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Rumour

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:14 am
by theox
Cardiff and Coventry are competing for the signature of Oxford defender Luke Foster. (Daily Star)

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:28 am
by scooter
Not surprised, I wonder what price Patterson would sell at.

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:43 am
by GodalmingYellow
I would hope Patto will try to keep him.

If Foster wants away, then that's a different matter.

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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:57 am
by theox
&quotGodalmingYellow&quot wrote:I would hope Patto will try to keep him.

If Foster wants away, then that's a different matter.
He may not 'want away' as such but a much fatter wage packet and the possibility of Euopean football may lure him away. I know I'd certainly think about it!

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:08 am
by Matt D
in retrospect, perhaps we should all have voted for hutchinson as player of the season...

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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:35 am
by Ascension Ox
&quotGodalmingYellow&quot wrote:I would hope Patto will try to keep him.

If Foster wants away, then that's a different matter.

Hmm non league or Championship? I wonder.

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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:09 pm
by Hog
&quotAscension Ox&quot wrote:
&quotGodalmingYellow&quot wrote:I would hope Patto will try to keep him.

If Foster wants away, then that's a different matter.

Hmm non league or Championship? I wonder.
Hmm, or Football Combination bench warmer? :wink:

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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:27 pm
by Ascension Ox
&quotHog&quot wrote:
&quotAscension Ox&quot wrote:
&quotGodalmingYellow&quot wrote:I would hope Patto will try to keep him.

If Foster wants away, then that's a different matter.

Hmm non league or Championship? I wonder.
Hmm, or Football Combination bench warmer? :wink:

I would imagine if he goes to the Championship he would be on 2/3 times his existing salary. Even if he was bench warming. At least. What would you do?&gt

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:11 pm
by deanwindass
I hope he doesn't go but would understand if he did. There's something nice about having a player that another club might want for once though isn't there?

It makes a change from trying to force out overpaid talentless wasters of the Hutchinson variety.

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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:44 pm
by Mally
&quotdeanwindass&quot wrote:I hope he doesn't go but would understand if he did. There's something nice about having a player that another club might want for once though isn't there?
Well with your name you would say that, wouldn't you?

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 3:46 pm
by John Byrne's Underpants
Hmm. Difficult one for Patto if an offer does come in. Do we sell now and get some money for him or keep him for next season and risk getting nothing for him if he refuses to sign a new contract.

Personally I'd like to see him stay. He's been a rock in our defence since he's come in and well deserved player of the year. Need players like him if we're ever going to get out of this god forsaken league.

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 3:53 pm
by DLT
If we stopped Foster having the chance to further his career then we would soon struggle to sign any other players who had upwardly mobile career ambitions.

Paper talk like this rarely materialises. I would be worried if it was a league One side looking to sign him.

What is the betting that it is a clever agent going about his work again. I bet we have an announcemnet that the club have offered Fossie an improved contract this week.

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:26 pm
by GodalmingYellow
I agree DLT, we can't stop him moving on if that's what he wants.

No harm in trying to persuade him to stay though.

I wouldn't be surprised at all if there were clubs looking at Foster, and probably some looking at Green, Yemi, Trainer and Patterson as well.

I would hope someone is looking at Hutchinson and Jeannin, as otherwise we'll probably have the two wage burners again next season.

Whether it is Cardiff and Coventry looking at Foster who knows. The Daily Star is hardly a World renowned source of reliability.

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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:34 pm
by Baboo
&quotGodalmingYellow&quot wrote:I wouldn't be surprised at all if there were clubs looking at Foster, and probably some looking at Green, Yemi, Trainer and Patterson as well.
Trainer ??

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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:01 pm
by GodalmingYellow
&quotBaboo&quot wrote:
&quotGodalmingYellow&quot wrote:I wouldn't be surprised at all if there were clubs looking at Foster, and probably some looking at Green, Yemi, Trainer and Patterson as well.
Trainer ??
Yes Trainer. His improvement has been huge and in my view he is now league standard.