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I think the Swindon fans used to boo him as he used to play for Reading, which is why he enjoyed his goals at the County Ground so much.
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I think the Swindon fans used to boo him as he used to play for Reading, which is why he enjoyed his goals at the County Ground so much.
Scoffers
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Hiya mate, season has been pretty good thanks, lots of new faces which is good.
If memory serves me right, it was his agent that cocked things up. If you look at the goals Forster scored in the first half of the season, and his general fitness levels, I personally would have wanted him for at least one more year.
I accept that Poyet had to make a stand, and I back our fledgling manager, but things could have been different!
I can't believe people still come out with guff like this. It's well known he was too big for his boots and not at all well liked in the dressing room.
Still got us the goals, made the fans happy, didn't fall out with any players and put in 110%.
Nappy thrower
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Was you in the dressing room then?
It gets on my tits when people make assumptions like this.
Tooting Gull
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Agree with AD on most stuff, but not this one. We've obviously done all this before, but Forster publicly held a gun to Poyet's head, and so he had to cut him loose. The long-term damage to his credibility and the team would have been far greater if he had backed down than from losing one player, however good that player was. Gus should never have been put in that ultimatum situation, once he was, only going to be one response from a proper manager.
No, I wasn't, but I've heard it from the mouths of a couple of players (I forget who), it was well known that he didn't get on with Glenn Murray (who must be seen as our main striker) and that he was up his own arse. Don't get me wrong, I liked the bloke, but to call it an assumption is ridiculous. It's no more wild assumption than one that the sun will set this evening.
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Pretty sure he fell out with a number of players and that's half the reason why he left.
Deportivo Seagull
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ReallyThis is deffinately the first i've heard of it
Shall we just say that he has a big personality that rubbed a number of people at the club up the wrong way, botth players and backroom staff.
Bevendean Hillbilly
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In which case at some point in the future he will post something on here about how he was just misunderstood and not at all a big head and 80% of the posters on here will rush over to lick his arse.
Deportivo Seagull
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Granted much that has been said is anecdotal, however taking what was in the media and the under whelming support from his fellow players would indicate that the assumption is perfectly valid.
Great footballer - but a bit of an arse and when you're in the twilight years of your career, being an arse isn't the right approach! Made himself look a bit of a cock.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Chatting with a chap from the club at the Eastbourne friendly he was saying that Forsters knee is in bits, which is the main reason he wasn't offered a contract.
Sounds painful!
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I imagine a shhh motion towards our dugout, rather than the fans.
BensGrandad
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Controversal I know, but if given the sevice I think that we have better here at the moment in Murray.