Shay Given ??

This is Shay Given saying he wouldnt mind going out on loan to a club this season i9f hes not number one what you think about him coming to Us



Shay Given admits he would be willing to consider a loan move should he start the season on Manchester City's bench.
Blues boss Roberto Mancini faces a selection dilemma heading into the 2010/11 campaign, with Given competing with England hopeful Joe Hart for the No.1 spot.
Both men have strong claims to the role, with Given among the Premier League's most consistent performers and Hart having shone while on loan at Birmingham last season.
There will, however, be one man left disappointed on Saturday when City get their campaign up and running away at Tottenham Hotspur.
Should Given be the man to make way, the Republic of Ireland international has revealed that he would need to weigh up his options before deciding whether to look elsewhere for regular first-team action.
"I think we are both at a stage where we need to be playing football," he said.
"If I don't start then I will sit down with the club next week and see where my future lies, and maybe it will be vice-versa with Joe.
"We both feel that we need to be playing. I'm at a stage where I need to be playing, I'm 34 and I haven't got millions of years left to play football.
"Hopefully I will play on Saturday, but whatever decision the manager makes I will respect that and then sit down with the club next week."
Pressed on whether he may look to secure a permanent move away from Eastlands, Given insisted that he is determined to play a major role in City's ambitious plans for the future.
He added: "Ideally I would like to stay at the club because it's a big club and an ambitious club, with fantastic owners and I want to be part of that, that's why I joined in the first place.
"Possibly, if I didn't start, then there could be a loan and then I'd come back and see where that takes me."
Given is still hoping it will be he who is given the nod by Mancini on Saturday, as he admits that whoever starts at White Hart Lane can rightly consider themselves to be City's first-choice keeper.
"The manager will decide who he wants to start with on Saturday and you would imagine that will be who he wants to play in most of the games this season," he said.
"Joe's a top keeper as well so it's inevitable that there will be speculation about who will start on Saturday, that's part and parcel of being at a big club because there are so many great players there. It's not just my position, there are 10 other positions where people aren't sure who is going to play."

 

Just seen this on sky sports news.. but i think * end up being number 1 at man city

 

arsenal want him, but he would come back up here? or would he?

 

He would walk to parkhead given the chance:icon_mrgreen:

 

would love it,but dont think he will come,

 

nah he'll be their no 1, unless mancini signs a goalie

 

Would be one * of a signing but sure he is just sounding off to ensure his first team place.

 

yes please

 

Don't think he'll come.

 

take him in a heartbeat! a great keeper.

 

Him stating he'd be willing to go out on loan is not the same as him being linked with us, this isn't a Celtic transfer rumour.

Transfer rumours are for exactly that, actually rumours, please use the player suggestion thread for suggestions.