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General Cricket => Players => Topic started by: justnotcricket86 on August 08, 2011, 02:57:22 PM
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As a Royals fan, I am absolutley buzzing at this news. Fozzie is a bit of a role model when it comes to my keeping, and would love to see him play for us as Pothas won't be about for much longer.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/current/story/526525.html
Can sort of understand this move as well, as Pothas is out for a while according to rumours down south
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Massive loss for us if he went. One of the best keepers around.
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Totally mate, Pothas is a brilliant keeper, probably second to Foster on the county circuit so we would need someone like him to come in
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I'd be gutted foster is my fave keeper about, I still think there's no one better behind the sticks
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He's also a bit of a geezer, which I really like
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One of my mates knows him pretty well.
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He's a top top keeper, read an old segment from Wisden Cricketer (Nov/Oct 2010) on keeping from him and it was all sage advice.
Hampshire's gain definitely if they sign him - big loss for Essex.
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Was watching him in a t20 the other week, took that 85mph full toss stood up that went past leg stump though the batsmen. F*cking unreal
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Never been able to find the videos of the 2 stumpings he took for England in the T20 world cup a while back, read about them but never seen them. Anyone have a link on the off chance?
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He is the best keeper on the county circuit, no question about it! Although the young hampshire keeper bates was pretty impressive last night..
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Watched him standing up to Graham napier bowling 85mph+ yorkers a few weeks ago in a CB40 game, he was taking them with ease!
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Disrespectful if he leaves considering he's halfway through his benefit year. I reckon he wont leave though.
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Disrespectful if he leaves considering he's halfway through his benefit year. I reckon he wont leave though.
Yeah, I was wondering that as well...
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clever if you ask me.
Gets a money spinning benefit now and probably unlikely to get another at essex. When the benefit is finished he then jumps ship for a pay hike. Keepers tend to go on for ages, so every chance he'll get another at hampshire in a few years.
I'm assuming his contract is up at the end of the season? If nothing else, he'll be able to hike up his salary at essex if hampshire are sniffing around.
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Essex have offered him a new deal making him the highest paid player at essex..
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I still think he should have been given more of a go in the England side. I'd herd he was a bit of a boy when he was down under in one of the England performance sides and upset the selectors.......
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Would be an excellent signing for Hampshire. In my opinion he's the best keeper in the country, and if not for Prior's form with the bat, he should be the starting keeper for England. Never really understood why they never gave the lad more of a run.
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Canners is right, upset a few people when on tour with england.
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Would have fit into Freddie and Harmy's darts team shall we say...
Best glovesman on the planet, best since Russell. Better than Gilly and Healy. One of a kind and England should have noticed this years ago, worked on his batting (which isn't that bad, just not Prior's standard)
From a selfish point of view, hope he signs for us
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I always thought Chris read was the best gloveman since Russell...
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Stick to thigh pads Buzz ;)
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I'm not sure i will! read as a keeper for me any day.
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Stick to thigh pads Buzz ;)
haha
Foster all day long
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James Foster just signed a three year contract with Essex!
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Bugger
Well we have skeg when he's fit. We'll get him eventually ;)
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skeg?
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skeg?
Pothas mate.
On the subject, Bates scored a 50 today, which is good to see. His keeping is second to only Foster and Read in the country if you ask me, give him a chance!
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His keeping is good, wouldn't go so far to say he's better than Pothas though mate!
Good to see he got some runs today, his average is awful this year, but he's learning from the best!