Foster (merged)

[tuke304]

Any adjustments start at midfield.

[TiggerD]

Not a chance, last goal he conceded was silly. Give the Howard a chance or the irishman.

[Nightmancommeth]

Judging Foster alone, no, Howard should be starting the next game. Swindon had 6 shots on target and scored 5. The 6th rattled off the crossbar. Tozer even nearly scored past him with it bouncing off the post thank god. At the moment, anything on target seams to be going in, bar a few saves last game. As said, reactions look shot and he looks like a 40 year old in goal, just so slow going down for shots or being completely in the wrong position and not being to readjust to make a save. You can argue the defence being shite or midfield being non existent, but as a keeper you should expect to be having a handful of shots at target minimum. Not a single shot was saved, like I said, the woodwork saved us twice. He collected a set piece once if I remember.

[EnglishRed]

Originally Posted by JetStream

No.

Foster, Cannon, and O'Connell (maybe Tozer?) should be benched.

Young needs to start, and Hayden needs to be back ASAP

Hayden and Young (or TOC) to start. I'd also start games with Forde instead of Barnett at the moment-use him againat tired teams.

[the_holt_dragon]

The best option at present, but we should have sorted this problem out this summer.

[jarko]

Needs dropping should have saved at least 2, only thing is have we got anyone else that's good enough?

[BuffaloBill]

Send Foster out to pasture never want him in the goalies shirt again, Howard has more than him.

[Foxy]

Howard ? !!!
It gets curiouser and curiouser.

As others have said we have seriously messed up on the keeper situation. Foster should never have been signed on, but it’s interesting how so few thought this at the time - take a look at the Foster Signs thread from earlier in the summer.
Howard shouldn’t be here at all, this season or last. And Lainton shouldn’t have been given an extended year. Parky has got it wrong big time on this one.

[APJ]

Originally Posted by frank2

He made several great saves v Walsall. I think it's just one of those things that all the shots v Swindon and MK Dons were just good strikes.

I agree with this. It's easy to blame the keeper when we've let in so many but he has been badly let down by the defensive/midfield unit in front of him, as well as some some clinical finishing as you state. I wouldn't write him off quite yet.