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The Good, The Bad and the Downright Ugly!

Ever wanted to put a face to the name, well here we are. If you would like to contact a member of staff individually then please click on one of the e-mail links below or call us on 0121 344 3333.

RICHARD (Onslow) FOSTER - Partner
 RICHARD FOSTER
As the founder partner, Richard has been in charge of the day to day running of Fosters of Birmingham since the beginning in 1978.

A keen specimen fisherman Richard travels the world in search of large fish, having recently visited India, South Africa and France.
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MARK FOSTER - Partner
 MARK FOSTER
Mark joined brother Richard in partnership in 1990 after a successful career as a Commercial Bank Manager with TSB Bank plc. It is therefore of no surprise that Mark handles the financial side of the business as well as helping Richard with the day to day running of the shop.

Also a keen fisherman Mark is a regular on the local match fishing circuit.
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GILL FOSTER - Accounts Manager
 GILL FOSTER
Gill is the long suffering wife of Mark Foster! She heads the accounts and credit control department. Her day to day responsibilities also involve ensuring Mark is well fed (a full-time job on it's own) and keeping both partners in line.
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LEE (Snake) WILLIAMS - Insurance Claims Manager
  LEE (Emperor Ming) WILLIAMS
After 10 years behind the counter on the match department, Lee now looks after the highly successful insurance side of our business, replacing gear for unlucky anglers all over the UK. He also handles sea and fly fishing queries. A rabid Aston Villa fan, he is known to sulk on Saturdays when they lose again. Lee lists his hobbies as drinking in the cold and fishing in the sun! also holds top match weight in the shop with 127lb.
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BARRY (Postman Pat) HALL - Match Department Manager
   BARRY (Postman Pat) HALL
Match angler and canal specialist. Wins money on all the major canals in the area, Barry has fantastic knowledge of all the local canals, also ran a successful tackle shop for a number of years, and is no stranger to winning big matches, has a national championship winners medal (ok it was 1968) to prove his pedigree, would have broken the River Severn record many years ago but Noah came by in his ark and caught the last 2 chub.
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RICHARD (Jonah) NOAKES - Match Deptartment
  RICHARD (Sid the Sexist) NOAKES
Lists his favourite food as lager and his favourite drink as lager ... you want a man to catch 80lb of carp, Jonah is the man, wins loads of money on the local still water circuit and a stalwart ( or stale wart ) of the Tipton Match Group, blunt, and to the point when it comes to his fishing, but his results speak for themselves with weights to 121 lb, a firm favourite with the customers.
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BOB (Homer Simpson) DAVIES - Rod Builder
  BOB (Homer Simpson) DAVIES
Known as 'Bob the Rod', Bob is the longest serving member of staff, having being with Fosters since they opened in 1978. For everything from award winning custom rods to pole repairs Bob's the man to ask, also serves on all counters to help out when short staffed, part of the furniture and yes we are going to say it .... an antique.
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JAMIE (Mini Me) LAW - Goods Inwards
   JAMIE (Mini Me) LAW
He's only a little feller so you may not have seen him lurking behind cardboard boxes, Jamie is in charge of all the tackle arriving into the shop. If you have an enquiry about an item which you have ordered then this is the man to contact. Reckoned to be the fastest in the UK at opening a box with a Stanley Knife.
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DANNY (The Elf) HALE - Specimen Dept.
   DANNY (The Elf) HALE
Danny has loads of carp fishing experience, having fished numerous carp waters in England and France. If you're not sure what to purchase or where to fish then this is the man you want to chat to nothing is too much trouble, and Dan has put loads of anglers onto new venues and helped them catch loads, had a session last year on a UK club water with three 30lb plus fish including a lump of 42lb +, Danny has been banned from socialising with the rest of the Fosters staff after a 'quiet night out with the boys'!
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ADE (Shady) Walker - Match Dept.
 ADE (Shady) Walker
Part time DJ, part time gigolo, part time member of staff how late he gets here some day, Ade looks after the majority of our pole sales, and nothing is ever too much trouble for this likeable lad .... oh yeah, fishing ..... he can catch a few too, his 107lb at Forest Farm is still the venue record and holds the record at another local fishery.
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SCOTT (Pikey) Geens - Match Dept.
 SCOTT (Wenz) Geenz
Scott hails from 'Sunny' Wendesbury but we havent held that against him. He is also called Pikey by his friends as he resembles a gipsy with his long straggly ginger locks. Scott is a river and stillwater expert and is vice captain of the Tipton Taliban Match Group also known as Tek Neek Trabucco, Scott deals with canal and river enquiries, and is another popular staff member with the customers.
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PETE (Pork Pie) JONES
 PETE (Pork Pie) JONES
New addition to the match department, Pete brings with him many years of match fishing experience and a love of pork pies, scratchings, and any other Black Country delicacies.
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JASON (Firestarter) HOLT
 JASON (Firestarter) HOLT
Joined us as a part timer aged 15,many moons ago stayed with us then as a full timer on the carp department before becoming a fireman, and coming in on his days off, was a regular at Cuttle Mill a few years ago with some good fish to his name.
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(Dynamic) DAVE KENNEDY
 (Dynamic) DAVE KENNEDY
Retired match angler who now carp fishes, been with us since 2003 and flits between the carp department and goods inwards, fishes several UK waters as well as being a regular in France.
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