I think it's time our idiot of a coach put him ba k in the u20s for few month. He thinks he's better than he is and needs bringing down a peg or ten.

He's a total liability, he's not got great pace for winger, poor defence, totally shocking with any kick, can't beat a man but great goal kicker.

People are getting on wello back but foster is just as poor.

Yep but Gardner is hardly a cracking winger either lets be honest. Foster is a liability though, his positioning in defence is embarassing, yeah ok he can kick goals, but if he couldn't kick goals where would he be now? Chorley lynx?

Which brainiac decided to put Wheeler and Foster on the same wing? What is that all about? It's like having an electric sliding door that opens up when you approach it.

He's not that bad a player, but we've not had a decent winger since Albert left.

That brainiac would be Simmons.

I counted three Cats tries mainly down to Jamie.
1. He dropped the high kick.
2. He came in to unecessarily assist in wheelers tackle.
3. He then gave away a penalty which then led to a try.
4. Any more?

Wheeler looked really unhappy throughout; even when he scored his two rties. I had a feeling he wasn't too chuffed with some of his fellow players efforts - this was demonstrated with his high risk strategy of the interception try as he knew we were wide open on that side.

Wheeler to me looks eerily similar to Kyle Eastmond last season with his body language. It makes you wonder if the rumours he's agreed a deal with Wigan are true. His deal is expring at the end of the season.

I don't understand why Saints fans pick a player and then hammer him for everything. We know he's a good player usually solid under a high ball and a machine with the boot. He seems to be a target for some reason (maybe jealousy I don't know) but the other youngsters bad points are brushed aside as a learning curve. Instead of slating Fosters bad start to the year how about trying something unusual like giving him support ?

Well, unless he was lying at the forum on Tuesday, he knows nothing of a deal with Wigan. He laughed at the idea. He has heard nothing from Saints about a new deal though, which is ominous IMO.

I didn't pick him. I don't know what you mean.

He was largely responsible for 3 cats tries last night - fact.

He's not going to reply, "Yeah, I've signed, it was me who put the Wigan shirt under the new ground, viva la pie!" is he.

But he is some kind of target. Every player goes through a bad spell. Saints fans have there favourites and the rest get hammered and are used ase scape goats. Had it been Gaskell at fault for 3 of their tries he would have been excused cause he is a favourite - fact.

Foster shouldn't need this long to learn from his mistakes. However, it would be wrong to single him out entirely for our weak defence down the right flank. Wheeler seemed more than a little anxious last night and his positional play didn't give Foster the best of chances. The other thing about Wheeler is he's just not very big. He looks like he's spent plenty of time in the weight room so it's nothing to do with conditioning. He just doesn't have a big frame, which is a problem when you're going up against wide-running second row forwards raiding through the channels.

A great goalkicker. Terrible rl player, more concerned with how he look's than how he plays. Only play in SL that gel's his hair before the game.

Foster is finding out that if you act like a big time Charlie, you have to back it up with performances to match. He belove that he is already a superstar when on actual fact he is the worst of the youngsters that saints have brought through. he needs to get down up the hard with soon or he is headed for the lower leagues and not super stardom with RU

What a ridiculous comment. How is he acting like " a big time charlie"? I think a lot of people have a bit of jealousy for Foster. He's got a good lifestyle and people like to put him down when they can because of it.

Leaving blanch open for his try.

Regarding the last, why is nobody 'jealous' of every other player in team. Lomax, Gaskell, Makinson and Dixon all make mistakes due to their age, but people accept its part and parcel. Similarly when they play well they don't go tweeting every time somebody says how well they played.

Everybody used to say about eastmond's ego. The fact is it was only rumour about him. The way foster comes out in the press is far worse, and eastmond is ten times the player of foster.

The average British sportsfan doesn't like all the publicity of players, maybe it's jealousy, maybe 'its just not very British'. They'd rather see a grafter who spends more time on the training pitch than in the papers

Because the other young players in the team don't have his image. He is popular with younger fans because of his image, his car and his hair cuts. It was in the paper saying his barber was doing around 400 copies of his hair everytime he changed it plus he is starting his own business it's this kind of positive attention at 21 that creates jealousy.

No matter how long Foster spends on the training pitch it wont help, his problem is in matches and the only way to iron out his mistakes is to give him more game time and support. Do people honestly think abusing and dropping him will improve him as a player?

Top points - and it's been that way as long as I've watched the game

It's about time some supporters got off the lad's back and noticed mistakes other players are making.

To go back to the Wheeler contract situation; maybe Saints are being sensible and seeing how he copes injury wise this season before deciding whether to offer a new deal or not. Sorry to talk sense.

Other clubs wont be waiting.

Then I an sure Saints will evaluate the situation when that time comes. We have Mark Percival coming through as well.

Jamie has the ability to be a top class Rl player, he just needs to focus more on games.

I think Saints and the RFL need to take him out of the media spotlight for now. All this poster boy of RL stuff is i think not doing his development any good.
For a start it means fans from all clubs are watching his every move, and secondly i think its causing a distraction for him.

I keep thinking of Kevin Penny, another player who was splashed all over everywhere as a wonder player, when infact he was just a promising kid. Look how that has sadly turned out.

Couple of things, there were alot of fans (me included) wanting to see more of Wheeler. Some people want it all their own way. Happy to call Meli not a centre, happy to diride Meli, and when Meli is replaced, happy to do more of the same on the replacement. No doubt should Wheeler be replaced with Makinson and it not work out, they will diride the coach for running out best winger and putting him in the centre.

I want Wheeler to get a contract, I know we have all joked about his biscuit status, but seriously, he's a very good player.

Foster: I think his head has gone.

This is not saying I think his head is too big etc etc. I think his confidence has gone. He was a good safe defender, catching balls, defending his line until mid-way last season. It has not come back. I remember these discussions over other wingers in the past. He needs more game time verse drop him. I remember seeing wingers get more time week after week after week. All that did was give the opposition more and more time to hit his confidence. Target him and therefore make him more of a scapegoat, and rather than support fans start to get tired of the same or worse week after week.

It think a stint in the reserves takes the pressure off and lets a lad do what they need to do, get the match practice without the pressure. I don't want to see foster fail, but if we keep throwing him out their hoping it will fix it'self, it won't.

In the academy those high balls and defensive patterns will not be as exposed to so much hype. He will simply have to concentrate on rugby, and getting into a routine, once that routine is in place, then bring him back for a non-televised match, or CC match.

The wing spot long term is his to loose, Ade will not be around for ever. But in terms of competition for places at the moment it's not bringing the best out of him.

He looks a very good prospect.