Joe Hart - thank you and good luck

[Prestwich_Blue]

Just finished reading an excellent new book, 'From Guernica to Guardiola' about the development & importance of the Spanish influence in English football and there#s an interesting piece in about Hart. It confirms what I've said before on here that it was well-known in Spain, well before (2 or 3 years before) Pep was linked with us, that City were looking to get rid of him.

 

[Bert Trautmanns Helemet]

Just finished reading an excellent new book, 'From Guernica to Guardiola' about the development & importance of the Spanish influence in English football and there#s an interesting piece in about Hart. It confirms what I've said before on here that it was well-known in Spain, well before (2 or 3 years before) Pep was linked with us, that City were looking to get rid of him.

It was widely reported here in the UK that Mancini wanted shot of him.
That’s 5 years ago.

 

[BlueDeadHead]

Is he a gambling man though?

This is the post of the entire thread...Those talking about Joe's "loyalty" and his "loving this club" are clueless.

 

[BlueDeadHead]

Like I said same old same old, insinuation without any back up, well apart from my source said 100% believe it, blah blah blah.

Man up and prove it, lay it out on the table or don't bother.

Mods will ban you if you do...Crazy libel laws and such in GB.

 

[FantasyIreland]

It was widely reported here in the UK that Mancini wanted shot of him.
That’s 5 years ago.

Yep,Mancini wanted the Stoke lad as his replacement.

 

[Barcon]

This is the post of the entire thread...Those talking about Joe's "loyalty" and his "loving this club" are clueless.

What does gambling have to do with his loyalty and his love for the club?

 

[BillCarlisle]

It was widely reported here in the UK that Mancini wanted shot of him.
That’s 5 years ago.

No doubt many of us on here will remember the video of the Wembley dressing room celebrations after the FA Cup win against Stoke. Mancini had obviously reminded the players that they had a match in midweek and Joe Hart was going round the players with the Cup full of drink (of some sort), mimmicking Bobby Manc. As I recall he kept saying something like "game on Tuesday lads". I thought at the time it's not the thing to do when the camera is rolling, unless of course he felt he was untouchable.
As much as I rated Hart & was sorry to see him go I can't help feeling that his current situation is much of his own making.

 

[BlueDeadHead]

What does gambling have to do with his loyalty and his love for the club?

Not sure if that is a serious question...I assume it is not.

 

[Barcon]

Not sure if that is a serious question...I assume it is not.

Of course it is. You are saying that he doesn't love City and had no loyalty because he gambles. Is that right?
I don't have a clue how you came to that conclusion.

 

[better dead than red]

Of course it is. You are saying that he doesn't love City and had no loyalty because he gambles. Is that right?
I don't have a clue how you came to that conclusion.

I'm certainly not itk in any way but could it be what someone would gamble on and how a figurative someone influenced a bet? Of course, this is all hypothetical.