Tommy Forecast
{{Short description|English footballer (born 1986)}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tommy Forecast
| image =
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| fullname = Tommy Steven Forecast{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/more/~/media/700C18BA3A364BE3A6B354C4594806B8.ashx |title=List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/09/2011 and 30/09/2011 |publisher=The Football Association |format=PDF |page=11 |accessdate=24 November 2018}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|10|15|df=y}}{{Hugman|23070|accessdate=24 November 2018}}
| birth_place = Newham, London, England
| height = {{convert|1.98|m|order=flip}}{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/tommy-forecast-227694/ |title=Tommy Forecast |website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |accessdate=24 November 2018}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| youthyears1 = 2002–2007
| youthclubs1 = Tottenham Hotspur
| years1 = 2007–2008
| clubs1 = Tottenham Hotspur
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2008–2013
| clubs2 = Southampton
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2009
| clubs3 = → Grimsby Town (loan)
| caps3 = 4
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2011
| clubs4 = → Eastbourne Borough (loan)
| caps4 = 5
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2011
| clubs5 = → Thurrock (loan)
| caps5 = 2
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2011
| clubs6 = → Bromley (loan)
| caps6 = 11
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2012–2013
| clubs7 = → Gillingham (loan)
| caps7 = 2
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2013–2014
| clubs8 = Chelmsford City
| caps8 = 8
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2013
| clubs9 = → Dartford (loan)
| caps9 = 2
| goals9 = 0
| totalcaps = 34
| totalgoals = 0
}}
Tommy Steven Forecast (born 15 October 1986) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Having started his career with Tottenham Hotspur, he made his debut in the Football League for Grimsby Town,{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=47578 |title=Tommy Forecast |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=29 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325072436/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=47578 |archive-date=25 March 2009 |url-status=live}} after joining the club on loan from Southampton. He also played for Eastbourne Borough, Thurrock, Bromley, Gillingham, Chelmsford City and Dartford.
Career
=Tottenham Hotspur=
Born in Newham, London,{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/player/0,19754,11700_301056,00.html |title=Tommy Forecast |publisher=Sky Sports |accessdate=29 January 2010}} Forecast joined the Tottenham Hotspur Academy system, and his first major impact came in the 2004–05 season 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 shootout at Anfield.
After his stand out successes in the FA Youth Cup he was named in the first team squad as substitute six times during the 2007–08 Premier League but never played in a first-team game and quickly decided on a move away from White Hart Lane.
=Southampton=
In July 2008, Forecast was signed by Southampton for an undisclosed fee on a five-year contract.{{cite news |title=Saints sign Spurs keeper Forecast |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/7493237.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=7 July 2008 |accessdate=25 January 2010}} Forecast's transfer from Tottenham to Southampton was a result of a renegotiation of Gareth Bale's sell-on clause, who had made the reverse move in the previous season, after Southampton entered financial troubles.{{cite web |title=Meet £20million non-league goalkeeper Tommy Forecast – the man caught up in the world's most expensive transfer |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/mike-walters-meets-tommy-forecast-2257918 |newspaper=Daily Mirror |accessdate=23 November 2018 |date=7 September 2013}} At Southampton, he became very much a third choice keeper behind Kelvin Davis and Bartosz Białkowski, and therefore 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.
On 13 August 2009, Forecast joined Grimsby Town on a one-month loan following an injury to Town's first-choice goalkeeper Nick Colgan.{{cite news |title=Saints snap up Chelsea midfielder |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/8201742.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 August 2009 |accessdate=25 January 2010}} Forecast made his full professional debut the following day for Grimsby against Crewe Alexandra in a 4–0 defeat, The Crewe Chronicle described Forecast's debut as "one of the most shockingly inept displays the Football League has ever seen".{{cite web |title=Bleak Forecast for Southampton goalkeeper |url=http://www.wsc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8645&Itemid=38 |website=When Saturday Comes |accessdate=24 November 2012 |date=6 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204531/http://www.wsc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8645&Itemid=38 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead}} Grimsby sent Forecast back early from his loan spell on 3 September after he failed to impress in his four games with The Mariners, and with Colgan still out on the sidelines Town manager Mike Newell opted to bring in Josh Lillis from Scunthorpe United to fill in the sticks until Colgan's return.{{Cite news |date=2009-09-01 |title=Goalkeeper Lillis joins Grimsby |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/g/grimsby_town/8232825.stm |access-date=2024-10-07 |language=en-GB}}
During the 2010–11 season, Forecast found himself demoted to the fourth choice keeper at Southampton, having fallen behind Jack Dovey in the pecking order, who would fill in on the bench for Davis and Białkowski in the club's league fixtures.
On 31 January 2011, he joined Eastbourne Borough on a 28-day loan,{{cite web |title=Midfielder Makes Prem Switch |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2281437,00.html |publisher=Southampton F.C. |accessdate=1 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201225346/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2281437,00.html |archive-date=1 February 2011 |url-status=dead}} and on 11 August 2011, he joined Thurrock on loan for a month{{cite web |title=Doble Makes Loan Switch |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2416630,00.html |publisher=Southampton F.C. |date=11 August 2011 |accessdate=11 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204203907/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2416630,00.html |archive-date=4 February 2012 |url-status=dead}} following which he was loaned to Bromley for a three-month period.{{cite web |title=Forecast Makes Loan Move |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2460899,00.html |publisher=Southampton F.C. |accessdate=24 September 2011 |date=23 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925040509/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2460899,00.html |archive-date=25 September 2011 |url-status=dead}}
On 4 June 2013, Southampton confirmed on their website that Forecast, alongside seven other professional players, would be released.{{cite web |title=2012/13 Release list |url=https://southamptonfc.com/news/2013-06-04/201213-released-list |publisher=Southampton F.C. |accessdate=23 November 2018 |date=4 June 2013}}
=Gillingham (loan)=
On 20 July 2012, Forecast joined Gillingham on a season-long loan as part of a deal for highly rated young Gillingham keeper Paulo Gazzaniga{{cite web |title=Gills Ship in Forecast |url=http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10416~2854043,00.html |publisher=Gillingham F.C. |accessdate=20 July 2012 |date=20 July 2012}} He made his Gillingham debut on 4 September 2012 in a Football League Trophy tie away at Crawley Town. The game ended in a 3–2 defeat for the Gills.{{cite web |title=Crawley 3–2 Gillingham |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19394671 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=24 November 2012 |date=4 September 2012}} He made his League debut for Gillingham on 24 November 2012 away to Accrington Stanley. With Gillingham 1–0 up, first-choice goalkeeper Stuart Nelson was sent off and Forecast was brought on to play in goal.{{cite web |title=Accrington 1–1 Gillingham |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20374841 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=24 November 2012 |date=24 November 2012}} Due to the suspension of Nelson, Forecast played the Gills next match which was an FA Cup second round tie away at Preston North End.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20474614 |title=Preston 2–0 Gillingham |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 December 2012 |accessdate=12 August 2013}} Before the tie, Martin Allen praised Forecast for his hard-work and believed he was getting better and better.{{cite web |last=Hoad |first=Alex |url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/sport/2012/november/27/tommy_forecast.aspx |title=Gillingham manager Martin Allen has backed Tommy Forecast to perform in the FA Cup game at Preston North End |website=KentOnline |publisher=KM Group |accessdate=12 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130050908/http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/sport/2012/november/27/tommy_forecast.aspx |archive-date=30 November 2012 |url-status=dead}} The game ended in a 2–0 defeat for Gillingham and it was Forecast's third appearance of the season.
Upon Gillingham winning promotion to Football League One, Forecast had the unusual honour of being part of a team that achieved promotion three years in a row with Southampton winning successive promotions. However, aside from loan spells elsewhere, Forecast only managed two League appearances in these three campaigns.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21979614 |title=Gillingham 1–0 Torquay |publisher=BBC Sport|date=6 April 2013|accessdate=12 August 2013}}
=Chelmsford City=
On 11 August 2013, Forecast signed for Chelmsford City of the Conference South.{{cite web |last=May |first=Adam |url=http://www.chelmsfordcityfc.com/news/tommy-forecast-and-jack-paxman-1010088.html |title=Tommy Forecast and Jack Paxman Sign Terms |publisher=Chelmsford City F.C. |date=29 April 2013 |accessdate=12 August 2013}}
He joined Dartford on loan for one month from 24 October.{{cite web |title=Tommy Forecast: Dartford sign Chelmsford keeper on loan |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24656887 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=26 October 2013 |date=24 October 2013}}
Career statistics
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
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Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Newham
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Category:Southampton F.C. players
Category:Grimsby Town F.C. players
Category:Eastbourne Borough F.C. players
Category:Thurrock F.C. players
Category:Gillingham F.C. players
Category:Chelmsford City F.C. players
Category:Dartford F.C. players
Category:English Football League players