{"id":76643,"date":"2025-05-05T14:17:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T14:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/76643\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T14:17:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T14:17:11","slug":"celtic-hero-joe-hart-wades-into-bizarre-viral-debate-as-he-insists-its-not-even-a-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/76643\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtic hero Joe Hart wades into bizarre viral debate as he insists &#8216;it&#8217;s not even a contest&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GOALKEEPER Joe Hart has turned his attentions to punditry to some success since leaving Parkhead.<\/p>\n<p>And now the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/team\/14914\/celtic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celtic<\/a> star has weighed in on a bizarre debate which has went viral on social media lately.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Joe Hart at a Tottenham Hotspur Stadium football match.\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2024-25-quarter-final-second-991412092.jpg\" data-caption=\"Joe Hart has had his say on a viral internet debate\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2024-25-quarter-final-second-991412092.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>Joe Hart has had his say on a viral internet debateCredit: Getty<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Soccer goalie holding aloft a trophy in a stadium.\" height=\"960\" width=\"638\" data-credit=\"Kenny Ramsay\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NINTCHDBPICT000903185134_1c09e9.jpg\" data-caption=\"He's turned pundit since leaving Celtic\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NINTCHDBPICT000903185134_1c09e9.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s turned pundit since leaving CelticCredit: Kenny Ramsay<\/p>\n<p>The premise is simple, if a little strange. Who would win in a fight of one gorilla versus 100 men?<\/p>\n<p>Many have speculated online that the primate could not be overpowered despite the massive number advantage of the human team.<\/p>\n<p>But when the question was put to him the 38-year-old ex-England goalie disagreed.<\/p>\n<p>In a video posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BBCMOTD\/status\/1919121324267462849\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">BBC Match of the Day<\/a>, he said: &#8220;100 men. Work together as a team, be aggressive, wear him down.<\/p>\n<p>Read more football stories<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Obviously I don&#8217;t want that to happen, animal rights and all that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m backing the men.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He was then told that wasn&#8217;t the popular answer, to which he replied: &#8220;Why?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s stronger than two or three men, a hundred?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A hundred men who are game? It&#8217;s not even a contest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/team\/174182\/tottenham-hotspur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> fan, one of Hart&#8217;s old stomping grounds, commented &#8216;reason why he&#8217;s the best pundit&#8217; while some compared his &#8216;animal rights&#8217; line to the dry witticism of Alan Partridge and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/who\/david-brent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Brent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fans all spot Wright&#8217;s reaction to Hart screaming in his face after Man City goal against Arsenal  <\/p>\n<p>The debate raged on in the replies with some joining the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/team\/174344\/england\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">England<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/team\/176317\/manchester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester City<\/a> hero&#8217;s side and others opposing him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Finally, common sense,&#8221; said one comment while another agreed: &#8220;Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/who\/joe-hart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Hart<\/a>. The disrespect of men on this question has been baffling. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We literally built the world we live in today life is so good because of men and 100 of the most intelligent species ever seen on this planet can\u2019t beat one ape? 100 men would defeat 5 gorillas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hart was called a &#8216;smart bloke&#8217; and &#8216;someone who speaks sense&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>But one argued: &#8220;It\u2019s not no Joe, a gorilla would wipe out at minimum a good quarter with ease given the strength inequality then get to work on the other 75%.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not the first time the Englishman has caused disagreement in his time as a pundit on the popular BBC football show.<\/p>\n<p>Read more on the Scottish Sun<\/p>\n<p>A little over a month ago he clashed with fellow ex-Hoops wearer Dion Dublin over a refereeing decision in the FA Cup.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/14568257\/celtic-joe-hart-dion-dublin-aston-villa-fa-cup\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hart came to the defence<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/team\/179168\/aston-villa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aston Villa<\/a> &#8216;keeper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/who\/emiliano-martinez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emiliano Martinez<\/a> when a soft foul saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/team\/259004\/preston-north-end\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Preston North End<\/a> be denied an opener.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/football\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GOALKEEPER Joe Hart has turned his attentions to punditry to some success since leaving Parkhead. 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