Haywood_6 Posted 6 June Share Posted 6 June Some will give him a chance but to be honest - for a lot of people this won't go down well. This reminds me of when Everton appointed Rafa as manager. Fans generally aren't going to be behind him - and poor results will be met with far more criticism than usual. That's not what we need when we'll likely be in a perilous position for most of next season. I hope it's not him because I think it's a massive gamble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTheFox Posted 6 June Share Posted 6 June If this happens, it reveals more than anything how bad the financial situation is. Compensation of around £10million and we appoint the cheapest option whose track record in the premier league is far from impressive. It also couldn't be a greater change from what we've been trying to do with possession-based managers over the past 7 years. Another indictment of how dire the financial situation must be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kingfox Posted 6 June Popular Post Share Posted 6 June Cooper would be a could be worse, could be better, type of appointment. But I find it very disappointing how some fans completely disregard his success of developing youth. Look at the calibre of players he’s played a part in developing over the years. Sterling, Alexander-Arnold, Guehi, Foden, Hudson-Odoi, Sancho, Smith Rowe, Angel Gomes, Gibbs-White, Gallagher, Harwood-Bellis, Madueke, Rogers, Trafford, Palmer, Rodon, Spence, Garner, Johnson. If it is to be Cooper, then I hope we back him by getting a cluster of British talent through the door, so we can potentially have something to look forward to for the present and future of Leicester City. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lako42 Posted 6 June Share Posted 6 June The people who will get behind him aren't the problem The vast amount of people who won't are. Seriously I think this appointment would be braindead by the board (so will happen) as it just fractures the club even more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiv Posted 6 June Share Posted 6 June 1 minute ago, BenTheFox said: If this happens, it reveals more than anything how bad the financial situation is. Compensation of around £10million and we appoint the cheapest option whose track record in the premier league is far from impressive. It also couldn't be a greater change from what we've been trying to do with possession-based managers over the past 7 years. Another indictment of how dire the financial situation must be. If we are going for someone out of work I would much rather we took a gamble on someone like RvN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVFox Posted 6 June Share Posted 6 June Underwhelming for me, I just also don't see that he suits our current squad of players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiv Posted 6 June Share Posted 6 June 1 minute ago, kingfox said: Cooper would be a could be worse, could be better, type of appointment. But I find it very disappointing how some fans completely disregard his success of developing youth. Look at the calibre of players he’s played a part in developing over the years. Sterling, Alexander-Arnold, Guehi, Foden, Hudson-Odoi, Sancho, Smith Rowe, Angel Gomes, Gibbs-White, Gallagher, Harwood-Bellis, Madueke, Rogers, Trafford, Palmer, Rodon, Spence, Garner, Johnson. If it is to be Cooper, then I hope we back him by getting a cluster of British talent through the door, so we can potentially have something to look forward to for the present and future of Leicester City. All of which played for some of the best academies in the country? He did well with England youth but let’s not pretend he’s the one that gave Sterling & Trent their Liverpool debut 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadt Posted 6 June Share Posted 6 June If we have a points deduction we’re going to have to win lots of games (sounds very obvious I know) because of any points deductions. Cooper doesn’t have the appetite to take the game to the opposition that we need. Negative 352 set ups won’t keeps us up, we might ‘keep it tight’ but that’s not what we need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjcW Posted 6 June Share Posted 6 June 3 minutes ago, LVFox said: Underwhelming for me, I just also don't see that he suits our current squad of players To be fair, we’ll probably find out today how much of a “squad” we actually have left The new manager is going to have to get a tune out of Alves, Braybrooke and Nelson next season for sure. Might be better it’s someone with a background in doing that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaphamFox Posted 6 June Share Posted 6 June (edited) 7 minutes ago, LVFox said: Underwhelming for me, I just also don't see that he suits our current squad of players Why? He's not known for an adherence to a particular style of play. In the Championship with Swansea and Forest, he played possession football (as he did with England youth). Then in the Premier League with Forest, he tried a number of different formations and approaches. In this sense he's the opposite of Maresca, who was totally committed to one style of play. You can argue about the relative merits of being tactically focused to the point of rigidity (ie Maresca) vs being so flexible you don't even have a clear identity (ie Cooper), but to say that Cooper doesn't suit our current squad is a bit odd - his career so far suggests he'll choose whatever formation/tactics he believes the squad is best suited to. Anyway...all this may be academic as I'm not even convinced it will be Cooper yet. Edited 6 June by ClaphamFox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ealingfox Posted 6 June Share Posted 6 June Do they give refunds on season tickets if you ask pre-season btw? Asking for a friend. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobyfox Posted 6 June Share Posted 6 June 8 minutes ago, Haywood_6 said: Some will give him a chance but to be honest - for a lot of people this won't go down well. This reminds me of when Everton appointed Rafa as manager. Fans generally aren't going to be behind him - and poor results will be met with far more criticism than usual. That's not what we need when we'll likely be in a perilous position for most of next season. I hope it's not him because I think it's a massive gamble. I think this is precisely what worries me. In some ways it shouldn’t matter, but it probably will make a difference. We, like most football clubs, have a very fickle fan base, but usually a manager would be afforded a short grace period. If this starts badly, however, I could see many becoming very negative, very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi Port Posted 6 June Share Posted 6 June How uninspiring, hope eveyone calling for Enzo’s head, asking for Cooper after Plymouth are happy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfox Posted 6 June Share Posted 6 June 5 minutes ago, shiv said: All of which played for some of the best academies in the country? He did well with England youth but let’s not pretend he’s the one that gave Sterling & Trent their Liverpool debut But he played a part in their development, which is a straight up fact. You’ll be absolutely loving the bloke, when he turns Sammy Braybrooke into an England International Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaphamFox Posted 6 June Share Posted 6 June 1 minute ago, ealingfox said: Do they give refunds on season tickets if you ask pre-season btw? Asking for a friend. If your friend is genuinely thinking of giving up his season ticket because we might be appointing Steve Cooper, tie him up to a chair, put on a leather glove to protect your knuckles and punch him repeatedly in the face until he sees sense. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ric Flair Posted 6 June Popular Post Share Posted 6 June Just now, Jobyfox said: I think this is precisely what worries me. In some ways it shouldn’t matter, but it probably will make a difference. We, like most football clubs, have a very fickle fan base, but usually a manager would be afforded a short grace period. If this starts badly, however, I could see many becoming very negative, very quickly. I wouldn't worry, we have the most passive and pathetic match going fan base in regards to tolerating under performance on and off the field. 7 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iran Posted 6 June Share Posted 6 June Steve Cooper? The same Steve Cooper that Brendan Rodgers tactically outclassed in that 4-0 victory? Yeah, no. It's going to be a hard pass from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LestaLad Posted 6 June Popular Post Share Posted 6 June Spot on. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiv Posted 6 June Share Posted 6 June 3 minutes ago, kingfox said: But he played a part in their development, which is a straight up fact. You’ll be absolutely loving the bloke, when he turns Sammy Braybrooke into an England International Brendan Rodgers played a part in KDH’s development, doesn’t mean he’s not a terrorist. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuna Posted 6 June Share Posted 6 June Free, can get to work, experience. Ticks some boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTheFox Posted 6 June Share Posted 6 June Just now, Iran said: Steve Cooper? The same Steve Cooper that Brendan Rodgers tactically outclassed in that 4-0 victory? Yeah, no. It's going to be a hard pass from me. On the flipside of the coin, he absolutely humped Rodgers in that FA cup game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuna Posted 6 June Share Posted 6 June Just now, LestaLad said: Spot on. Cheated? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosbehFox Posted 6 June Share Posted 6 June 8 minutes ago, Stadt said: If we have a points deduction we’re going to have to win lots of games (sounds very obvious I know) because of any points deductions. Cooper doesn’t have the appetite to take the game to the opposition that we need. Negative 352 set ups won’t keeps us up, we might ‘keep it tight’ but that’s not what we need. On the button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samilktray Posted 6 June Share Posted 6 June (edited) 1 minute ago, Tuna said: Free, can get to work, experience. Ticks some boxes. I tick most of those boxes for the job as well to be fair Edited 6 June by Samilktray 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Oxlong Posted 6 June Share Posted 6 June If the beautiful bastard keeps us up he’ll be first on my Valentine card list in 2026 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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