Nicky Forster

[Wilts]

Opinions seeked from BHA people....

As you might know (and probably don't care about), he has been one of our best and most influential players in the last few years. He's been off the boil over the period that all that players have been awful, and hasn't been offered a new deal yet.

The fans are torn between whether he's worth a new one or not. He's 31, and has lost a little bit of pace, but still possesses more than most in this division.

What did you reckon from last night's showing? Granted his goal wasn't pretty (and arguably not legitimate), but how about overall contribution? It'd be interesting to get an outside-RFC point of view...

 

[Beeneys gloves]

I would love to have him in our squad, has proved at all his clubs that he knows where the goal is, showed some nice touches and looked far more dangerous than Morgan.

It was so inevitable that he would score last night though.

 

[bhaexpress]

It'll come down to the thing we don't have much of, money. I player of Forsters age will be looking for one last lucrative score and I think that puts us out of the picture.

 

[Bluejuice]

He wasn't great but nor was anyone on the pitch last night. and at any rate he hasn't been playing regularly recently so he can't be expected to be at full whack.

I would gladly have him at Brighton if you don't want him anymore.

 

[Tooting Gull]

He's okay. But don't expect a cogent, rational reply when we've lost a vital game to a winner from a bloke that wasn't even scheduled to be on the bench, comes on and within five minutes has scored what proves to be the winner with both a handball and a lucky ricochet.

 

[Stinky Kat]

I like him, he gets amonst it but has some skill, with Knight out wide our strikers, big mac, virgo and mcphee pocess alot of running down and chasing but no real flair

 

[Storer68]

he did alright. he was the difference betweed a win and a draw for reading last night. as soon as he came o they became more dangerous going forward and after three forced substitutions we were like a boxer stuck on the ropes trying to stay upright in the hope that we get lucky.

 

[JP20]

there was nothing arguable about the legitamity of forsters goal.

blatant cheating.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Id have him in my team.

 

[Napper]

i have no opinion and am only concerned with all things Brighton today

sorry but im p****ed off

 

[London Irish]

He's class - way better than anything we've got. He was the gamebreaker yesterday, we were coping with Kitson and Morgan reasonably comfortably but when he came on his pace and awareness caught us cold. He's scored against us twice this season and he's handballed on both those occasions for the goals, so he's a fecking lucky twat too

 

[Stevie Boy]

hes a cheat

 

[Turkey]

I'd certainly have him in our squad.

 

[PAUL CLARK]

id take him a marksmen something we dont seem to have

 

[Storer68]

Looks like he's staying at the MadStad although we now know that he could be interested in a longer deal.............

Forster set to stay on at Reading

Forster says he wants to stay at Reading
Reading have moved to end the speculation over Nicky Forster's future by confirming he will stay at the club until the end of the season.
The Royals have also told the 31-year-old he will be offered at least a one-year extension in the summer.

"Obviously I'd like it to be more than that, but I know I have the chance of earning a longer deal," said Forster.

"Now I am just looking forward to concentrating on the football and trying to help the club get promoted."

Forster, who has scored 65 goals for the Royals since joining in 1999, had been linked with a move away from the club.

"(Manager) Steve Coppell has been consistent throughout in saying that we cannot make any guarantees over Nicky Forster's long-term future, and that is still the case," said Reading director of football Nick Hammond

"However, in fairness to the player we have come to a compromise agreement by confirming that he will be offered at least a one-year extension.

"This has been an unsettling period for Fozzy but his attitude and application have been first-class throughout.

"He remains a very important member of our squad and he has a central role to play in the closing stages of the season, and we will address his longer-term future at that stage."

 

[binary]

Despite my loathing of the Biscuitmen of old I have to say that he is a good player and like Cureton may well be sold.

If you are losing £1m this year then will they pay his wages at his age? If he takes a drop then they'll keep him otherwise he will be off to somewhere like QPR.

If we could afford him then I'd have him.

Not his fault the only goal was handball as the ref had a good view. But then again the ref had a good view of most things and missed them on Monday night.

Still, hope I can give him some stick again next season.