Re: Jamie foster : Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:53 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

Ade, Foster, Makinson (well my choice has been consistently Makinson and Foster for 6-8 months, but now I think it's time to try something different to bring Fosters defence back to where it was 12 - 18 months ago, I don't think he is a poor player, but he is playing below his own personal best and at his age he should be improving, not flatlining or going backwards in ability, hence why I put it down to confidence)

Most young players have dips in their form in their 2nd or 3rd seasons. They have to adapt their game as things that they do well get picked up on by opposition defences. Some can, and then continue to improve, some can't and disappear.

It's too early to be writing off Foster for me, which some seem to be doing. I'd also be wary of opposition fans coming in and doing him down when they know his replacement will be Gardner...

Re: Jamie foster : Sun Mar 04, 2012 1:12 am  

Racked up 40 points today scoring 5 tries and kicking 10 goals in a 68-0 win over Huddersfield.

Re: Jamie foster : Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:34 am  

BackrowSaint wrote:

Racked up 40 points today scoring 5 tries and kicking 10 goals in a 68-0 win over Huddersfield.

That's just what he needed and why I was calling for him to play in u20s for a month or two.

Re: Jamie foster : Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:42 am  

jdrocket wrote:

I'm not trolling!

Penny has(d) an infinately better attack than foster does now and similiar defensive abilities (at least he coulc catch a sitter)

But it isn't the end for foster. His kicking ability will mean he won't be forced out

But it seems a fair comparison, even the response from the fans.

Total balderdash.

Penny had infinatley better attack.

Pennys best year 2008 - 11 tries from 20 appearances
Jamies first year - 7 tries from 11 appearances - then 20 tries last year.

If you compare them in there best years 2008 for penny, 2011 for Foster they play a similar number of games and Foster is better in every facet of the game.


Penny was fast, that's it....


Foster has ability and the record to prove it, was our top try scorer last year. His head seams to have gone defensively but this is something he can fix as he has the ability, where as penny never did, being fast does not mean you get tries and does not make you a good player.

Give Foster a few weeks and then bring him back for a low key game and hopefully all will be right again.

Re: Jamie foster : Sun Mar 04, 2012 11:25 am  

Foster is gash but hes twice the player of Penny or should i say the new Offiah as the deluded Wire lot tried to label him.

Re: Jamie foster : Sun Mar 04, 2012 1:28 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

Racked up 40 points today scoring 5 tries and kicking 10 goals in a 68-0 win over Huddersfield.

Fantastic. That's the kind of reaction most of us will be looking for!

Re: Jamie foster : Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:36 pm  

If Foster got "rotated" for his performance last week,Gaskell should go the same way after today's display.

Re: Jamie foster : Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:46 pm  

Saint from Prestwich wrote:

If Foster got "rotated" for his performance last week,Gaskell should go the same way after today's display.

I can't comment on today's game but I do think it's time for him to be "rotated"

Re: Jamie foster : Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:59 pm  

Would Foster have kicked the conversion today, that Lomax missed?

Re: Jamie foster : Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:28 pm  

LovesToSpooge wrote:

Would Foster have kicked the conversion today, that Lomax missed?

Can't say 100% but there would have been a significantly higher chance of him doing so yes. He's kicked from the touchline to win the game for us before.