Shay Given, who recently celebrated a decade at
Newcastle, admits he would happily see out the rest of his career
at St James' Park.
The 31-year-old Republic of Ireland international last week
celebrated a decade since his £1.5million move from Blackburn to
Tyneside.
He has four years left on his current contract, but has not ruled
out an extended stay on Tyneside.
Given said: "I have got four years left on my contract and I will
definitely be here for them - and hopefully a few more beyond
that.
"But we will have to see how my body holds up before I start
thinking about another 10.
"When I signed, I knew I was coming to a huge football club.
"It's a special place to play football, what with the fans and the
stadium, and hopefully we will be able to win something while I'm
here because you can just imagine what the place would be
like."
Given has made the number one shirt at St James' his own under
stiff competition from the likes of Shaka Hislop, Pavel Srnicek and
current deputy Steve Harper.
He currently has 413 appearances to his name, just
83 short of fellow keeper Jimmy Lawrence's club record, and seems
certain to beat that figure.
The Lifford-born player told the club's website: "It would be
marvellous to pass the appearance record.
"I want to play as many games as possible for my club and country,
but you can't look too far ahead - just look at last season with my
injuries.
"But I'm feeling good at the moment and we will just have to see
how things work out."
