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Craig Foster - bluetagagain - 04-09-2021
Well done sir
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12398653/afghanistan-craig-foster-explains-how-he-helped-large-group-of-women-footballers-escape-the-taliban
RE: Craig Foster - DeepBlue - 04-09-2021
Great story ... but surely he was a midfielder ?
RE: Craig Foster - Wightblue - 04-09-2021
Seconded !
RE: Craig Foster - bluetagagain - 04-09-2021
He was Deep as far as I can remember
RE: Craig Foster - DeepBlue - 04-09-2021
(04-09-2021, 01:33 PM)bluetagagain Wrote: He was Deep as far as I can remember
He was by far the best of the three players Venables brought over from Australia (Enes & Thorp were the other two), took a while to settle but by the time he moved to Palace he was one of our better players. I remember him best for scoring two goals in a cup game against Villa.
RE: Craig Foster - bluebollox - 04-09-2021
(04-09-2021, 01:56 PM)DeepBlue Wrote:(04-09-2021, 01:33 PM)bluetagagain Wrote: He was Deep as far as I can remember
He was by far the best of the three players Venables brought over from Australia (Enes & Thorp were the other two), took a while to settle but by the time he moved to Palace he was one of our better players. I remember him best for scoring two goals in a cup game against Villa.
Crikey I remember that. I think they were both deflected as well. Pretty sure we led 2-0. Jan 98??
RE: Craig Foster - bluetagagain - 04-09-2021
Foster and John Aloisi were by far the best aussies from that period
RE: Craig Foster - DeepBlue - 04-09-2021
(04-09-2021, 03:18 PM)bluetagagain Wrote: Foster and John Aloisi were by far the best aussies from that period
Aloisi was streets ahead in class, but we got him separately to the other three from Spain.
I always thought Robbie Enes had potential but never got many chances, whereas Hamilton Thorp wasn't even a footballer ! We had young aussie winger around the same time as well (Harries ?) - he never made it either.
RE: Craig Foster - West Australian Portsmouth Fan - 04-09-2021
(04-09-2021, 03:38 PM)DeepBlue Wrote:I think the Aussie winger you were talking about was Michael Panopoulos(04-09-2021, 03:18 PM)bluetagagain Wrote: Foster and John Aloisi were by far the best aussies from that period
Aloisi was streets ahead in class, but we got him separately to the other three from Spain.
I always thought Robbie Enes had potential but never got many chances, whereas Hamilton Thorp wasn't even a footballer ! We had young aussie winger around the same time as well (Harries ?) - he never made it either.
RE: Craig Foster - DeepBlue - 05-09-2021
No, Panopoulos was an Alan Ball signing later. There was a rumour that he ended up signing the wrong player because of a mix-up over names, but no idea if that was true.
The guy I was thinking of was Paul Harries, and looking him up he only made one appearance as sub in 1997.