25-11-2021, 11:03 AM
(25-11-2021, 10:36 AM)Paplane Wrote: Im wondering what morale is like with the players. Its a very realistic concern that Wozza, Brennan, Spence and Lowe could all be leaving in Jan. That would blow out any ambition they all may have of doing something, and result in more player churn.
We're unlikely to sell both Brennan and Worrall in January, even if both are gone by the summer. Spence and Lowe will be replaced if we are forced to lose them, I still think it's reasonable that we sign both permanently. Lowe will be relatively cheap and whilst Spence value has obviously increased, you don't send out a player on loan to a rival club unless you really don't want them so even with a managerial change its not like he had loads of backing elsewhere.
Just doing a dive into Cooper's results, the majority of the games have been against teams in a similar position to us. we beat Bristol, Brum and Barnsley. Only played two top 6 teams and got one loss and one good draw. I think it shows we had a difficult fixture list to start the season which contributed to our woeful start. Still a couple of friendly fixtures before the halfway point.
The football has improved (predominantly when playing 3 CBs) and the team are creating more chances so that is a big positive for Cooper. He should also be credited for getting good results when the initial morale/form was low. Just got to get through the next 6 games without a LB/LWB.
Cooper's results to date: (based on current position):
Millwal (H) - Draw (10th)
Barnsley (A) - Win (23rd)
Brum (A) - Win (17th)
Blackpool (H) - Win (11th)
Bristol City (A) - Win (18th)
Fulham (H) - Loss (1st)
QPR (A) - Draw (4th)
Sheff U (H) - Draw (16th)
Preston (H) - Win (14th)
Reading (A) - Draw (15th without points deduction)
Luton (H) - Draw (12th)
Upcoming fixtures: (to take us to halfway)
WBA (A) - 3rd
Peterborough (H) - 22nd
Swansea (A) - 9th
Hull (H) - 19th