Stevie Cooper

[TwoStar]

Happen to agree with Pap and to be honest I am ultra defensive about Cooper because sadly I genuinely think he won’t be here much longer.

But I also want to clarify about being extremely pro Cooper, I most definitely do not think he is beyond criticism. To prove it here are 3 things about Cooper I find frustrating:

1. Think he does set up to get a result which is understandable but the way we almost immediately sit back on taking the lead in any game is too cautious and to be honest utterly nerve wracking to watch!

2. I don’t think he has made full use of his squad, particularly last season. I don’t think Scarpa was great by any means but he wasn’t given any sort of chance and when he did play MGW still got to take all the set pieces. Dennis was another one who clearly had talent but despite being short of options he was bomb squaded. There may be good reasons for both but they weren’t apparent. Set pieces remain a frustration.

3. In my opinion he puts too much faith in his back room team which is significantly lacking in experience at this level. Would like to see him say we need a bit of help and nous here because other teams are sometimes a bit cuter with their tactics than we are.


Ok there you go. So my challenge to those of you who think we can do better is….Some are noticeably quiet on here when we do well. So say 3 nice things about Cooper and what he does well. Go.

1. He's brought the club closer to the fans and made it a whole lot more fun to watch them play in terms of involvement / atmosphere / feeling connected.

2. He's a good and well-respected coach who can attract talent (e.g. MGW) and improve players (e.g. Taiwo).

3. My wife probably won't have an affair with him.

[Salvatore Matrecano]

1. He's brought the club closer to the fans and made it a whole lot more fun to watch them play in terms of involvement / atmosphere / feeling connected.

2. He's a good and well-respected coach who can attract talent (e.g. MGW) and improve players (e.g. Taiwo).

3. My wife probably won't have an affair with him.

Thanks Twostar, thats what I wanted to see, some balance back on this thread.

I don’t know if your opinion if pro Cooper or one who thinks we can do better but hopefully all of us agree there are things Cooper does well and also some things that frustrate us. I would prefer everyone to get back to discussing that rather than constantly speculating who will take over from him.

By the way Mrs M probably won’t have an affair with him either. If it was Taiwo or Felipe I would be a bit less confident though.

[zicorice]

1. He's brought the club closer to the fans and made it a whole lot more fun to watch them play in terms of involvement / atmosphere / feeling connected.

2. He's a good and well-respected coach who can attract talent (e.g. MGW) and improve players (e.g. Taiwo).

3. My wife probably won't have an affair with him.

Thanks Twostar, thats what I wanted to see, some balance back on this thread.

I don’t know if your opinion if pro Cooper or one who thinks we can do better but hopefully all of us agree there are things Cooper does well and also some things that frustrate us. I would prefer everyone to get back to discussing that rather than constantly speculating who will take over from him.

By the way Mrs M probably won’t have an affair with him either. If it was Taiwo or Felipe I would be a bit less confident though.

I absolutely love Steve Cooper and firmly believe he is still a long way from fulfilling his potential.

I would be gutted if he were lopped off before we see what he could achieve for us.

[TwoStar]

1. He's brought the club closer to the fans and made it a whole lot more fun to watch them play in terms of involvement / atmosphere / feeling connected.

2. He's a good and well-respected coach who can attract talent (e.g. MGW) and improve players (e.g. Taiwo).

3. My wife probably won't have an affair with him.

Thanks Twostar, thats what I wanted to see, some balance back on this thread.

I don’t know if your opinion if pro Cooper or one who thinks we can do better but hopefully all of us agree there are things Cooper does well and also some things that frustrate us. I would prefer everyone to get back to discussing that rather than constantly speculating who will take over from him.

By the way Mrs M probably won’t have an affair with him either. If it was Taiwo or Felipe I would be a bit less confident though.

I'm totally pro-Cooper despite the odd frustration with tactics, subs etc. But overall the good massively outweighs the bad and I was exceptionally proud of the club and fans when we extended his contract last year.

As for Felipe, my wife wouldn't think twice. Not sure I could blame her.

[Sausage Roll]

Like it or not, that result isn't going to do Cooper any favours at all.

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

Like it or not, that result isn't going to do Cooper any favours at all.

Spot on SR whether people like it or not you are 100% correct.

[Trailer Park Tom]

Like it or not, that result isn't going to do Cooper any favours at all.

I can't see us beating a Sean Dyche side at the moment.

[Sausage Roll]

Like it or not, that result isn't going to do Cooper any favours at all.

I can't see us beating a Sean Dyche side at the moment.

Especially one galvanised by a sense of injustice.

[The reds]

It’s time to go now, Absolutely Spineless, No Tactics whatsoever, Created nothing against 10 men

[Salvatore Matrecano]

Ah good all the Cooper haters who couldn’t bring themselves to say a word after the Villa game will be back. How we have missed you.

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

Ah good all the Cooper haters who couldn’t bring themselves to say a word after the Villa game will be back. How we have missed you.

Give over SM nobody hates Steve and nobody is willing him to fail.

Can we have some good balanced debate on our manager for once without resulting to insults.

People have different opinions and are allowed to express them.

[Salvatore Matrecano]

I say again where were you after the Villa game?

We were poor today and Steve said so in his post match interview.

I will respect anyone on here who criticises if they can praise good things as well. Some just want him to fail.