We have a problem with Cooper

[SouthportBlade]

The mood swings of fans are incredible.

Saw a few fans saying we needed to sell him only a month ago.

Fans are fickle, debate is all too often binary and nuance doesn’t exist.

Cooper was both outstanding last season and objectively dreadful this season. The balanced view surely acknowledges he’s a very talented GK but also massively out of form, likely driven by an unnamed factor (injury the most prominent rumour).

It also stands to reason that if the lack of form turned into the long term norm then Coopers position as a Championship No1 would be untenable.

I hope and suspect we’ll see a continuation of his uptick in form over the last few games, and we can all look forward to posts touting him as Englands No1

 

[jimmymuir]

With little chance of play-offs/going down, it will be good for Cooper to get his operation/treatment done over the summer so he's 100% fit for next season. Still maintain despite his good performances recently, there is something not quite right with him.

 

[jono_t2000]

Wtf

 

[Darren William]

Wtf

Tommy cooper's back i see

 

[MagnifiqueShorehamStreet]

Leave the lad alone, he’s a very good keeper.

 

[LBA_Blade]

Leave the lad alone, he’s a very good keeper.

Happy for him to make the errors in games that we wil still have chance to win comfortably. Can’t afford him to be doing that week in week out if we want a shot on the playoffs. But to be fair to their striker he was switched on and pounced first

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Wtf

Gi' it a rest mate

 

[Stretch]

A fumble tonight which cost us a goal, but it happens to the best of them and the defensive play leading up to their shot was poor.

He was pretty much faultless apart from that, and is definitely on the up again.

 

[Varkanoid]

Yeah give him a break you could just as say defence didnt follow their lad in and get to the ball first.

 

[Gavlar]

Awful mistake today and glad it didn’t matter. Still a great keeper but not sure he would have done that last season.

 

[jimmymuir]

Definitely something wrong with him - back issue? Genuinely do believe he’s a top keeper, but it’s sad to see how he’s performed this term compared to last season.

 

[MKY]

Should have palmed it away but spilled it in shitty conditions. It happens.