Ben Foster reveals what Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney did to convince him to sign a new deal
BEN FOSTER has revealed Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney "pinned him into a corner" to make him sign a new deal.
The goalkeeper signed for Wrexham on a short-term deal last season and played eight games during the run-in.
He saved a last-minute penalty to secure a crucial win over Notts County which helped to seal automatic promotion.
Owners Reynolds and McElhenney were desperate for Foster to continue his stay and initiated the idea of him staying during Wrexham's promotion victory parade.
Foster, 40, revealed the pair later set up a WhatsApp group to ensure he signed on for next season.
He said on his : "They basically sort of like pinned me into a corner like right. 'Next season, what's happening next?'.
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"I was like I don't know and they were like listen 'we want you to be back. We need you back'. And I went 'yeah I'm going to have to think about it, I've loved it so much and I will put so much thought into it'.
"It was a foregone conclusion, it really was.
"I was actually out in Belfast with Boaz [Myhill] and Brunty [Chris Brunt] playing a bit of golf out there and out of nowhere a WhatsApp group just gets made on my phone and it was called 'Hands of Fozz'.
";There were three people in it and it was Rob, Ryan and it was me. Straight away it was like they just jumped on and go right Fozzy come on are we doing this or what.
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"I'm like lads don't worry about it ring me tomorrow if you want. Rob was like 'I'll ring you now' so he's there I'm like 'yes mate don't even worry about it we'll sort it all'.
"He was like 'cool that's gospel yeah like your word. You're a man right if you're saying it'. And I was like yep 'cool we're doing it don't worry'."
The former Manchester United shot-stopper penned a new one-year deal earlier this month and is already targeting promotion to League One.