Tommy Forecast
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Forecast | ||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Southampton | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
Tommy Forecast; born 15 October 1986 in Newham, England), is a English football goalkeeper, currently with English club Southampton.
Tommy joined the Tottenham Hotspur Academy system, His first major impact came in 2004–05 with a string of fine displays as their Under-18s Goalkeeper and helped his team reach the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup which included saves in a penalty shoot-out at Anfield.
After his stand out successes in the FA Youth Cup he was named in the first team squad as substitute 6 times during the 2007–08 Premier League. Yet at Tottenham he was limited to these 6 first team appearances and quickly decided on a move away from White Hart Lane
In July 2008, Forecast made his first transfer away from Tottenham, He was signed up by Jan Poortvliet the manager of Southampton for £100,000 on a five year contract. He said "Spurs did not really want to let me go but as soon as I found out about Saints' interest my mind was made up."
At Southampton, Forecast became very much a third choice keeper behind Saints no.1 Kelvin Davis and second choice Bartosz Białkowski, and therefore has appeared more at reserve team level; however after Białkowski's loan to Ipswich Town at the end of the 2008–09 season he became second choice keeper.
External links
- Tommy Forecast's player profile at saintsfc.co.uk