Shay Given

[gervilla]

Good news if it happens.
Best of luck to him, a good keeper who is past his best and as far as I know never bad mouthed the club.
It wasn't his fault he got a ridiculously long contract.
Getting him off the wage bill along with Bent ( and hopefully Ireland too)should free up plenty space on the wage bill.

[Virgil Caine]

Good news, Bodymoor will be a little more spacious with his  ego removed.

How do you work that one out?

Agreed, where on earth did that gem of perceived wisdom come from. I know one of Shays best friends and the one thing he has not got is a massive ego, one of the nicest, most grounded individuals in the game.

[PaulWinch again]

I don't see that Given has been a problem at all, good luck to him.

[Jarpie]

Given has been total pro as far as I've gathered, and have spoken highly of our club in interviews. He was in Goals on Sunday last fall and had good words about Lambo. Good luck to him if he moves to Liverpool.

[pauliewalnuts]

I love the way the players in the "bomb squad" are condemned by some people to be a bunch of festering wasters with attitude problems.

Given has generally been seen as the epitome of the "good pro".

It's like we have to invent reasons for them being some sort of cancer on the club that must be removed, rather than just a bunch of players the manager doesn't want anymore.

[Jarpie]

I love the way the players in the "bomb squad" are condemned by some people to be a bunch of festering wasters with attitude problems.

Given has generally been seen as the epitome of the "good pro".

It's like we have to invent reasons for them being some sort of cancer on the club that must be removed, rather than just a bunch of players the manager doesn't want anymore.

This, I'd say only probably Ireland could be problematic one due his seemingly poor attitude at least on the pitch and even he haven't really caused any headlines save that shisha-pipe picture as far as I know.

[JUAN PABLO]

good luck to him .   great move for us . Let Liverpool pay his wages , I love that idea .

[OCD]

It would be good to move him on for both his interests and our own. I was surprised to see someone accuse him of having a huge ego though. I don't know him but he seems professional and humble to me. There were times where we scored last season and the camera immediately showed the bench. Both Given and Bent were genuinely happy and pleased for the goalscorers. In the past I've seen the same images but with the players looking totally un-interested.

[Percy McCarthy]

I love the way the players in the "bomb squad" are condemned by some people to be a bunch of festering wasters with attitude problems.

Given has generally been seen as the epitome of the "good pro".

It's like we have to invent reasons for them being some sort of cancer on the club that must be removed, rather than just a bunch of players the manager doesn't want anymore.

Agreed. Without being ITK (and we all know how reliable that is), I don't see how people can hold these ridiculous views.

[Ads]

I have nothing against Shay, not my cup of tea in terms of commanding his area, but a nice bloke and a good shop stopper.

I am glad he will be off the books though from a wages perspective.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Without being ITK (and we all know how reliable that is), I don't see how people can hold these ridiculous views.

I think in some cases it's diligent practise.

[Damo70]

On the subject of our goalkeepers, from the lower North stand the other night I thought Jed Steer looked a bit small for a keeper. Apparently he is six foot two to Guzan's six foot four. Maybe he is slighter build but he looked a fair bit smaller than Brad.

[eamonn]

I've more respect for Gareth Barry who has moved down a rung to get games.

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Where's Barry gone? Must have missed that one.
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Sorry, that's not confirmed yet but he's in talks with Everton.

I do like Shay, always comes across as a hard-working pro. I just thought he would have been itching to go somewhere where he's guaranteed a game rather than being slightly better off here where he's not even getting on the bench but still slightly worse-off than when he moved to us - being on the bench at Man City, a bigger (these days) club in more comps than both us and Liverpool.

I just think if he really wanted to play football he would forego some of his wages. Still, as long as we're not paying him eye-watering amounts anymore that's the main thing.

[supertom]

On the subject of our goalkeepers, from the lower North stand the other night I thought Jed Steer looked a bit small for a keeper. Apparently he is six foot two to Guzan's six foot four. Maybe he is slighter build but he looked a fair bit smaller than Brad.

I'm not sure I buy either height. Guzan's not huge for a keeper. I think he's 6,2 tops. Steer is probably 6 ft tops and he does indeed seem a bit slight for a keeper. Looks a good stopper though.

Given is apparently 6ft but he looks a couple of inches off that in all honesty.

[Legion]

Brad Guzan: Height 6ft 4in (1.93m)