STEPHEN HARPER HAD TO WAIT MANY YEARS.

Stephen Harper the New Castle goalkeeper first joined New Castle in the year 1993, but his place in the side was as always as a substitute goalkeeper the reason was that the ever sharp alert, agile, and sharp keeper Shay Given was always a first choice goalkeeper , from Ruud Gulitt days. He had to be given out on loan to several clubs as Given took the goalkeeper job .
But now after an groin injury to Shay Given only did Harper get a real chance. The number of games between1993 and 19999 campion League game with Juventus are many.
Some say it could be 924 games from 1993 to the time Given had a groin injury.
Now stephen Harper is back as the first choice keeper as the Irishman has been sold to Manchester City for big amount.

SHAY GIVEN WANTS TOLEAVE NEWCASTLE UNITED.

Shay Given the Irish and Newcastle United goalkeeper wants to leave Newcastle , all after the hiding Newcastle got at the hands of Liverpool the game ended in 5-1 in Liverpools favour. This Given says has been his worst game.
Even though he joined Newcastle from Blaclburn Roversfor a sum of 1.5 million pounds eleven years ago and has been a very strong and loyal servant at Newcastle United. Given compared with other goalkeepers is small in size , while the rest are all over six feet in height, he is not so tallbut he makes it up in a agille body., with sharp reflections and wonderful eye, he has kept Newcastle in the game single handedly on many a time.
Now Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City all want him as he is bound to do well in any club.
The trouble at Newcastle is that beside Michel Owen , thje players are an average team and have weak defenders, and the burden falls more on Shay Given, even as he has a contract till 2011. Let us see if he will move in this January or in the summer.? The club are not keen to sell him.