Luke Imp
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I don't think Cooper will be in too much trouble at the minute.
On a personal level, his man-management skills are basically non-existent and he seems to fall out with anyone and anything. That's not great now when there's a transfer window and he can't chop and change players like he was doing at times last season. His best spells as a manager have been in the NL with Kettering where he had money and that he had at FGR. His best spell in the FL was at Swindon where he didn't have too much control over player recruitment and was told to coach. His Chairman there was in with Sherwood, hence the Spurs loans and I think it's fair to say that those loans were a big reason for their decent season(s).
I'm sure Vince will also understand that, as a club, the change was going to be difficult - certainly for the first year. I've taken these from your forum, but £2.5m wages on £1m turnover last year in the Conference, where there's no wage cap, to the FL where there's a cap of 55%(?) was always going to be an incredibly difficult transition. To balance those figures those isn't something that'll happen overnight.
Not sure whether FGR fans think the team are underperforming or whether his recruitment has been questionable?
I don't think FGR will gain an awful lot from getting rid yet, although I've heard nothing to suggest Vince would. He seems a Chairman who is probably too loyal at times (Hockaday).
On a personal level, his man-management skills are basically non-existent and he seems to fall out with anyone and anything. That's not great now when there's a transfer window and he can't chop and change players like he was doing at times last season. His best spells as a manager have been in the NL with Kettering where he had money and that he had at FGR. His best spell in the FL was at Swindon where he didn't have too much control over player recruitment and was told to coach. His Chairman there was in with Sherwood, hence the Spurs loans and I think it's fair to say that those loans were a big reason for their decent season(s).
I'm sure Vince will also understand that, as a club, the change was going to be difficult - certainly for the first year. I've taken these from your forum, but £2.5m wages on £1m turnover last year in the Conference, where there's no wage cap, to the FL where there's a cap of 55%(?) was always going to be an incredibly difficult transition. To balance those figures those isn't something that'll happen overnight.
Not sure whether FGR fans think the team are underperforming or whether his recruitment has been questionable?
I don't think FGR will gain an awful lot from getting rid yet, although I've heard nothing to suggest Vince would. He seems a Chairman who is probably too loyal at times (Hockaday).
Can't speak to Chesterfields ownership but I would certainly not put that against Vale to do something like that.
