Cooper - OUT

[worthosoriginals]

2 hours ago, Wymsey said:

Draws against Man Utd and Chelsea would be great points, to be honest - if he achieves it.

Sounds like a cooper unambitious  happy to draw team talk, don't go get hammered boys go get a draw 

[Rossiter]

24 hour ban on using the phrase 'papering over the cracks'. Or would that be papering over the cracks? 

[Bob Weasel Fox]

48 minutes ago, Rossiter said:

24 hour ban on using the phrase 'papering over the cracks'. Or would that be papering over the cracks? 

You've just got yourself a 48hr ban 😂

[HesNotGudjonsonn2]

Anyone else get really disappointed what they log into the forum and find this thread is neither ‘hot’ nor at the top?

[sylofox]

9 hours ago, Rossiter said:

24 hour ban on using the phrase 'papering over the cracks'. Or would that be papering over the cracks? 

Nothing like glossing over the issue.

[hejammy]

I just listened to his interview on BBC, the guy is delusional, talked about how we controlled the game. We were second best until the red card, and how he can't see that is beyond belief. On paper we have superior players to Ipswich (no disrespect) but yesterday they were miles better. Just shows that the battle between the managers was won by McKenna, Cooper is just out of his depth and we need to get rid before it's too late. Yes we have the points but as I've said before it's despite Cooper and not because of Cooper. 

[Goober]

He's going nowhere while we're consistently keep picking up points

[Happy Fox]

Our form is going to take a battering over these next 6 games.

 

Manchester United (a) - Loss

Chelsea (h) - loss

Brentford (a) - loss ( draw best case scenario)

West Ham (h) - a game we should target for a win but will be get it? Not so sure tbh! So maybe a draw

Brighton (h) - loss

Newcastle (a) - loss

 

So at the most we will accrue 3 points may seem a tad pessimistic but I think it’s likely.

 

Hopefully that will give us a decent points buffer over the relegation zone but I suspect our rivals will pick up form. I genuinely feel if a better manager is available we should make the change.

 

 

[Happy Fox]

1 hour ago, Goober said:

He's going nowhere while we're consistently keep picking up points

Wont be picking up many points over the coming games so maybe we should make the change?

[JimJams]

Win 2 lose 4 and we'd still be on for a point a game.  And I think we can take points from 5 of those 6.  Chelsea should be too good though given their losses this season have only come with defeats to Man City and Liverpool.  But the others are better on paper they're all capable of poor performances and dropping points.

I suppose the thing there though is that we're relying on opponents to have off days rather than thinking about ourselves.

[whoareyaaa]

1 hour ago, Happy Fox said:

Our form is going to take a battering over these next 6 games.

 

Manchester United (a) - Loss

Chelsea (h) - loss

Brentford (a) - loss ( draw best case scenario)

West Ham (h) - a game we should target for a win but will be get it? Not so sure tbh! So maybe a draw

Brighton (h) - loss

Newcastle (a) - loss

 

So at the most we will accrue 3 points may seem a tad pessimistic but I think it’s likely.

 

Hopefully that will give us a decent points buffer over the relegation zone but I suspect our rivals will pick up form. I genuinely feel if a better manager is available we should make the change.

 

 

beat Brentford and West Ham and we will be on 16 points, wouldn't be to bad, or 1 win and two draws.

 

That wouldn't be to bad considering the fixtures

[Groby_Blue]

Before the season started, I was talking to my Forest supporting mate at work. His summary of Cooper's time at Forest was - 

 

Tactically very poor. You won't know what system or formation he's using and the players will look confused about what they are supposed to do for most of the match. 

 

He'll sign a load of players and then won't play them. 

 

He'll freeze out fans favourites and he'll make decent players look poor. 

 

He'll have his favourites who he will almost always play, regardless of how poor their form is. 

 

But, you'll be fighting to the end of every game and come away with results that you have no idea how you get. 

 

Up to now, absolutely spot on. 

 

And now, after Nuno has replaced Cooper? They look a far better team, well drilled, playing to players strengths (look how Wood is doing this season in a system that actually suits him) and the difference with a tactically intelligent manager is night and day. 

[Winstonthedog]

Our football reflects the demenia and qualities of the manager  ... boring 💤  no real quality ... no charisma ... .. if i was playing and looked to the dugout for some inspiration   .. its not there 

[Gazza M]

Can someone explain where this pot of money is to pay off Cooper and his staff and then potentially have to go and pay off another club's staff and coaches to get them here? 

 

Even if we got an out of work manager it still feels to me like scuppering our Jan transfer kitty and potentially having to sell a better player to balance the books to meet the financial regulations. 

 

 

[Noahfence]

We are an incredibly weird side. I don’t think anyone could clearly say what our style of play is or “the cooper way” yet we we’re going along well enough. 
 

Have fought back from behind a few times this season which shows the fight and mentality is there. 
 

Does Cooper know his best side? Does anyone? I was shouting for Fatawu to start and in the 2 games he has started he’s been pretty poor. BUT he’s a player that can create something out of nothing but also a very good impact player of the bench.

Is it an expectation thing? Is it just down to in recent years we’ve become used to challenging at the top so people are having a hard time adjusting to the change in targets? 
 

I am so confused about us 

[Walshy5]

Surely hid time has to be up now!

[Dahnsouff]

2 minutes ago, Walshy5 said:

Surely hid time has to be up now!

Can I ask why? Don’t think he is a good manager, but tough to deny we are not doing ‘just about ok’

[Muzzy_no7]

Luck will run out over the next 6 games. 
 

We’ll still be on 11 or 12 pts come mid December 

[Leicester_Loyal]

Just now, Muzzy_no7 said:

Luck will run out over the next 6 games. 
 

We’ll still be on 11 or 12 pts come mid December 

Surely we can get 1 win from those 6 games?

 

I think he's dross but the next 6 games will be huge, if we can somehow get 4 or 5 points, we'll actually be looking good. Just gotta stick at a point a game.

[Bourbon Fox]

49 minutes ago, Groby_Blue said:

Before the season started, I was talking to my Forest supporting mate at work. His summary of Cooper's time at Forest was - 

 

Tactically very poor. You won't know what system or formation he's using and the players will look confused about what they are supposed to do for most of the match. 

 

He'll sign a load of players and then won't play them. 

 

He'll freeze out fans favourites and he'll make decent players look poor. 

 

He'll have his favourites who he will almost always play, regardless of how poor their form is. 

 

But, you'll be fighting to the end of every game and come away with results that you have no idea how you get. 

 

Up to now, absolutely spot on. 

 

And now, after Nuno has replaced Cooper? They look a far better team, well drilled, playing to players strengths (look how Wood is doing this season in a system that actually suits him) and the difference with a tactically intelligent manager is night and day. 

Can you ask your mate to choose me 6 random numbers between 1 and 49?

[filbertway]

15 hours ago, CosbehFox said:

I think he’s utter bobbins but I’ve accepted he ain’t going unless we are in the bottom 3 and more than 3 points behind 

 

I don’t trust the current hierarchy anyway on any appointment 

Haha yeah this is it, we're never going to trouble the top half of the Prem under this trio. It's a gentle slide back to mid table obscurity in the 2nd tier I think.

 

Which will be impressive dismantling considering where we were 3/4 seasons ago.

[FoxinNotts]

He won’t be going anywhere, as long as he keeps getting points. Simple really. Sorry to disappoint. I would have liked a ‘bettter’ manager too, but we won’t sack him, whilst it looks completely likely that we can achieve our seasons goal - ie staying up.

[Finnegan]

3 hours ago, hejammy said:

I just listened to his interview on BBC, the guy is delusional, talked about how we controlled the game. We were second best until the red card, and how he can't see that is beyond belief. On paper we have superior players to Ipswich (no disrespect) but yesterday they were miles better. Just shows that the battle between the managers was won by McKenna, Cooper is just out of his depth and we need to get rid before it's too late. Yes we have the points but as I've said before it's despite Cooper and not because of Cooper. 

 

Without the 4 points we've picked up from red cards, we'd be 19th with those two teams above us. Ha. 

 

The paper on the cracks is so thin it's practically transparent. 

 

[murphy]

Just now, FoxinNotts said:

He won’t be going anywhere, as long as he keeps getting points. Simple really. Sorry to disappoint. I would have liked a ‘bettter’ manager too, but we won’t sack him, whilst it looks completely likely that we can achieve our seasons goal - ie staying up.

He won't and it would be reputationally damaging for the club if we did sack him. 

 

[trooky]

Unfortunately he's not going anywhere in the short term.

 

We have some tough games coming up and I guess the club will review his performance after the wolves game depending were we are in the table.