And the positives of signing Foster are???

The latest talk is that Spurs could stupidly offer £6 million for unhappy Man Utd keeper Ben Foster, For reasons that really are beyond me...

Firstly I would say that I have nothing against Foster and think he is a reasonable keeper, but what would he truly offer Tottenham or for that matter what would leaving the bench at United for the heated seats at White Hart Lane offer Ben Foster??

Foster can no longer be considered as a hot prospect, even in goalkeeping terms. At 26, he should be at an age when he is playing regular football, but when he got his chance at the start of this season, I would argue that he hardly covered himself in glory and it appeared the United gloves were a little too big for him.

In fairness keeping for a club like United is probably one of the biggest tests of character in football and better men than him have failed. But the facts remain that he was at fault for goals on several occasions, and the majority were basic or careless errors. This is of course something our own No1 does a little too often, but his are balanced with brilliance and that could be enough to forgive the occasional moment of madness.

I can understand Fosters frustration at losing his place to a fit again Van der Saar, but he is the better and more composed keeper. If the young pretender doesn`t like it, then I can see he will have to look elsewhere, but is the Tottenham bench a step up? Of course not!

In a World Cup season it seems that only Klaas-Jan Huntelaar isn`t anxious about his starting place, and I can understand that Foster sees an opportunity to push for the No1 shirt for England, with James looking doubtful and no other player truly looking solid, but he needs to either move to a club where he would be a certain No1 and there aren`t too many obvious positions at the moment or he is probably wiser to stick where he is and see what happens in the summer.

The possibility that Tony Parks has firsthand knowledge of Foster and other young English keepers cannot be dismissed, which also adds credence to the likes of Scott Loach at Watford or Joe Lewis at Peterborough as possible options, but do they have the experience we need as back up and offer a serious challenge to Gomes? Perhaps Harry sees the third choice keeper as another worry, as Ben Alnwick is not the keeper we hoped and is David Button a serious option? Interestingly Button is only 9 months younger than Loach. Obviously though, third choice isn`t a position you spend money on is it??



think that a new keeper is now firmly at the top of Harry`s shopping list, but unless he still has serious doubts over the ability of Gomes, the idea of bringing in Foster is a nonsense for both Spurs and more so the player himself. The recovery of Carlo Cudicini could still be key to who, if anyone we buy, and if the medics feel Carlo could be back for the start of next season, we would be stupid to dismiss this as I don`t see too many more sensible No2s out there, without spending big or taking a step down...

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