“There are moments when I need to shut up,” Joe Hart on his new job

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·16 February 2025

“There are moments when I need to shut up,” Joe Hart on his new job

Joe Hart has given an insight into his new life outside of playing professional football…

Celtic 1-0 theRangers, Scottish Cup Final, 2024 at Hampden Park on 25 May 2024: Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart Photo Alex Todd (IMAGO)

Joe Hart has given an insight into his new life outside of playing professional football. The man who was affectionately taken in by the Celtic Family, when Ange Postecoglou swooped to bring in him in from the cold after a few years of footballing obscurity, refused to go into coaching when he hung up the gloves and instead sought out a media career.

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The Englishman didn’t fancy being around the day-to-day training and work of his former vocation and admitted it would be too much for his heart to take, knowing he would never be able to play on a Saturday ever again. So instead, he offered his services as a commentator on the machinations of the game and has started to make a name for himself with a fresh perspective on things.

Manchester City v Real Madrid C.F. – UEFA Champions League. Joe Hart on media duties. February 11, 2025. Manchester: Photo MI News (IMAGO).

It’s always nice to hear the opinion of an unconvential voice in terms of the position Hart played on the pitch, but his new start go life in the media game is going splendidly and he offers great insight, especially when covering Celtic games of late.

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The 37-year-old has been a mainstay in the Hoops’ UEFA Champions League campaign and has kicked every ball and endured every emotion alongside the support, whilst being inclusive to the audience and dovetailing nicely with his co-commentary dance partner, Rory Hamilton.

Former Footballer and TV Pundit, Joe Hart seen speaking to Kasper Schmeichel of Celtic prior to the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 match between GNK Dinamo and Celtic FC at Stadion Maksimir on December 10, 2024 in Zagreb, Croatia. (Photo by Jurij Kodrun/Getty Images)

“I’m new to this. There are moments when I need to shut up”

Hart gave TNT Sports’ viewers a peak behind the curtain of his new life ahead of Celtic’s monumental match with Bayern Munich last Wednesday night and said: “I’m new to this. There are moments when I need to shut up. I think as a co-comm, the final third, you leave that to the main man. He’ll tell the story as it unfolds. Often, my role will be to come in on replays and give opinion on what’s happened.”

Self-effacing Hart also revealed that he’s had a major lesson working in the gantry already, with a rather embarrassing omission, but that he’s always learning in the role.

Legs crossed in a painful last 20 minutes

“There’s lots going on and lots to get your head around, especially with me being new,” he said. “It’s an all-round experience. I learned a lesson in the last game that I drank too much and I needed the toilet… it was a painful last 20 minutes! I was so mentally ready to be in this sort of role. I’ve just been learning on the job. Hopefully I’m going to get better and better and improve as we go.”

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