Steve Cooper - New Manager

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Just now, Samilktray said:

Can't believe hes turned up to the first pre match press conference of the season in a club branded anorak with a hood that can be zipped away 

 

He's doing the three peak challenge after 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

This thread is on 70 pages, like the sex position.

 

Bit of fun.

 

All the best,

NG

[Collymore]

[Gamble92]

Cooper clearly been told to reign it in a bit. I admire that he's trying to give the place a lift but you kind of put all your cards on the table once you say what you did after Lens Steve. 

 

 

 

[lcfcbluearmy]

16 hours ago, Mickyblueeyes said:

Those who have undying love for KP don’t you dare boo this guy when we are getting trounced every week. They’ve given him a Brighton reserve. An Atlanta reserve and some ****ing guy Conor Coady thinks is world class. It’s disgraceful how we have treated managers here. 

We are playing 1000× worse than we did under maresca with effectively the same squad.

 

Steve Cooper is a shit manager who can't organise a team and uses every excuse under the sun

 

The board are Shit and rudkin and whelan should be sacked

 

Both can be true but the board being crap dosent make cooper immune from criticism 

[VLC86]

3 minutes ago, Happy Fox said:

But he knows he will be sacked because of results.. we are not going to win any games till Vardy is back is my prediction.

And get paid another few million…

[EnderbyFox]

6 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

"Hey little buddy, how are you? You're gonna be seeing a lot more of me from now on. I heard you like rap? I'm also a huge fan of streetwear"

 

[Gloria]

3 hours ago, Lesta Legend said:

I wouldn’t be surprised if at some point it came to that. I’m convinced he was making a point in picking the sides he has. He’s seemed very frustrated at the lack of action and like Enzo probably already feels like a fool, with the board saying one thing and doing the opposite. 

This is totally believable. He's highlighting the weaknesses in our squad by playing some out of position. Also, refusing to paper over the cracks by throwing Development squad players in before they're ready. We can't hold Cooper responsible for this mess we're in.

[moore_94]

Can’t see how this is true regarding Cannon when Mavididi has played more than double the minutes of Cannon throughout pre-season even with Vardy missing all but the Villareal game

 

If he was balancing minutes he would’ve brought Cannon on for Daka

 

 

[Safestandingfox]

4 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Can’t see how this is true regarding Cannon when Mavididi has played more than double the minutes of Cannon throughout pre-season even with Vardy missing all but the Villareal game

 

If he was balancing minutes he would’ve brought Cannon on for Daka

 

 

The only possible line of thinking that he could have employed by not playing Cannon is he at the very least has 1 striker not injured for MD1, and that's me reaching to try and understand

[em9999]

I have a horrible feeling cooper will say whatever he thinks people want to hear 

[indierich06]

Probably a good thing Enzo got poached by Chelsea as he would have 100% walked by now IMO

[JonnyBoy]

4 minutes ago, em9999 said:

I have a horrible feeling cooper will say whatever he thinks people want to hear 

 

he is a nice bloke but a proper yes man, interview shares nothing notable and he doesn't seem bothered we are going into GW1 with no decent strikers 

 

 

Edited 16 August by JonnyBoy

[winteriscoming]

Hate that he’s clearly done as he’s told and reined his obvious anger at lack of incoming players. 
He’s in a no lose situation. 
Keep calling out the useless Top and Rudkin. 

[Fox92]

1 minute ago, em9999 said:

I have a horrible feeling cooper will say whatever he thinks people want to hear 

I assume so considering Pearson and Rodgers used to say what people didn't want to hear and then they'd be up in arms with the manager.

 

Fans will always turn it the other way regardless of what the manager says so the manager can't win really.

 

Cooper has already got people wanting him sacked (on the internet, this forum, granted) so wants point in him saying stuff people don't want to hear. He's going to be some people's number one enemy regardless of what he says.

[Bordersfox]

Cooper said what he actually thought after the friendly.  

 

A pre-match press conference is a structured, club led and probably partially rehearsed affair.  It's unrealistic to think Cooper is going to come out swinging in that sort of environment, nor is it particularly appropriate or professional before the first game of the season.

 

There are many, many things to be annoyed about at the moment but I'm not convinced this is one of them.   

[AjcW]

14 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Can’t see how this is true regarding Cannon when Mavididi has played more than double the minutes of Cannon throughout pre-season even with Vardy missing all but the Villareal game

 

If he was balancing minutes he would’ve brought Cannon on for Daka

 

 

It's quite clearly him just publically keeping Cannon onside. He's our last fit striker and until we get one in he can't go out on loan, so we need him to at least be positive in case he is needed!

[dylanlegend]

3 minutes ago, indierich06 said:

Probably a good thing Enzo got poached by Chelsea as he would have 100% walked by now IMO

 No manager walks in this day and age

[Gamble92]

2 minutes ago, winteriscoming said:

Hate that he’s clearly done as he’s told and reined his obvious anger at lack of incoming players. 
He’s in a no lose situation. 
Keep calling out the useless Top and Rudkin. 

I think he already has and fair enough he's been told to say a couple of things to toe the party line but this isn't the time to say everything's shit is it?

 

We do actually need what he did today. Okay no one's buying it but if he doubled down and said we haven't got a chance on Monday then we really might as well give up now. 

[dylanlegend]

4 minutes ago, Fox92 said:

I assume so considering Pearson and Rodgers used to say what people didn't want to hear and then they'd be up in arms with the manager.

 

Fans will always turn it the other way regardless of what the manager says so the manager can't win really.

 

Cooper has already got people wanting him sacked (on the internet, this forum, granted) so wants point in him saying stuff people don't want to hear. He's going to be some people's number one enemy regardless of what he says.

Rodgers? He was the ultimate PR man 

[Fox92]

Just now, dylanlegend said:

Rodgers? He was the ultimate PR man 

Rodgers used to say all time he was "waiting to hear" from people above him regarding new signings.

 

He also came out and criticised the players we had and fans went for him saying it cost us our season as I think we fell away after that. 

 

Fans want to hear what they want to hear. Anything else and the manager gets criticised. Doesn't matter who the manager is, he can't please everyone.

[Mickyblueeyes]

Jokes aside, he’s done the right thing just before a game. What other choice does he have.

[em9999]

2 minutes ago, Fox92 said:

Rodgers used to say all time he was "waiting to hear" from people above him regarding new signings.

 

He also came out and criticised the players we had and fans went for him saying it cost us our season as I think we fell away after that. 

 

Fans want to hear what they want to hear. Anything else and the manager gets criticised. Doesn't matter who the manager is, he can't please everyone.

#anyone

[honeybradger]

10 minutes ago, winteriscoming said:

Hate that he’s clearly done as he’s told and reined his obvious anger at lack of incoming players. 
He’s in a no lose situation. 
Keep calling out the useless Top and Rudkin. 

I prefer this approach, if we aren't going to have complete meltdown this season then he needs to try and reduce the negativity and try the best with the players he had. I think if Rodger had done the same in 22/23 we would have stayed up.

[Fox92]

1 minute ago, em9999 said:

#anyone

Nearly true here  You're missing that section that back the manager, players, board and ownership regardless!