It's hardly the weakest part of the team, though, is it? There are areas up front, in the defence, and in midfield which could easily be improved by a much greater amount, both absolutely and relatively, than by moving the goal-keeping position up two notches (as it were).

Still, I agree it's a non-story. But it's a non-story because Allardyce's response is clearly non-sense.

Come on, if you said, Sam, go on, you can have absolutely any player in the Premiership, any player, just take your pick, you reckon he'd pick Hart? Seriously?