[TheBrom]

Here's the express story:


West Brom keeper Ben Foster picks up knee problem

Albion are sweating on the fitness of Ben Foster after the goalkeeper expressed discomfort in his knee.

The Baggies shot-stopper has excess fluid around his knee joint and is now a doubt for Monday's game with Leicester at the King Power Stadium.

It's believed he reported the problem in training on Thursday and will be assessed over the weekend.

It's a worrying knock for the 34-year-old, who spent 10 months on the sidelines between March 2015 and January 2016 when he damaged his cruciate knee ligaments in a 1-0 win over Stoke.

Boaz Myhill excelled as his replacement during that period, and the Welsh keeper is expected to step in for Foster on Monday night if needed.

But Foster was named players' player and supporters' player of the year last season after playing every single minute in the league and will be a huge miss if sidelined.

Hal Robson-Kanu and James Morrison are also doubts for Monday's game with the Foxes after the pair picked up muscle strains on international duty.

Nacer Chadli and Salomon Rondon were due to return to training today after the Belgian saw a specialist in Germany for a pre-planned injection in his back and the Venezuelan was given two extra days off in South America to spend with his family.


https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/west-bromwich-albion/2017/10/14/west-brom-keeper-ben-foster-picks-up-worrying-knee-problem/#vYU8RX32qcIAG0PH.99

[elmo_in_swansea]

Although it's for good causes, perhaps too much cycling may have contributed to this supposed injury?

[iwastherein68]

Although it's for good causes, perhaps too much cycling may have contributed to this supposed injury?

Yes that occurred to me too mate

[gerry m]

Injection injection painkillers painkillers please

That takes away the pain not the problem dan.

[lewisant]

Heard it too, long lay off expected.

My own guess is that it may well finish his career.

Please be wrong !!

[spencer Baggie]

Should have replaced Myhil in the summer. Had the chance by all accounts ...

[Droitwich Baggie]

Should have replaced Myhil in the summer. Had the chance by all accounts ...

The Baggies dither too much when it comes to enhancing and strengthening  the team.

[Wigmore]

The Baggies dither too much when it comes to enhancing and strengthening  the team.

.... whilst every other team in the Greed League never has any difficulties in identifying and recruiting players....

[baggiebof]

Although it's for good causes, perhaps too much cycling may have contributed to this supposed injury?

Cycling is actual good for those who have had ACL injuries like Fozzy as it helps strengthen other areas like the glutes, calves and quads which if are strong will give stability and support to the knee.

I've had an ACL reconstruction and occasionally I will just jar my knee and it causes fluid for a week or so; some rest and physio and it is back to normal. Let's hope that is the case and nothing more sinister, we don't want to lose our player of the season from last year.

[skyclad99]

The Baggies dither too much when it comes to enhancing and strengthening  the team.

Given the rip roaring success of Wimmer at the clay heads, I am glad we do! Others may call it due diligence or playing it canny

[TheBrom]

Had a Pulis interview on the radio this morning saying Foster tweaked his knee playing football with his son at home!

[CorbyBaggie]

Had a Pulis interview on the radio this morning saying Foster tweaked his knee playing football with his son at home!

TP won't be happy if one of his players has been caught playing football

[TheBrom]

Needed to do more for the first two goals for me today. We were playing well at the time and they really hit us.

First one needs to be parried for a corner if he can't get proper distance on it. Second one he should only be charging out like that if he's going to win the race.

[stubba]

Just doing his best to oust TP to be fair

[TheJacko2000]

First goal was a brilliant save. Culpable for the 2nd though.

[TheBrom]

First goal was a brilliant save. Culpable for the 2nd though.

Personally as a keeper myself for the 1st I'd have wanted to either push it further away from the goal or out for a corner. Not his fault we lost but I'd be disappointed if I was him

[barnestormer]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5119311/Ben-Foster-backs-West-Brom-decision-sack-Tony-Pulis.html?login
seems even the players wanted the back of TP too.cant think its just Ben

[Fritzl Palace]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5119311/Ben-Foster-backs-West-Brom-decision-sack-Tony-Pulis.html?login
seems even the players wanted the back of TP too.cant think its just Ben

Was obvious to the majority really, a deluded few like Legend aside, that the players wanted more than he was prepared to allow them. I just wish John Williams possessed a time machine and could go back to last May and listen to my logic and acted then, maybe then we could be watching the likes of Richarlson tear the league up in a free flowing fashion scoring goals aplenty

[caravanc58]

'Everybody knows the Tony Pulis style of football and now we have technically gifted players who want to get the ball down and show what they can do. It's not necessarily what Tony wanted, to be honest.'

'They've always been known as hard-working grinders. It is nice to give players a break from just getting the ball forward and getting up behind it.

'It's a shame but it was time for a change.

fair enough ben but can you stop the embarrassing time wasting whilst we are on about change.

[17GD]

The time wasting thing is probably down to TP too. The longer the ball is out of play, the less time we have possession...

[TheBrom]

The time wasting thing is probably down to TP too. The longer the ball is out of play, the less time we have possession...

Funny, he still got booked against Spurs and TP wasn't the manager then.

Foster is quite honest in his interviews to be fair. Can be seen as both a positive and a negative though

[Wigmore]

The timewasting has just been reviewed on SSN. The Spurs v WBA game had the ball in play 5 minutes longer than the Spurs season average.

SSN also broadcast Megson's comments on BF's time wasting,  when he was pointing out that Spurs fans and players lost focus berating BF.

[timdon]

The timewasting has just been reviewed on SSN. The Spurs v WBA game had the ball in play 5 minutes longer than the Spurs season average.

SSN also broadcast Megson's comments on BF's time wasting,  when he was pointing out that Spurs fans and players lost focus berating BF.

That would be the 5 minutes that Foster was hanging on to it and refusing to let it go. Ball is still in play during these periods.

[WBAinDEVON]

hes still brainwashed from pulis but he will improve over time

[Adder]

We did push up more and looked better in some games under Pulis - but there were also the games like Southampton and Huddersfield where we were horribly deep. Remains to be seen how things progress and obviously depends who's in charge.