Given gone?

[spangley1812]

Has he gone then?

no........

[danlanza]

Only hinting at a Summer exit because he wants to play more, fair play in my view. Bloody good keeper and would walk into any other Prem side.

[LamBeast]

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/given-confirms-villa-exit-595714.html

[cdbearsfan]

He's a decent keeper but on far too much money for a second choice keeper at a club who are trying to cut costs. If he leaves, I suspect we'll have to contribute sonething to his wages, but I'd wish him all the best as he's been a good pro and not moaned while he's been out.

Boaz Myhill as back-up might be a reasonable, and cheaper, replacement.

[cdbearsfan]

Paycut from 60k a week from 80k for 5 years.. What a top pro. We could have had Ben Foster for half the wage and he is 10 years younger. Another Feckin Faulkner Fiasco.

You think our directors should tell the manager who to sign?

[silhillvilla]

Only hinting at a Summer exit because he wants to play more, fair play in my view. Bloody good keeper and would walk into any other Prem side.

WAS a good keeper, not anymore, overall a stupid signing, should have just given Friedel the 2 year deal he wanted.

[danlanza]

Faulkner should just do one.

[Toronto Villa]

Faulkner should just do one.

yep, the season must be over and some of the nuttier natives are getting a little restless. We've now had rumblings of lacking ambition and now Faulkner should do one. Happy days

[Legion]

Faulkner should just do one.

Why?

[PeterWithesShin]

Faulkner should just do one.

Should he do one because of Lowton, Guzan, Benteke, Westwood and so on as well?

[dave.woodhall]

Only hinting at a Summer exit because he wants to play more, fair play in my view. Bloody good keeper and would walk into any other Prem side.

WAS a good keeper, not anymore, overall a stupid signing, should have just given Friedel the 2 year deal he wanted.

Two years ago Friedel was every inch the reserve keeper he'd perfomed like.

[Hoppo]

Im not saying directors should dictate who we buy, but the contract handed to Given in times of austerity was madness.

[Grande Pablo]

Hull struggled with keepers last season for many reasons, so if Potato Head can stump up the wages, he'd go a good job at Hull.

[PeterWithesShin]

Im not saying directors should dictate who we buy, but the contract handed to Given in times of austerity was madness.

Maybe McLeish really wanted him and that contract was the only way to get him. So with the stick he was getting from the off the board decided to back him. Or maybe for the latter part of the contract the plan was for a coaching role. All pure guesswork on my part I should add.

[Greg N'Ash]

I always thought the long contract was compensation for the pay-cut he took joining us.  To be fair  'keepers can go on well towards their 40's. so in that respect the contract made a bit more sense, and at the time Guzan was not that highly rated by the majority of us as he is now.