in the effort