Surprised Union didn't come knocking, stick him on the wing in union and he wouldn't do anything anyway, his kicking would be a major asset.

On the flip side his mistakes have cost games so rough with the smooth i suppose

And to who ever posted about getting his face out there when he first broke through he was the next best thing didn't do much wrong UNTILL it started going to his head and you could see his career unfolding before your eyes depends what he cares more about

What an utterly ridiculous comment. His goalkicking won us loads of games and yet he had what, one bad game and that's it? His mistakes cost us games? Hell, if one bad game gets you dropped and binned that is the whole of our team gone. Stupid, stupid comment. Shows what airheads fans can be.

I hope he does so well at Bradford that McManus is squirming again, just as he did over Gilmour at a recent fans forum.

We're not desperate for a goal kicker, we have Gale and Sammut that can kick goals. Foster is the best goal kicker in the league though, IMO.

He will score tries for us as well, especially outside a class centre like Lulia.

With a few exceptions on the topic of Jamie Foster, the phrase "with friends like you, who needs enemies?" comes to mind. What has the lad done wrong to deserve such venom and mindless criticism? He had a nightmare game against the bulls early last season and some of his defence wasn't great but did anyone play particularly well (Robes always excepted!) for the first six weeks of the season? Have we already forgotten the previous season when his profile was particularly high - that brilliant try against Wigan, swapping hands with the ball and scoring in the corner? Additionally, unlike Meli, he could generally cope with a high ball in defence.

I watched him play in a couple of Hull's televised games this season. He scored tries, defended well and kicked lots of goals so why dismiss him like this?

Our academy system is reportedly excellent but then we simply let our young players go elsewhere, having had little chance to prove themselves in the first team. I have to say I'm disapppointed with the decision to let him go and even more disappointed with the callous remarks from some of you lot....!

From comments I've heard last season when standing behind the posts at Langtree Park, my son and I aren't the only ones who'll be disappointed that Saints have let him go.

Good luck, Jamie.

I understand the rugby reasons for letting him go, but I would have used those same reasons for letting other winger go too. So I don't think we are consistent when it comes to players.

There is the risk that he could recover his early form, but the fact he has only signed 1 year at bradford means he is open to us to re-sign if he proves me and other knockers wrong.

As for his side lines from Rugby I have never understood people knocking this about him, a lot of it just seams to be a case of disliking someone for making something of themselves.

Well said.

I dont get it either and i'm yet to see this big attitude he is supposed to have, he always signs autographs for kids, donates his boots to charity every week, what more can the lad do?
Rugby wise our wingers are currently Makinson, Ade and Meli. Foster has made no more mistakes than ade or meli thats for sure

I think people are missing the point. He asked was he first choice next year, he was told he wasn't.

He didnt want to play another season in the 20s ( whatever it is now) or go to Rochdale so he asked to go and saints agreed.

I think its a credit to Jamie that he wants to play Super league and not just take the money but my points is, Saints didnt get shut of him!

Of course they did. What is being dropped to the 20s when you have played in grand finals but them getting shut of him?

Rush not playing Foster does not translate into the club wanting shut. Foster approached the club and requested a release.

but don't let fact get in the way of her rush witch hunt!!

Of course he did! Because he was told he was down the pecking order! Duh. Playing at Rochdale -v- first team games with Bradford. No brainer.

There is more than one way to skin a cat, so the phrase goes.

Look. If you're going to insult me at least try and sound like an adult when you do so. That kind of comment is straight off the playground and so just makes me

It was Jamie's choice to leave and IMO was best for him.

The fact that you have the second clause means I'm spot on in my assessment.

Obviously Jamie made the decision to leave. He said so himself. But that it was best for him is the clue: he has been pushed out.

Like I say, there is more than one way to skin a cat.

How can they force him out when he asked to go ?

Obviously Brown told him he's behind makinson, Meli, Ade, swift for a wing spot which IMO is correct.

Jamie didnt sulk and has been open that he wanted to play first team for saints but he wasn't prepared to play for Rochdale so asked to leave.

The is another young player at saints that had the same meeting with Brown and he's staying.

Surely not? Gaskell must be the sith lord in the clubs eyes because Rush, as the coach, decided not to play him. Surely Eamonn McManus was all along plotting to isolate and alienate him and force him into asking for or release. Or it has nothing to do with Eamonn and it was just that Rush didn't pick him, one or the other.

Jamie would be, at best, 3rd choice winger at Saints. I don't see what the massive drama is about letting him leave.
We didn't have this fuss about Tom Armstorng when he left, despite him probably being a better player (bar the boot) than Foster, nor Ian Hardman before him.

I'm gutted he left as he was one of my favourite players. Really hope to see him do well at Bradford, good luck lad.

Foster and Dixon are both fringe players at Saints. Neither has fulfilled some early promise, neither is good enough to make the starting 17 when everybody is fit and we have 3 or 4 better options than either in their respective positions. No club in the top half of the table wanted either of them so how could they be a loss to Saints exactly? 100% correct decision in letting both of them go and get on with their careers. Deal with it.

Can't please everyone, only a week ago people were moaning about the lack of news coming out of Saints, now we have news others want us to stop talking about it, less than a week after it's happened. It's not like there is a game to watch, so these things are going to be debated, it's the off-season what else are we going to talk about other than comings and goings and cladding.

Sorry if a few simple facts get in the way of a manufactured debate that exists only to give us something to talk about until some real news happens

You are forgiven my son



now go say 5 hail mary's.