joe hart

[Didsbury Dave]

I can't believe Pellegrini would announce this more than 22 hours before kick-off.

This would send out a terrible message, IMHO. Teams should only be made public at the announcement of the teamsheet.

He hasn't. One of the players has leaked it. No big deal.

 

[squirtyflower]

If the rumours are true, then that's fantastic.

It would set a terrible precedent if a player is in such poor form (not even sure form is the right word at this point), yet can keep their place.

If you play well enough, you should generally be rewarded with a start. For similar reasons, Dzeko should start Sunday.

I'd be more than happy for him to be playing Sunday

 

[bobmcfc]

If the rumours are true, then that's fantastic.

It would set a terrible precedent if a player is in such poor form (not even sure form is the right word at this point), yet can keep their place.

If you play well enough, you should generally be rewarded with a start. For similar reasons, Dzeko should start Sunday.

I'd be more than happy for him to be playing Sunday

Haha me too

 

[Vienna_70]

I can't believe Pellegrini would announce this more than 22 hours before kick-off.

This would send out a terrible message, IMHO. Teams should only be made public at the announcement of the teamsheet.

He hasn't. One of the players has leaked it. No big deal.

If that's the case, then it's bloody disgusting.

If the perpetrator is found, he should be heavily punished.

 

[TheMaineRoad]

Glad Pelle had the bollocks to drop him, hopefully Joe sorts his head out and comes back better than ever..

 

[robbieh]

I can't believe Pellegrini would announce this more than 22 hours before kick-off.

This would send out a terrible message, IMHO. Teams should only be made public at the announcement of the teamsheet.

He hasn't. One of the players has leaked it. No big deal.

Agree with the decision to drop him and also with DD's assessment here. Although I suspect that had this happened last year you would have used this as a stick to beat Mancini with. Leaks in the dressing room show that the manager has lost the dressing room, sign of poor team morale etc etc.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Good call by Pellegrini, had to be done. Joe's a big man, in every sense, and he needs to spend some time on the bench, get some distance from what's going on on the pitch, look and learn, and generally get his head sorted. However, he must be given a chance to play himself back into the team, and that obviously means cup matches. Tricky question, then: who plays the CL? Can we really put Pants in for those games? I doubt it , myself.

 

[AliWaheed]

I can't believe Pellegrini would announce this more than 22 hours before kick-off.

This would send out a terrible message, IMHO. Teams should only be made public at the announcement of the teamsheet.

He hasn't. One of the players has leaked it. No big deal.

Agree with the decision to drop him and also with DD's assessment here. Although I suspect that had this happened last year you would have used this as a stick to beat Mancini with. Leaks in the dressing room show that the manager has lost the dressing room, sign of poor team morale etc etc.

Nobody leaked it!
People just noted that whereas it's usually Joe in goal for training b4 match day, it was pantilimon today. No drama. We knew this was gonna happen.

 

[taleofbluehalves]

I can't believe Pellegrini would announce this more than 22 hours before kick-off.

This would send out a terrible message, IMHO. Teams should only be made public at the announcement of the teamsheet.

He hasn't. One of the players has leaked it. No big deal.

Agree with the decision to drop him and also with DD's assessment here. Although I suspect that had this happened last year you would have used this as a stick to beat Mancini with. Leaks in the dressing room show that the manager has lost the dressing room, sign of poor team morale etc etc.

Presume you've been drinking or you are on a wind up?

 

[Eds]

Presser quotes are “Tomorrow we will see what happens about Joe Hart. It is a decision I have to take every week with the 22 players in the team. He’s a football player and is under the same pressure every week.”

“Even the players don’t know who will start tomorrow.”