It was an offer that was just too good to refuse. You get the sense that Ben Foster was happy enough in retirement, diversifying his media portfolio, swelling his subscriber base, lowering his handicap. When the goalkeeper announced his decision to depart from professional football last September, it felt like the right time. The eight-cap England international had achieved plenty in the game, securing a tidy haul of trophies and a place as a fan favourite at a handful of clubs.
His Watford contract had come to a natural end with both parties happy to move on, Foster’s form still good but happy to hang up the gloves. To most ex-international shot stoppers approaching 40, a contract offer in the fifth tier would not even have registered on the radar. But, for Foster, the chance to go back to Wrexham - where, in many ways, it all began - made too much sense.
