My point really was not that people were against the appointment (mine was 'meh... you might as well give him a go, at least he knows the players, if we're bottom after 6 games he'll be out the door')...but that those people don't seem to be able to move on from the fact that he was 'the cheap option' and in 'the right place at the right time'. The fact is that he has done an absolutely superb job.
OK, people on here have given him credit but the general 'vibe' I get (and I stress this is not directed at anyone specifically) is that people think we would be doing this well whoever was in charge and that our recent relative success is all down to Power. Maybe that's not the case but that's just what I'm picking up.
Costanza, you said he hadn't achieved anything. I disagree. I think that getting us to 8th last season and 2nd so far this season playing football which at times is a joy to watch, with players who are a totally unknown quantity at this level, is most definitely an achievement. Hopefully it will all translate to a more tangible achievement in the form of promotion.
At the start of this season, or maybe it was during the pre-season, some people were still saying they would love to have Sherwood here. Why? What's he done? Why did they think he would be better than Cooper? Maybe they've changed their opinion now...
Only recently, when Rosler got the Spanish Archer at Wigan some one said they would love to have him here. Again, why? How much better could we possibly do under him than with Cooper?? (I like Rosler btw but come on...)
I can't be arsed to look it up but I would like to see what Il Duce's record was for the same number of games that Cooper has been in charge for. I'm sure that Cooper's record compares very favourably. I don't expect him for one second to get the same level of hero worship that Di Canio did. Any praise that does go his way though, just seems to be given a bit reluctantly.
To sum up, people seem to be a bit 'meh' about Cooper when the fact is, we got very lucky indeed.
I maybe talking bollocks (I probably am)....that's just the feeling I get.
