You can't blame Everton for trying it on. So much depends on our new owners, their resolve, their intentions for the club short-mid-long term. Although my opinion will carry no weight, you would hope that someone within the club will inform the Board that Cooper is the real deal (alright, there are a few areas for improvement but the lad has the basics and then some to spare) and he's someone to build a team around. I'm happy to be corrected but I seem to recall that Cooper is far from our highest earner, this needs correcting as soon as fucking possible, with of course a contract extension.