Chris Sutton was quick to react to Joe Hart announcing his retirement from goalkeeping- fortunately it will be at the end of this season and not immediately!
The former England keeper has been a key factor in two seasons of unexpected success at Celtic with hopefully further trophies and acclaim to come before this season is completed.
After 138 Celtic appearances Hart has decided that this will be his final campaign, when July comes around there will be no pre-season slog of throwing his body into another gruelling campaign.
Turning 37 in April it will be all over for Hart at the end of this campaign which will hopefully be concluded at Hampden in the final of the Scottish Cup.
Sad to see Joe Hart retiring at the end of the season. He’s had a brilliant career. Top goalkeeper, top guy??
— Chris Sutton (@chris_sutton73) February 22, 2024
After the disasters of the 20/21 season when Vasilis Barkas, Scott Bain and Conor Hazard shared goalkeeping duties without and sense of conviction Ange Postecoglou turned to Hart after Barkas and Bain had played in his three opening matches with defending a clear issue.
From third choice at Spurs Hart brought authority and leadership to a Celtic side that lost three of their first seven SPFL matches but ended up lifting the SPFL title as well as the League Cup.
Last season Hart made it a clean sweep of honours with a domestic treble to match his medal collection from Manchester City.
There will now be no speculating over Hart’s intentions with the guessing game centred on Celtic’s Recruitment Team to see who they come up with the take Hart’s place with Bain or Ben Siegrist highly unlikely to be contenders.
A good servant and fit for Celtic as were Celtic for him…
Happy Retirement to you Joe –
Now – Along with Cal-Mac and maybe Taylor – Go n’ Galvanise these foreign snowflakes in the team and squad for one final tilt at League and Cup Football glory to cement your very own glorious career !
Cheers Joe – Fae Clachnacuddin and the Hoops !!!
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Motivation is so important. Attitude some days is more valuable than skill.
Organisation is fine if it results in an end product ( I hate that cliche)…
Possession is for statisticians.
HAIL HAIL
Leaves with my thanks and best wishes for the future had his detractors lately but saved us a good few points recently Overall a great career with us and also City and England
Joe should have retired at least a year ago. He has hogged dthe Celtic No.1 position since then. That is selfish!
For example, he can’t command his area because he doesn’t have the legs. He never comes for cross balls, either because he doesn’t have the confidence, or he knows he can’t get back in time. Only weakness in the Celtic management allowed him to stay in position for another season!
He should have been given a coaching role last season, for an aspiring keeper such as Hazard, who came through the Celtic youth system. Now Hazard is lost to Celtic and the experience he could have gained from Joe as a coach is lost as well!
Joe is off and Celtic are the losers!
That is mismanagement – and it is Celtic who are the losers!
A football minded Board would not have let this happen and it is only one example of the mismanagement of the |Club that has led to it’s now unfortunate decline.
Lawwell oversaw this. But if you put this example to him, his eyes would boogle – as he doesn’t understand what you are talking obout – or anything else about football!
The clown is an accountant, first, last – and everything!
If you doubled his salary next year, the clown would still be here!