I owe it all to Birmingham Football Club

• Poignant

  5 Sep 10, 17:46

  Man City and England No1 Hart: I owe it all to Birmingham

  

  Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart admits his England breakthrough came thanks to Birmingham City.

  Hart’s emergence has meant that England owe a debt to an unlikely source – a Scotsman. Birmingham manager Alex McLeish took Hart on loan last season and after an indifferent start, flourished.

  “I can’t stress how important that time was,” said Hart. “If I had been sitting on my bum that would have done nothing for anyone – not for Birmingham, not for City and not for me.”

• fudgester

  5 Sep 10, 17:47

  Joe Hart was certainly one important reason for Birmingham's good performance last season.

  Too bad they couldn't just buy him over once his loan contract was over.

• Poignant

  5 Sep 10, 17:49

  im sure birmingham got the fund to buy him, but city won't want to sell such a promising lad.

• CKeer

  5 Sep 10, 22:51

  Originally posted by Poignant:

  im sure birmingham got the fund to buy him, but city won't want to sell such a promising lad.

  Well, had Hart not been so impressive last season, I'm sure he'll be one of those had-been touted as the next saviour to England's Keeper Woe.