Adver News: Cooper backs Rooney to revive career

[pauld]

I hope he finds a club, and does well.

Rod Hull? Unlikely on both counts, I'd have thought

[kaufman]

Rod Hull Tigers

[Empathy Sloth]

Lots of people took this view while he was here. I just never like seeing complete shits succeed, even at my club. The short-term success wasn't worth the collateral damage.

We went from League 2 to League 1, we have less debt than before he was at the club. So I'd say it was worth it.

[@mwooly63]

We went from League 2 to League 1

Yep down to PdC

we have less debt than before he was at the club. So I'd say it was worth it.

Down to Black and bugger all to do with PdC in any way in fact if PdC had stayed the overspend would have only got bigger.
AB is the only one to thank for having less debt

[Empathy Sloth]

I know that, just pointing out that it's worked out ok.

[herthab]

Yep down to PdC

I loved do Canio's reign for the most part, but even I can see that a percentage of our success on the pitch was due to a very large playing budget. Would di Canio have been as successful with the current budget?

[@mwooly63]

I loved do Canio's reign for the most part, but even I can see that a percentage of our success on the pitch was due to a very large playing budget. Would di Canio have been as successful with the current budget?

You raise a good point.
Given the high turnover of players we had during his reign it could easily be argued that he wouldnt have been so successful with a low budget ( forcing him to keep/use the furst batch of players he bought in )

I have no doubt he would have had some success. How much is the question.
Never really cared for PdC but cant argue with the results tho

[leefer]

Big bad Paolo....blah blah blah.

He managed the team not the finances....he came here on the promise of success if he had money to spend.
When i last looked it seems he kept to his word.

[DRS]

Not exactly true though is it. He was given a budget and went over,threw his toys out the pram and threatened to quit if he didn't get his own way

[Anteater]

Not sure why Cooper is bothering to make a statement like that particularly when during his time as assistant and then manager Rooney has not exactly been picked to play very often, it seems like a statement to appease Rooney fans (of which I'm one) to accept letting him go (or getting rid?).
Also as touched on before it seems that although it was clear Paolo was insistant on getting what he wanted, that because of both his profile and the fact the club had wealthy benefactors we were always going to be paying over the odds.