Reports this morning suggest than Manchester United goalkeeper, Ben Foster, has signed a new and improved deal with the club, doubling his wages from £25,000-a-week to £50,000.
Whilst the highlight of his United career is the winning performance he put in during the League Cup final, he has had plenty of lows, going from one injury to the next.
However, with a four year deal to his name, are you expecting to see Foster as our number one for next season? Or do you think the injuries will put a stop to his United career?
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its been along time since united number 1 was englands number 1 but if foster keeps fit he’ll do it
I really hope he becomes our new number one he has the makings of a great goalkeeper but his damn injuries:-( so for that i think not
I also hope he becomes out number 1. I have had a soft spot for him ever since he saved our necks at Derby.
I hope so, apart from that Sunderland gaff he’s looked pure quality, and very confident. If he gets a run of games I can’t see VDS getting his place back.
I ideally would like to give the lad next season to state his claim, we should say to Fozzy, we will give you next season to prove your fitness and ability while EVDS is still at the club so he can mentor him.
I believe he has the ability, but the real issue is his fitness, it really is down to Fergie if he trusts him enough because for me next season could be one too far for EVDS, if Fergie does not fancy him then he really missed a trick not signing Given in Jan.
He definitely has the ability, if he can keep up his fitness I see no reason why not.
Stephen as an irish man all i can say is when it comes to given he’s a small fish. he can pull off wonderful saves which gets a lot of air time on match of the day but makes alot of balls ups
the reason no one takes note is cause if van der sar fecked up last season it would be wrote about but whenever given messed up it was newcastle where crap, ireland aren’t brazil….
I think Foster will get about half the games next season along with VDS, which will integrate him as the number 1 for the following season..
If this lad can stay fit, then we will have a GK that could become one of europes finest as he has all the attributes…
Not bad is it, £2,600,000 pounds a year, basic for a player who has only started 3 league games in 4 years, nice work if you can get it!
GHHT, I agree mate especially as Andy Gray seemed to have some sort of vendetta out against VDS over the last two seasons.
To be completely honest, i consider Kuszczak to be a better goalie then Foster. So heres hoping he can take over the #1, but hes future at the club is not really certain atm.
anyone heard of chelsea offloading drogba to ac in exchange for pato?
Sorry mate I meant GHTT!!!
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_5396722,00.html
take him
Ben Foster: Future United’s, England’s and World’s Number 1 Goalkeeper.
I hope Foster stays fit, he’s a good goalkeeper with lots of potential. But I fear his prone to injury may see his future at United at risk in the long run. It’s very annoying to have a injury prone goalkeeper, that’s a position you don’t want to meddle with before every game.
I don’t think he’s good enough in the air to be honest, and I’m mostly of the opinion that the next Man Utd number 1 will be someone over 30.
SAF was wrong in Taibi,Bosnich,Barthez,Howard….case and I fear he’s wrong again in Foster case.
BEN FOSTER HAS ALL THE TOOLS TO BE NUMBER ONE. I’M SURE ALL THESE FREAK INJURIES ARE A THING OF THE PAST, AND THAT HE WILL NOT ONLY CELEBRATE WINNING SILVERWARE WITH UNITED NEXT SEASON, BUT WILL ALSO BE A WORLD CUP WINNER WITH ENGLAND IN 2010. ( A DIFFICULT THING TO SAY FOR A SOUTH AFRICAN, BUT ENGLAND HAVE A HECK OF A CHANCE NEXT YEAR.)
mad i dont think he was wrong with Bosnich,Barthez and Howard
Bosnich was in a bad place personally
Barthez was and is a world class keeper he just taught he was playing up front sometimes and in
Howard i loved the guy and think he could of played at old trafford for years
its just like life
something better came along
foster deserves his chance 2 be uniteds no1 this season he’s a great shot stopper and he commands 18 yard area. Id rather foster be no1 than paying top dollar 4 another keeper.
Foster is good. But he’s just so prone to injuries… Maybe he needs to eat more vitamins and calcium for stronger bones and muscles.. lol
So funny. Didn’t he play 2 full years at Watford ?
I hope he become our number 1. Considering his wages Fergie wants it to happen.
Excellent keeper, his distribution is superb and not bad at crosses. The way he gets the ball and throws it 60 or 70 yards to get an attack going is reminissant of the Great Dane.
he’s really decent so far from his limited performance last season. looking forward to seeing him play week in week out and i am sure VDS wont really mind that much losing the spot to him as he too knows his days are limited.
I especially appreciate Foster’s goal kicks, which are dead straight and almost getting to the box almost every time. With this, we are having another mean of lethal attack and this is surely gonna help.
I really hope that he will be free of injuries from now on and he will have a great future and I really hope that a good next season can get him his starting berth in South Africa.
I really really hope Foster makes it, its important with English players
Ben won’t replace VDS instantly next season but will be drafted in gradually in readiness for the 2010-11 season.
I definitely think the lad has got what it takes to be our number one.
not good enough for united.we should sign real valladolid goalkeeper sergio asenjo.he is just 20 and a great talent.he will be available for 7-8 million.foster will have to be 2nd choice
He’s a good shot-stopper but doesn’t command the penalty area the way any decent keeper should. Any cock-ups on his part have been down to a simple lack of communication with defenders. This can be worked on.
Time will tell whether he’ll replace Edwin, but his injuries are holding him back. Can we really rely on an injury-prone keeper?
What is it with United and injury curses?
Im not exactly and England fan, but i hate it when people say the only reason why Foster is in contention for England’s number is becos there isn’t much competition for the jersey, not for his talent.
Foster is definetely good enough. I feel VDS will have 1 more season then it will be Fosters turn. It’s clear that Kusczack isn’t good enough.
If Fergie wanted our next keeper to be guaranteed quality, I think he would sign Gigi Buffon. Buffon is the best keeper in the world by a distance and we could have 6-8 years from him seems he is only 30 now.
He needs to work with his kicking first. Who else to learn from than the best kicker of the ball in my opinion, Van der Sar
Oh, btw, off topic. Remember we were linked to Van Persie a while ago? He just signed a new deal. Meaning it was all news leaked by his agent to push up his pay for a new contract. Goes to show how much you can trust so called news
Not sure about Foster to be honest. Just don’t look world class to me.Besides being injury prone i’m not sure he will cut it in the big games. Hope to be proven wrong, but i have a feeling we will have to look at someone else to take the #1 spot once EDV retires.
He’ll be our #1 as soon as he improves his distribution out of the back (not just a monstor punt or monstor throw), learns how to use both feet like VDS under pressure and becomes more commanding on crosses!
costas, exactly my thoughts. he saved our arses TWICE in that derby game that we scraped out 1-0. without those saves, we could have lost to one of the worst teams to ever play in the premiership!
didnt he get man of the match in that game
not sure, ghtt… he deserved it. ronnie might have got it, scored the game winner and had a ton of other chances… hence my favorite celebration of his of all time… the count to 5 and then the strange dance with his hand on his head, hilarious.
The backup keeper is on £50K a week???? Can I go back in time and tell my 6 year old self to work his ass off and learn to play goal?
@ whiteknight03
yes, but are you really trying to argue with Fergie ?
I’m not that convinced but i hope it will come good because the english nr.1 goalkeeper would be awesome.
I agree with Costas and Sanj… I’ve liked Foster and been pulling for him to be given the number 1 shirt ever since his two WONDER saves against Derby… So heres hoping that he stays fit and gets a few more games under his belt this year.
Oh yeah, same for Hargo!!
I dont even think he’s that good, he thinks he’s better than he is actually
How do you work that one out clj7???
I’d get him out on oan next season to see how he copes. He did well at Watford, but he was a bit of an unknown quantity to most of us then. If he has next season on loan and does well, he’ll go to the world cup as englands number 1 and come back to us to take over from Edwin. If he doesnt perform to the level we’d expect and need, then Diego Lopez from Villareal should be brought in. He’s 27, 6’5″, and an incredible shot stopper. He’s definitely the man to replace Van Der Sar if Foster isnt. Anyone who is a fan of La Liga will know how outstanding he is, and if the spanish national goalkeeper wasnt picked on name alone, he’d be spains number 1.
By the way, if we truly are interested in Victor Valdes then there may be trouble ahead…..
this is the only place where utd can experiment..so lets do that bravely by allowing FOSTER to play big matches this season..dont waste money on a gk …lets build a red fort..
He might be the real thing so it would have been mad to never find out, let him prove it playing for someone else, Pique-style. His speed of anticipation concerns me – witness Celtic Park last season – but he has to have a run at United and a chance to force his way into Capello’s World Cup starting XI, which would only be to our advantage.
At the time last season when VDS agreed to another year, the Dutchman said it was on the understanding he would stay first choice. Two into one won’t go, except it easily could with some lateral thinking: I would give BF the 38 league games, and VDS the Champions League and domestic cup games.
I believe that it is hard for even the most knowledgeable of fans ( I love you guys) to always accurately rate goalkeepers. Honestly I don’t know for sure whether Kussie or Fossie is the better goalkeeper, mostly because neither has really had his chance to shine on the 1st team for stretches of games in a row. I like Foster, but as all have stated before he has had fitness problems. There is nothing anyone can do to determine how injuries will play out in the future. Some get injured to a point where a brilliant career was shortened ( 20 Legend) and some seem to be luckier than most (Giggs). I guess the point I was trying to make is that when given the opportunity I am comfortable that both could do a good job as a permanent first team goalie.
P.S. Support “the yanks” tomorrow vs. Spain we will need all the prayers we can get.
I think Foster is going to get a good amount of games next year including the Premier League games. VDS will be first choice for the big 4 games, but Foster will likely get the games against teams in the lower half.