Re: Time to recall jamie foster? : Sat Sep 01, 2012 10:44 pm  

Northampton_Saint wrote:

...and when was the last time you saw Makinson causing a defender any problems at all running a ball up exactly? Foster on the top of his game is a much more natural winger than we've ever seen Makinson be to date.

Foster is never a winger and never has been. I've watched him from being a 16 year old. He was centre to Shaun Ainscough for England v Australia and they both looked promising.

LOOKED being the operative word, Championship rugby beckons.

Re: Time to recall jamie foster? : Sat Sep 01, 2012 11:22 pm  

He's a bit lightweight, took a ball from dummy half tonight, one of the few times we were under our sticks, took it at speed, ran sideways for 30m, got smashed and did well not to get put in our own goal area.

Re: Time to recall jamie foster? : Sun Sep 02, 2012 6:05 am  

You lot can have Jamie Foster back if you'll scrub Willie Manu's signature out.

Re: Time to recall jamie foster? : Sun Sep 02, 2012 7:18 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Blalocks.
He's a better goal kicker, yes, a better winger no. Did Foster manage to run a metre forward tonight when returning the ball?

Either use the word or don't. If the swear filter blocks it you can't use it, but please don't dodge the filter.

Re: Time to recall jamie foster? : Sun Sep 02, 2012 11:16 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Foster is never a winger and never has been. I've watched him from being a 16 year old. He was centre to Shaun Ainscough for England v Australia and they both looked promising.

LOOKED being the operative word, Championship rugby beckons.

Don't get me wrong - I don't think either Foster or Makinson is top class or anywhere near it nor ever will be - but with the appalling standard of 3/4s in SL at the moment both easily have the makings of middle-to-top half of the table SL players. Either would have to decline substantially to end up in the Championship and you're just being silly. Maybe they'd both become world beaters if they joined Wigan instead, eh?

Re: Time to recall jamie foster? : Sun Sep 02, 2012 11:42 am  

I,m no sure if the club development is at fault when they transition to the superleague team. We always seem to be conservative and push the young ones on the wing, is this to reduce risk.
Foster spent quite a while at centre, I,m sure Makinson was centre also, same goes for Swift correct me if I,m wrong but did he not start out at stand off and has ended up on the wing. We could say the one gamble is with Lomax trying to make him a scrum half.
Only Josh Jones looks in a natural position and is developing OK in defense and attack, are we handling the younger players in the correct manner. Maybe Mr Brown has better options for them.

Re: Time to recall jamie foster? : Sun Sep 02, 2012 12:43 pm  

Judder Man wrote:

I,m no sure if the club development is at fault when they transition to the superleague team. We always seem to be conservative and push the young ones on the wing, is this to reduce risk.
Foster spent quite a while at centre, I,m sure Makinson was centre also, same goes for Swift correct me if I,m wrong but did he not start out at stand off and has ended up on the wing. We could say the one gamble is with Lomax trying to make him a scrum half.
Only Josh Jones looks in a natural position and is developing OK in defense and attack, are we handling the younger players in the correct manner. Maybe Mr Brown has better options for them.

I blame Mike Rush.

Re: Time to recall jamie foster? : Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:24 pm  

Just curious, if Foster plays for Hull in the play-offs would that then prevent him playing for us in the competition in the unlikely event that the need arises.


If he does play for them would we allow him to play against us??


S57

Re: Time to recall jamie foster? : Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:22 am  

SAINTS57 wrote:

Just curious, if Foster plays for Hull in the play-offs would that then prevent him playing for us in the competition in the unlikely event that the need arises.


If he does play for them would we allow him to play against us??


S57

It was in the paper last week that he is playing for Hull in the play offs, but will not be allowed to play against us.

It looks he's very much been frozen out by Saints, I can't see him in a Saints shirt again.

Re: Time to recall jamie foster? : Mon Sep 10, 2012 9:00 am  

Saddened! wrote:

It was in the paper last week that he is playing for Hull in the play offs, but will not be allowed to play against us.

It looks he's very much been frozen out by Saints, I can't see him in a Saints shirt again.

I think your probably right , he doesn't seem like the type of player Brown has gone for at Hudds , maybe Hull will keep him