Forster singing sweetly.
Posted on November 21st, 2009 | 12 Comments |
Forster is Newcastle born and bred, playing for the Toon since the age of 11. After a brief spell on loan at Bristol City, the Hexham born keeper has really impressed at Norwich City keeping a clean sheet in 8 out of his 12 games. The deal means that Forster is now eligible for Norwich in future FA Cup ties with a 2nd round tie coming up against Carlisle on the 28th November
Norwich manager Paul Lambert said : “I think Fraser has done phenomenally for us and he’s got an understanding with the back four and is performing really well.
He said: “You need a presence and some of the saves I see him make, even in training, I think how has he got there?
“He’s only 21 years of age and goalkeepers can play for a lengthy time in their career. He’s done great.
““We have no chance of keeping him, the hopes they have got for him,” said Lambert.
Let’s really hope so as Forster, who is tipped to win an England under 21 call up, now appears to have caught the eye of Spurs. Tottenham boss Harry Rednapp is said to be targeting Fraser Forster as a long-term replacement for Carlo Cudicini who will be out for some time after his nasty bike crash.
Forster’s loan to the Canaries ensures that he is getting regular appearances and he looks a really bright Geordie prospect. Let’s hope that Newcastle’s hopes for him result in us seeing that 6ft 6 foreboding presence in the Toon goal.
Is this one we should let go of?
Newcastle have been blessed with good goalkeepers for the past decades. Steve Harper is doing a excellent job as nr.1 but our 2 backup keepers are two of the brightest prospects in the country. Krul has a good change of becoming Dutch keeper nr.1 and Forster the same with England nr.1. We have no change of keeping both in the long term and we would have no problem selling one of them with Harry eying Forster and several clubs eying Krul.