Former West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster has exclusively revealed a secret airport terminal that only footballers use, in an episode of his podcast.
Foster spent six years at West Brom between 2012 and 2018 making 223 appearances the most he played for any club during his career.
In a recent episode of his acclaimed 'Fozcast' he was joined by his former teammate Jonas Olsen where they both shared some interesting stories about their time playing for the midlands club.
Speaking about a pre-season tournament in The Netherlands, Foster mentioned how the team had to return home early due to one of their games being cancelled and were flew back in a luxurious chartered private jet.
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"The final game got cancelled. The Vitesse Arnhem ultras or the PSV Ultras had arranged to fight at our game," he explained.
"They [West Brom] ended up chartering this unbelievable private jet. It must have been the only one available it was fantastic."
Foster also revealed that when he travelled away with West Brom the players would use a separate secret terminal at the airport which would allow them to board the plane quickly.
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"How it would work when we flew to away games is, you would go to Birmingham Airport but there is a side part where the cargo planes fly land," he said.
"It's like a private terminal. We would all arrive in our cars, park up literally on the airstrip go into the private terminal show them your passport and you would walk onto the plane 20 minutes later."
The episode provided great insight into life as a professional football which is what Foster aims for with his podcast and channel.
The 40-year-old retired from professional footballer earlier this season after a brief stint at Hollywood-backed League Two Wrexham, a club he once played for during a loan spell in 2005.
Topics: West Brom, Ben Foster, Premier League
Will Evans