According to media reports on some national newspaper websites Fraser Forster could be out till the Autumn after suffering a broken knee.

Several national newpapers are reporting on their websites that Fraser Forster has suffered a broken kneecap after slipping up while clearing a backpass in Saints win over Burnley on Saturday.

They are saying that this injury is expected to keep him out for six months and it seems likely that not only will he miss the end of this season but will also miss the start of next season.

This means that in the summer Saints will have to look for a replacement keeper who can not only deputise for Forster when needed but is capable of playing extended spells in the team when called upon.

This has not been the case this season after Artur Boruc left for Bournemouth on loan meaning that Saints have had to rely on Kelvin Davis to fill the goalkeeping spot if Forster was unavailable, the gamble almost paid off until Saturday.

Although it has been reported that there is no recall for Boruc, it has also come to light that loan deals for Goalkeepers are subject to different rules that outfield players and that Saints might actually have a recall option on Boruc which isnt something Bournemouth fans want to hear.

However Boruc left after being offered the opportunity to play back up to Forster and there was a feeling that the Polish keeper wasn't happy with the situation, so if the recall option is there Saints have to weigh up whether Boruc would be in the right frame of mind to come into the squad or whether it would be better to soldier on with Kelvin Davis or even try Paulo Gazzaniga or Cody Cropper

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Whatsforpud added 18:15 - Mar 25 One mistake that Koeman made when he signed Forster was to announce that he would be first choice keeper. Boruc might have assumed that in the pre-season friendlies, the one that performed the better would have started the season. That surely would have been the case with the outfield players.
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SaintDownUnder added 01:42 - Mar 26 Kelvin will do a good job for us until the end of the season....... We can work it out then. Apparently it's ligament surgery, however the end result is the same out for 6 months. Shame for the club and the lad who's done a great job this season.
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GeordieSaint added 07:47 - Mar 26 The guardian said 9-12 months. Not looking good.
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davepid added 07:49 - Mar 26 Seems strange that our academy hasn't produced a keeper in the last 20 years nor, I think, for that matter a striker of note during the same period.
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schatfield added 08:25 - Mar 26 this is bad news. Kelvin may have done well in 1 game but who really wants him between the sticks for the rest of the season, let alone any longer. I still remember the horrendous calamities he would make on a consistent basis, not to mention his lack of talk to defenders, etc. Unsure why we cant swallow our pride and try and get Boruc back for the remaining 8 games, then look for a decent back up in the summer.

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