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Fraser Forster

Discussion in 'World Football' started by TAB, Jan 3, 2012.

Discuss Fraser Forster in the World Football area at TalkCeltic.net.

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  1. Biggie Smalls

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    Understandable he's bitter about not getting into the England squab but its not forsters fault. It's Ben foster who shouldn't be in the squad not Forster.
     
    Biggie Smalls, May 15, 2014
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    The England goalkeeping coach David Watson has a big say in what goalkeepers are selected I think, and he is also the goalkeeping coach at Norwich. So Ruddy can't really have any complaints.
     
    murphy88, May 15, 2014
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    rorylando45, May 22, 2014
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    Mr. Slippyfist, May 22, 2014
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    LubosMagic, May 22, 2014
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    Hart just called big Fraser the most intelligent of his England team mates on Soccer AM.
     
    HoopSprings, May 24, 2014
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    Wouldn't surprise me. I'm sure I saw an interview where he said if he wasn't a footballer he would like to have been an economist or something like that.

    Makes a change from the usual footballer answer of 'golfer' etc

    Found an article on him regarding the economist thing.

     
    md1981, May 24, 2014
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  8. LoveTheTic88

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    World Cup 2014: Fraser Forster faces the boring life of a third-choice keeper

    One player who is unlikely to get any game time before the World Cup, and, Hodgson will hope, during it, is Fraser Forster. The Celtic goalkeeper has only played one match for England, against Chile in November, but Hodgson indicated he was unlikely to add to that before the finals.

    Hodgson's priority is to keep Joe Hart match-sharp. He must then give Hart's understudy, Ben Foster, much-needed playing time. Foster has only played 45 minutes for England – and that was a year ago - since Hodgson persuaded him to return to the international fold. His previous cap was in 2010.

    Back-up goalkeepers do not often play, but they need to be ready when they do. Witness the 1970 World Cup when Peter Bonetti deputised after Gordon Banks contracted food poisoning and was blamed for West Germany's quarter-final comeback. More recently, at Euro 2000, Nigel Martyn was thrust into the frontline in the final group game when David Seaman was injured in the warm-up.

    Martyn dropped the cross from which Romania levelled, going on to win and knock England out. At the last World Cup David James replaced Rob Green after the latter’s mistake against the USA in the opening game, but James was a highly experienced international ‘keeper who had only recently lost his England place.

    A third choice goalkeeper has never been needed at a tournament by England and, said Hodgson, “When you’re third-choice goalkeeper you might have to accept your chance of minutes are less. When it comes to Ben Foster and Joe Hart they’re in a different category, where I’d be looking to get them minutes. Whether I can get Fraser some as well is harder. There are only three matches and Joe Hart in particular, who’s our number one…but even Ben [Foster] as well…20 minutes each isn’t doing them any good.”

    http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...ing-life-of-a-thirdchoice-keeper-9431957.html
     
    LoveTheTic88, May 29, 2014
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    Not a * clue how anyone could rate Ben Foster above Forster.
     
    PeeKay, May 29, 2014
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    Why would you play your No.1 in warm-up games?? it's not like they need the experience and it just increases the chance of and injury/mistake.
     
    Glasgow_Bhoy88, May 29, 2014
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    Id settle for 3rd choice and just concentrate on Brazilian birds arses for a month
     
    Glorious1967, May 29, 2014
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    Looks like Forster won't be getting any game-time in the run up to Brazil going by Hodgson's words.

    More the fool them for thinking and making Ben Foster the automatic 2nd choice keeper, he's nothing special and turned his back on them previously.
     
    LoveTheTic88, May 29, 2014
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    Forster played 2x as many games as Foster last season and kept more clean sheets than Foster played in.
     
    Glasgow_Bhoy88, May 29, 2014
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    Fiferbhoy1991, May 30, 2014
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    Big man seems to be enjoying his world cup trip:

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O85lNa78l8M#t=111"]Inside The England Camp: Cahill and Forster Prank Joe Hart! - YouTube[/ame]
     
    Barry Robson, Jun 3, 2014
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    Slaw, Jun 3, 2014
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    On the bench tonight, wonder if he and foster will get a half each
     
    -Stuart-, Jun 4, 2014
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    Don't think we will see Fraser.

    It's a joke that he's behind Foster in the pecking order! Should be starting tonight but oh well
     
    Koke, Jun 4, 2014
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  19. AJ Styles Moussa Dembele's eyes Gold Member

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    Hope England get pumped anyway so wouldn't mind if FF sat on the bench all tournament at least he wouldn't get blamed then
     
    AJ Styles, Jun 4, 2014
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    It's the WBA factor. Only reason Foster came back out of retirement. Joke that Forster is deemed 3rd choice.
     
    md1981, Jun 4, 2014
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