Given signs 5 year deal.....

Aldini98

to stay at Newcastle. A real shame that, shows a lack of ambition. Newcastle haven't won anything since the 50's can't see that run ending anytime soon. Best keeper in the Premiership and commited to those idiots !

mike65

Well its hard to critise the man, he's loyal rather than lacking ambition I think.

Mike.

Jivin Turkey

When players demand transfers from clubs they are branded unloyal, when they stay at "smaller" clubs they are lambasted for lack of ambition.

I think Given has looked at and assessed his options a little bit more than you have, he feels he has made the right choice. Fair play to him if that is what he wants.

evilhomer

Aldini98 wrote:

to stay at Newcastle. A real shame that, shows a lack of ambition. Newcastle haven't won anything since the 50's can't see that run ending anytime soon. Best keeper in the Premiership and commited to those idiots !

Because your new I will let you away with calling Newcastle Idiots. But you only get one!

Given has been loyal to Newcastle and will continue to try and help Newcastle win trophies. We are building a squad to help us do that. Given will be a key player in it.

We have to win something sooner or later.

Nunu

That's a crying shame. He doesn't owe Newcastle anything, in fact the opposite is true. I really hoped he'd put in a transfer request this summer, which Newcastle surely would have graciously accepted.

PHB

I think it's nice that he wants to do it, but I think it's shocking that he hasn't joined one of the top top clubs.
I think this is not down to him. Every time people are looking for goalies, they never go to Given. I'm not sure why, but he isn't sought after by the top clubs for some reason.
Since Newcastle are in reality normally in the top 6 clubs in england, he might as well stick with them.

Táck

his heart is at newcastle so im glad for him. i would like to see him on a bigger stage, like most of us, but i think newcastle, with the right management, could be on a bigger stage in the next two seasons.

this isn't the end of his career. i reckon its the last contract he'll sign with newcastle. a judging from the fact he is learning the spanish language, we might see him travel a bit further in a few years.

Lemlin

Fair play to him. It saddens me that Blackburn ever let him go. Players like him, who choose to stay at smaller clubs, should be applauded IMO for their decision, not lambasted.

Let's not forget that Newcastle still have a fairly decent squad, they're well capable of a top six finish. Just look at how they performed this season after Souness left.

jesus_thats_gre

I think Newcastle will start to improve alot next season so it might not be a bad decision..

Big Ears

Great news , easily our best player for good knows how long and without him I feel we would become a mid-table or worse side .

That said he does deserve to be at a club that are winning things but unlike many players he has loyalty(not to be confused with lack of ambition).

Chucky the tree

What other top club would have him though? Liverpool, united, chelsea or arsenal dont need him and wouldnt waste the money on him. Spurs wouldnt spend the money on him when they have Robinson. Necastle are bigger thant all the other clubs in the premiership.

smashey

If the guy is happy in Newcastle, I can't see a problem with him staying. It doesn't seem like lack of ambition to me. Maybe he believes Newcastle are on the up and they couldnt have gone in any other direction after Souness departed. Also, as he is from Lifford, he can do no wrong.

SteM

He can still move on easily enough next summer if he wants to. Contracts mean nothing to most players or clubs now it seems.

Mossy Monk

good for him. hope Newcastle can win something

Limerick Dude

He loves the fans over there and the geordies love him too. there always singing his name. he referred himself as an 'adopted geordie' and i think he knows how much he means to the club because he was given captaincy in the last 3 games.
He is a very loyal player and im happy with that, reminds me of shearer in that sense.

Limerick Dude

Aldini98 wrote:

to stay at Newcastle. A real shame that, shows a lack of ambition. Newcastle haven't won anything since the 50's can't see that run ending anytime soon. Best keeper in the Premiership and commited to those idiots !

idiots? elaborate please.

Atlas_IRL

brilliant keeper i though Ferguson might try and sign him b4 he got VDS... VDS is old enough now though... Newcastle just need a good manager ala wenger/benitez, they have the money and some talent Given,Owen etc

eyerer

how old is given now?

Necronomicon

He just turned 30.

Kingp35

Nothing wrong with showing a bit of loyalty and its certainly not lack of ambition. You cant fall someone for loving the club that they are at and maybe he feels that Newcastle are going in the right direction again after the departure of Souness.

applehunter

Since when are newcastle a small club?

TheDoc

i think it is dissapointing. One of the hardest positions to fill with a solid player or very good player is in nets, cause nowadays every kid wants to play outfield, and those deemed poor at football are turned into goalies.

Given could easily walk into any starting 11 and i mean any. Think of all the top teams.

United,Arsenal,Barcelona,AC Milan,Liverpool

Give imo tops the lot maybe except Van der Sar and Lehmann who has improved immensly.

Dida and Valdes are not good keepers, like im sure if he wanted a move hed go somewhere where he would win trophies =/ pity

TheDoc

i think it is dissapointing. One of the hardest positions to fill with a solid player or very good player is in nets, cause nowadays every kid wants to play outfield, and those deemed poor at football are turned into goalies.

Given could easily walk into any starting 11 and i mean any. Think of all the top teams.

United,Arsenal,Barcelona,AC Milan,Liverpool

Give imo tops the lot maybe except Van der Sar and Lehmann who has improved immensly.

Dida and Valdes are not good keepers, like im sure if he wanted a move hed go somewhere where he would win trophies =/ pity

Hes the reason why Ireland have achieved anything in the last couple of years

Freedomfighter

I would have loved to have seen Given moving somewhere else. Arsenal are looking for another keeper and he would be a great addition. Newcastle im afraid are not going to do much next season. Now i say this on the fact that your main goal scorer has gone. Owen wont be hanging around and its been a while since he has played regularly without injury. They have nothing or nobody coming through that stands out. And i like Newcastle but im being realistic.

eyerer

"Owen wont be hanging around"

owen says he'll be there next season..