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Ram1988 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Plenty of experience and has played at the highest level. He would be a good addition to the sqaud if his wage demands aren't silly. Dom Brady, Papahet, r_wilcockson and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 2 minutes ago, Ram1988 said: Plenty of experience and has played at the highest level. He would be a good addition to the sqaud if his wage demands aren't silly. He won’t provide the pace we are missing at the back. derbydaz22 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 4 minutes ago, Jimbo Ram said: He won’t provide the pace we are missing at the back. He’s not the missing piece, but he is a damn sight better than Bradley. r_wilcockson and Wsm-ram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hintonsboots Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 13 minutes ago, Nuwtfly said: Probably Oxford Villa. Steve How Hard?, norwichram, Carl Sagan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamInSweden Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 14 minutes ago, Jimbo Ram said: He won’t provide the pace we are missing at the back. Don’t think many centre backs will. It’s not a position that many players are blessed with pace. Tamworthram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Plenty to be positive about Liam Cooper, but the starting position of our defence is so low because we lack any sort of pace there. Cooper doesn’t scratch that itch, not by a long way, I’d take him but feel that will be something that plagues us this season if we don’t find a solution. Jimbo Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamInSweden Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 12 minutes ago, Srg said: He’s not the missing piece, but he is a damn sight better than Bradley. A back three of Nelson, Cooper , Cashin with Bradley on the bench, and Forsyth as emergency back up should be enough. No doubt we need a centre back, as Warne will want to play a back three. r_wilcockson, DCFC1388 and jono 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC1388 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 If there is no viable option with pace within our budget (which looks to be the case) then I am more than happy to have someone of Coopers experience within the squad & in the dressing room. His importance may well end up being more off the pitch than on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 2 minutes ago, RamInSweden said: Don’t think many centre backs will. It’s not a position that many players are blessed with pace. But the recruitment team was specifically tasked with identifying targets with pace. There are definitely some. It's incredibly poor not to have brought one in. Cooper would likely be better than Bradley at CB, but a 33 year old centre half isn't the long-term way to build the club. But is better than nothing. NewquayRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 I'd be ok with a lack of pace if his brain is about 5 seconds in front of the attackers (not saying that is Cooper but pace might not be deal breaker). We need an extra CB so if a deal can be struck, sure thing, that is if we need bodies through the door, and it appears we do. jono 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC1388 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 1 hour ago, Carl Sagan said: But the recruitment team was specifically tasked with identifying targets with pace. There are definitely some. It's incredibly poor not to have brought one in. Cooper would likely be better than Bradley at CB, but a 33 year old centre half isn't the long-term way to build the club. But is better than nothing. There is a difference between identifying players to actually bringing them in. Whoever we had targetted may have been out of our budget, or not available in the end. ariotofmyown, Comrade 86, Wignall12 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBB Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 To be honest I'm not sure about Cooper. He brings leadership, experience, championship knowhow, big club experience. He can head it all day and is a basic player. However, as many leeds fans pointed out at the end of his spell with them, his lack of pace gets exposed consistently, his positioning let's him down and he constantly appeals for offsides that are not even close. He could be inspired and we love him, or he could be shocking and targeted by boo boys very early because of the leeds connection. This would be a massive gamble by Warne and if it goes wrong it could really put a nail in his coffin for an element of our fan base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Already a Derby legend in my book Comrade 86, Topram, hintonsboots and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC1388 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 If he does come in on a free it may actually free up abit of money towards a transfer/loan fee to get us over the line with a main target Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavesaRam Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 2 hours ago, hintonsboots said: Probably Oxford Villa. Probably going to Oxford. It seems as though they have signed more players than there are in a Forest squad. CBRammette, SKRam and Crewton 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Sheriff Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 His wage demands meant Blackburn didn't bother. Was this the same for Hull? I get the feeling he is pricing himself too high and he's past his best without realising it. Safe to say I'm not convinced Jimbo Ram and rammieib 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavesaRam Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 He makes a good pull-back though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 1 hour ago, DavesaRam said: He makes a good pull-back though. Only for pull back in time, if not its misery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertRam Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Hope this happens, could be immense for us 👍 Millenniumram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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