Foster

[Baggiemadguern]

Not sure why people are criticising Foster he owes us nothing at all, he has been by far the best goalkeeper at the club i have seen in my 41 years of watching us, his performances over the last few seasons have helped us stay on the prem, there is no loyalty in football anymore, also everyone knows he has a long standing knee problem which he was able to protect by not having to play midweek games in the prem something he wouldn't have been able to do in the Championship.

Spot on Saltnshake. The mind buggles sometimes. Many of us in life move from jobs to better ourselves. I have moved three times in the last five years and increased my income by nearly 50%. The reason, money to secure a better future for me and my family. Footballers are no different and to criticise people for getting on in life and bettering themselves is bizarre.

[baggieal]

Spot on Saltnshake. The mind buggles sometimes. Many of us in life move from jobs to better ourselves. I have moved three times in the last five years and increased my income by nearly 50%. The reason, money to secure a better future for me and my family. Footballers are no different and to criticise people for getting on in life and bettering themselves is bizarre.

So your in a decent job and there's a conference/meeting/team building session and you refuse to go, because you want to go to a competitor. So would any normal company say - " Don't worry about it as you do what you want"?

Would they hell!!!! Any decent company would SACK you for breach of contract and not working your notice period out. This was a team building trip FFS!!!!

Nobody would begrudge Foster leaving had he been professional - he has NOT!!!! Gera as an example is a true professional and would get cheered from the roof tops as would other pros who have acted professionally!

I liked Foster but will boo the tosser if we ever play against him now!

The moral of the story is - footballers have a CONTRACT just like Jo Public and because of their incredibly high wages, they should BEHAVE better than Jo Public as they should set an example to today's kids.

[Whicka_Mon]

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It's not the fact that they are moving on but how they have done it. Foster's comments about his kids being Albion fans, settled at schools, staying at the club and both of them refusing to go on pre-season training doesn't sit well with the fans. As I said before, perhaps we don't know the full story but from what we do know, I'm not impressed.[/QUOTE
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Slagging players off on forums that may well be read by players children and their childrens school pals is a little below the belt in my view.

Foster has given many years to this club. Many players have left clubs they and their childrens support and they remain fans but support the team their parent plays for too. Not to difficult to understand, even for a kid. Thanks Ben and good luck with what ever you choose.

Foster hasn't given us anything. We've payed him for being with us. Every single day he has been payed for.
Sick to death of these so called "loyal servants" taking the moral high ground. "Unity" "family" blah blah. The brown stuff hits the fan and they're gone. No integrity, leaving someone else to clean up their mess.

[baggieal]

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Foster hasn't given us anything. We've payed him for being with us. Every single day he has been payed for.
Sick to death of these so called "loyal servants" taking the moral high ground. "Unity" "family" blah blah. The brown stuff hits the fan and they're gone. No integrity, leaving someone else to clean up their mess.

As Jay Rod to his credit yet refused to go on the pre-season tour - NO! Why should Foster be allowed to stamp his feet! I would fine Foster and Dawson the maximum possible and feck them off as what does this do for moral in the squad!

What does this also do ( more importantly ) to supporters who earn far less in a week than these greedy tossers earn in a year especially when they are loyal to employers/committed to contracts/work notice periods etc etc.

[Baggiemadguern]

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As Jay Rod to his credit yet refused to go on the pre-season tour - NO! Why should Foster be allowed to stamp his feet! I would fine Foster and Dawson the maximum possible and feck them off as what does this do for moral in the squad!

What does this also do ( more importantly ) to supporters who earn far less in a week than these greedy tossers earn in a year especially when they are loyal to employers/committed to contracts/work notice periods etc etc.

You have a point Al, It is the manner that it is done perhaps, however, he is still a Baggie for now, so I won't be giving him any heat yet. It has been said before that we do not know what is going on at the club.

Where was the above quote from? Can't deny that in a moment of discontent I did write it, just cannot recall doing so.

[baggieal]

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You have a point Al, It is the manner that it is done perhaps, however, he is still a Baggie for now, so I won't be giving him any heat yet. It has been said before that we do not know what is going on at the club.

Where was the above quote from? Can't deny that in a moment of discontent I did write it, just cannot recall doing so.

Fair enough Baggiemadguern. I just have a thing about greed especially when most supporters go everywhere to see their team on money they can't really afford! Regardless of what goes on internally - contracts are there for all of us, as are acceptable standards to behave. Did like Foster but Johnstone is a better bet for the long term so glad he's done what he did! No clap from me though when paths meet again!

[Baggiemadguern]

I think the quote button is going slightly wrong.

I note a couple of quotes that refer to Baggiemadguern were made by other posters. i also note that a quote I did of Baggieal post is quoted as being made by another poster. Slightly odd.

[holmleighchris]

Fair enough Baggiemadguern. I just have a thing about greed especially when most supporters go everywhere to see their team on money they can't really afford! Regardless of what goes on internally - contracts are there for all of us, as are acceptable standards to behave. Did like Foster but Johnstone is a better bet for the long term so glad he's done what he did! No clap from me though when paths meet again!

Every first team player we have joined us from another club.* They do this to play at a higher level or for an increase in earnings. I wonder if they all got the abuse that our leavers are currently getting when they joined us.
* except Field.

[mickd1961]

It’s how you leave a club that counts.

Foster and Dawson have embarrassed themselves.

[BaggieBlood]

Foster was great at the spectacular save but Imo was getting beaten at his near post and low down too often like the Carroll goal at West sham.

He would have gone as a legend if he just gone on the training trip.