Foster pens new Reds deal
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Foster pens new Reds deal
United have confirmed that Ben Foster has agreed terms on a new contract extension, which will see him remain at Old Trafford until at least June 2013.
The United goalkeeper, who joined the Reds back in the summer of 2005, said he was glad to commit himself to Old Trafford for a further four years.
"I’m really happy to commit my future to the club," he told ManUtd.com. "The team spirit here is fantastic and working along side Edwin and Tomasz has been a great influence on my career.”
Reds boss Sir Alex Ferguson added: “We are delighted that Ben has signed a new four-year deal.
"Ben is seen as one of the best young goalkeepers in England and we genuinely see him as a successor to Edwin Van Der Sar.”
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Lol look like he is here to stay. So i guess its bye bye kuszak most likely.
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Stoopid
the reds = liverpool
understand!!??
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lolx good it time EVDS retire lia0
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Originally posted by Tragic Clown:
Stoopid
the reds = liverpool
understand!!??
This Man Utd forum anw, so we undertand can liao.
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Originally posted by ViNnO:
This Man Utd forum anw, so we undertand can liao.
using red devils very difficult meh?
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Originally posted by Tragic Clown:
using red devils very difficult meh?
He most prob is copy the source from somewhere, u go scold the source la.
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why is he like injury prone?
like that how to take over from VDS when he retires?
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Originally posted by Tragic Clown:
using red devils very difficult meh?
Which law or emperor edict says only liverpool can use the reds?
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Originally posted by marcteng:
why is he like injury prone?
like that how to take over from VDS when he retires?
Lol mayb same situation as Owen ba.
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Originally posted by Pitot:
Which law or emperor edict says only liverpool can use the reds?
too bad they didnt apply for trademark or patents
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What is the matter with using reds when manchester united's home colours are red?
Liverpool can use red devils if their mascot or club crest has a devil for all i care.
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Originally posted by Pitot:
What is the matter with using reds when manchester united's home colours are red?
Liverpool can use red devils if their mascot or club crest has a devil for all i care.
so arsenal is also the reds?
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Originally posted by Tragic Clown:
so arsenal is also the reds?
If they call themselves that, anything wrong with it?
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Arsenal is more like The Maroons
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Originally posted by Pitot:
Liverpool can use red devils if their mascot or club crest has a devil for all i care.
Tt would look weird lol.
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I doubt foster will be man u no 1 after VDS retired. not after the howard debacle?
I think he will go out and buy a top class goalie.
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Sign and see how lor... Afterall, his contract ended and he could walk away for free... So sign him if cannot work out, he can continue to be 2nd choice or can sell him for some transfer fee... lol
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Blog: Big Ben strikes no.1
After Ben Foster's new four-year contract, Caroline Hunt says it's time to step up for United's England shot-stopper...
Ben Foster has had to bide his time since joining from Stoke City four years ago. Plucked from relative obscurity, Ben soon made inroads into the England team and fast became the new long-term hope for club, and indeed country.
Impressive loans spells coupled with a few stints on the sidelines through injury followed, while there have been only fleeting, yet highly promising, moments in a United shirt.
Things could, though, soon be looking up for United’s young English stopper, after the Reds’ current incumbent of the no.1 jersey at OT announced that the coming season will be his last. In different circumstances, of course, that might have been cause for glum faces. After all Edwin van der Sar has been the first man to stand comparison to Peter Schmeichel despite a raft of attempts by the likes of Fabien Barthez and Tim Howard.
Foster's new contract, and Sir Alex's comments that he is a "genuine successor" to Edwin are promising to say the least for Ben, who's still young in goalkeeping terms at 26.
On the rare occasions United’s seemingly no.1-in-waiting has got the nod from the gaffer, he’s looked every bit the real deal, making van der Sar’s exit a less traumatic prospect.
Stepping in and stepping up from time to time is one thing, though. Doing it week in, week out, against the finest strikers in the land, not to mention Europe’s most fearsome marksmen, is a stiffer challenge. And until Edwin has said his final farewells, a sustained spell in the side seems unlikely for his challengers (it shouldn’t be forgotten that Tomasz Kuszczak is also still inthe running). But the prospect of the Reds’ no.1 jersey coming up for grabs in August 2010 should be enough to keep Foster focused for the new season even if he is set, once again, to play second fiddle.
A sustained run in this season’s domestic cup competitions, following on from last term's Carling Cup triumph, would clearly be high on Foster’s wishlist. In the Reds’ victorious 2008/09 effort, he was the keeper of choice at the business end of the competition, and waltzed off as Man of the Match after United’s spot-kick win over Tottenham. That still wasn’t enough to dislodge the immovable Edwin, but it was encouraging to see Foster stand tall on the big stage.
There’s no reason to think that Sir Alex will refrain from using Ben more often this season as a potential transition begins. And having made the most of his fleeting opportunities so far in the red (well, yellow, green, blue, and soon-to-be white) shirt, now is the time Foster to not only continue that, but really step up to the plate. Now could be the time that the real jockeying for pole position starts. The shirt for United, and England for that matter, is up for grabs...