Cooper - OUT

[Kitchandro]

33 minutes ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said:

I know him wanting to put it right is framed as a reactions to fans, but part of me wonders if it’s also a message to the board regardless of if they have actually had a word with him? Either way, I think his days are numbered. 

It’s funny how ‘showing character’ to these managers always means staying in an extremely well-paid job and not changing anything about their approach to it, and rarely seems to mean having the courage to make bold, attacking decisions and analyse / change their tactical philosophy. 

[Lambert09]

The writing was in the wall for him after pre-season and that’s really incredible but you could see how bad it was right from the hop. 
 

Just a terrible, inexcusable appointment.  Just feel for the bloke really, put him out of his misery 

[Legend_in_blue]

At this point in time I reckon Dean Smith would have us looking more optimistic than we currently are.  Cooper is a hopelessly poor appointment and a real drop in quality since Enzo left.

[Ric Flair]

7 minutes ago, Legend_in_blue said:

At this point in time I reckon Dean Smith would have us looking more optimistic than we currently are.  Cooper is a hopelessly poor appointment and a real drop in quality since Enzo left.

Similar managers IMO. One has more of a track record in the PL though as his 2nd season he got Villa absolutely flying for a good chunk of 2020/21. Neither are appropriate for us though, I don't know how some fans seem calm about how far we've fallen in our standards.

[Grebfromgrebland]

1 hour ago, bovril said:

Gap between the top and bottom is huge now. In 96/97 the gap between 1st and 18th was 35 points, last season it was 65. Almost doubled. 

Which basically makes football shit

[Pliskin]

58 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Similar managers IMO. One has more of a track record in the PL though as his 2nd season he got Villa absolutely flying for a good chunk of 2020/21. Neither are appropriate for us though, I don't know how some fans seem calm about how far we've fallen in our standards.

Apparently context is needed with a drop of perspective! There’s some serious straw clutching going on at the moment….. it’s the most disgraceful demise in football history in my opinion, because it’s entirely self inflicted…. Over £500m generated in player sales, and now we’ve got Jordon Ayew on our books……. ****ing tragic. 

[Tom12345]

So long as he doesn’t play Ndidi in any DM role, I will give him more time. He has been inconsistent in this regard, but it is a positive light that he has played Ndidi higher up on occasions so far. Anyone who plays Ndidi in a DM role is so out of touch with modern football that should not be coaching at this level.

 

There is a reason why no club came in for Ndidi even though he was on a free transfer. He is a different proposition at AM, but we also have other options. 

[Daggers]

9 hours ago, Ric Flair said:

I don't know how some fans seem calm about how far we've fallen in our standards.

Because we used to play in Midland Football League, apparently.

[bovril]

12 hours ago, Grebfromgrebland said:

Which basically makes football shit

Yeah it's crap. I feel even with the great United team of the late nineties teams like Leicester, Derby, Wimbledon could often go to Old Trafford and get a result or at least come close. Now managers are content if their teams concede less than 5 at the Etihad.

[DZ-LCFC]

ROB TANNER :

 

Edited 17 hours ago by DZ-LCFC

[NotTheMarketLeader]

2 minutes ago, DZ-LCFC said:

Who says this ?

 

Have they really learned anything ? 

 

If they had learnt anything Cooper would not have been recruited, or he would now be out of the job. 

[FrankieADZ]

sadly i think he'll be here till at least after the international break

 

and i doubt the club has learnt, as they wouldnt have appointed Cooper in the first place

[DZ-LCFC]

Just now, NotTheMarketLeader said:

Who says this ?

 

Have they really learned anything ? 

 

If they had learnt anything Cooper would not have been recruited, or he would now be out of the job. 

 ROB TANNER

[Mickyblueeyes]

16 minutes ago, DZ-LCFC said:

ROB TANNER :

 

With Ayew, Reid etc. I’m quite glad they couldn’t back him further.

[Gamble92]

15 hours ago, Kitchandro said:

It’s funny how ‘showing character’ to these managers always means staying in an extremely well-paid job and not changing anything about their approach to it, and rarely seems to mean having the courage to make bold, attacking decisions and analyse / change their tactical philosophy. 

I think every manager I can remember being successful here, or anywhere, stuck to their principles and don't give in to what fans wanted. As it always should be. 

 

You get a lot of fan myths that get created. We have a couple now. Alves is the next Ronaldo, and let's completely ignore Ricardo's last Premier League season because he clearly is the answer for right back. (Ignore his performance Tuesday too). 

 

 

[Muzzy_no7]

14 hours ago, Legend_in_blue said:

At this point in time I reckon Dean Smith would have us looking more optimistic than we currently are.  Cooper is a hopelessly poor appointment and a real drop in quality since Enzo left.

There’s still time to rectify it. Board need to admit their error and go hell for leather for one of Hjulmand, Schmidt or Conceicao during this October break.

 

If Bournemouth can attract Iraola then we can certainly get the above. 

[Les-TA-Jon]

In all likelihood it seems he'll get until the Ipswich game, but I do hope we use the time between now and then to have replacements lined up. 

 

There's no point in giving him until Ipswich (match 10) and then spending 2-3 games worth of time getting in the replacement.

[Mark]

1 hour ago, DZ-LCFC said:

ROB TANNER :

 

I dread to think who they were, probably Matt Targett

[Sol thewall Bamba]

Has he gone yet?

[Muzzy_no7]

7 minutes ago, Mark said:

I dread to think who they were, probably Matt Targett

Probably Targett, Longstaff, Cresswell and Harry Wilson

[Finnegan]

3 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

Harry Wilson

 

Obvious bias aside, I'd have much preferred Harry Wilson to either Ayew or BDCR. 

 

[The Doctor]

14 minutes ago, Mark said:

I dread to think who they were, probably Matt Targett

Serge Aurier is a free agent, just saying 

[Trav Le Bleu]

1 hour ago, Mickyblueeyes said:

With Ayew, Reid etc. I’m quite glad they couldn’t back him further.

The article is saying that these aren't the players he wanted, just what he could get.

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

1 hour ago, DZ-LCFC said:

ROB TANNER :

 

Could this be any more fence sitting? With not much thought a lot of people on here could write this drivel.
 

They want Cooper to work out, but have learnt from not sacking Rodgers sooner - he could be braver and clearer on what that means exactly in this situation. Or maybe he’s just writing in platitudes because he has no credible sources whatsoever.

[justfoxes]

15 hours ago, Legend_in_blue said:

At this point in time I reckon Dean Smith would have us looking more optimistic than we currently are.  Cooper is a hopelessly poor appointment and a real drop in quality since Enzo left.

No one wanted to come because of those pathetic PSR sanctions Cooper was a bottom of the barrel appointment, let’s hope Rudkin now sees his uselessness and gets in a quality replacement now we’ve seemed to have dodged the bullet !