| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town 14:35 - May 7 with 1874 views | MaySixth |
some nice flowing football and some great wins at Portsmouth and Wycombe
he could spot a player
however, the fitness levels were terrible and the defending generally very poor
i liked him though as much as he liked The Greyhound |  |
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| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town on 14:36 - May 7 with 1853 views | Ewan_Oozami |
What are you trying to do? Traumatise us all with these recollection threads? |  |
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| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town on 14:39 - May 7 with 1823 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
Are you a bit bored today, Mayers? |  |
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| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town on 14:45 - May 7 with 1803 views | MaySixth |
| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town on 14:39 - May 7 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Are you a bit bored today, Mayers? |
looking back fondly with friends | |
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| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town on 16:57 - May 7 with 1608 views | nick141 |
I was at both Portsmouth and Wycombe. Two of my favourite Town memories of all time! |  | | |
| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town on 20:35 - May 7 with 1488 views | ITFC_Essex |
I will be fair on Paul, had we got Walton and Morsy in before the season started we'd have been alright. His biggest mistake was binning off core players, I get why he did it, but without the replacements lined up or delayed it was a mistake. It might be unpopular, BUT while cashing in on Downes and Dozzell was largely out of his hands, we should have kept Chambers, Sears and Bishop around for the transitional period. Let's face it they were no worse than some of the players we replaced them with in Harper, Penny, Frazer and Pigott. |  |
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| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town on 21:01 - May 7 with 1424 views | NedPlimpton |
| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town on 20:35 - May 7 by ITFC_Essex |
I will be fair on Paul, had we got Walton and Morsy in before the season started we'd have been alright. His biggest mistake was binning off core players, I get why he did it, but without the replacements lined up or delayed it was a mistake. It might be unpopular, BUT while cashing in on Downes and Dozzell was largely out of his hands, we should have kept Chambers, Sears and Bishop around for the transitional period. Let's face it they were no worse than some of the players we replaced them with in Harper, Penny, Frazer and Pigott. |
I'd disagree. I'd say his biggest contribution was binning off core players. Players that were far too comfortable here and needed to move on in order for the club to move forward with a different mindset
Also you've hand picked a few flops, but you could say that Morsy replaced Chambers in terms of the captaincy and influence on and off the pitch. Edmundson was an upgrade at the back as well, whilst Evans, Burns, Chaplin, Burgess etc were all clearly better than what we had before
Cook had his failings, but I don't think being the "demolition man" was one of them [Post edited 7 May 21:29]
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| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town on 21:04 - May 7 with 1404 views | Churchman |
| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town on 20:35 - May 7 by ITFC_Essex |
I will be fair on Paul, had we got Walton and Morsy in before the season started we'd have been alright. His biggest mistake was binning off core players, I get why he did it, but without the replacements lined up or delayed it was a mistake. It might be unpopular, BUT while cashing in on Downes and Dozzell was largely out of his hands, we should have kept Chambers, Sears and Bishop around for the transitional period. Let's face it they were no worse than some of the players we replaced them with in Harper, Penny, Frazer and Pigott. |
Cook had an eye for a player and his record says he’s a very good lower league manager.
However he was totally unsuitable for this club. He was a poor fit the moment Gamechanger bought out dementor Evans.
I had no problem with ‘the bomb squad’ idea as in a get rid of list, but it was not something that should have been out of the public eye and private to him, not the players concerned. It was wasteful (e.g. just how useful did Jackson and Donacien prove to be) and stupid.
Blowing up in public might have been what the players deserved and funny, but he shouldn’t have done it. He was doomed from then on.
Overall, he has a golden opportunity here and he wasn’t good enough. [Post edited 7 May 22:34]
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| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town on 21:59 - May 7 with 1264 views | rgp1 |
The thing I'll always remember is the plastic coffee cup in the dugout. Did they have a vending machine in the tunnel? | | | |
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| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town on 00:30 - May 8 with 1130 views | ParisBlue |
| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town on 21:04 - May 7 by Churchman |
Cook had an eye for a player and his record says he’s a very good lower league manager.
However he was totally unsuitable for this club. He was a poor fit the moment Gamechanger bought out dementor Evans.
I had no problem with ‘the bomb squad’ idea as in a get rid of list, but it was not something that should have been out of the public eye and private to him, not the players concerned. It was wasteful (e.g. just how useful did Jackson and Donacien prove to be) and stupid.
Blowing up in public might have been what the players deserved and funny, but he shouldn’t have done it. He was doomed from then on.
Overall, he has a golden opportunity here and he wasn’t good enough. [Post edited 7 May 22:34]
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Whilst I agree with you about Cook being so public on the "bomb squad", Donacian wasn't part of it and was a regular under Cook.
Jackson on the other hand was very much part of it, as was Norwood. Both played plenty under McKenna second half of the season.
Some obvious gems in the 21 signings, but some shockers as well. Piggott, Fraser, Carroll, Harper + Barry, Coulson on loan. You'd assume Chaplin, Walton, Morsy, Evans were all Cook's doing, with Burns being an Ashton signing (maybe Harper & Edwards as well). |  |
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| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town on 21:57 - May 8 with 885 views | MaySixth |
| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town on 00:30 - May 8 by ParisBlue |
Whilst I agree with you about Cook being so public on the "bomb squad", Donacian wasn't part of it and was a regular under Cook.
Jackson on the other hand was very much part of it, as was Norwood. Both played plenty under McKenna second half of the season.
Some obvious gems in the 21 signings, but some shockers as well. Piggott, Fraser, Carroll, Harper + Barry, Coulson on loan. You'd assume Chaplin, Walton, Morsy, Evans were all Cook's doing, with Burns being an Ashton signing (maybe Harper & Edwards as well). |
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| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town on 22:06 - May 8 with 858 views | Steve_M |
| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town on 21:01 - May 7 by NedPlimpton |
I'd disagree. I'd say his biggest contribution was binning off core players. Players that were far too comfortable here and needed to move on in order for the club to move forward with a different mindset
Also you've hand picked a few flops, but you could say that Morsy replaced Chambers in terms of the captaincy and influence on and off the pitch. Edmundson was an upgrade at the back as well, whilst Evans, Burns, Chaplin, Burgess etc were all clearly better than what we had before
Cook had his failings, but I don't think being the "demolition man" was one of them [Post edited 7 May 21:29]
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Do you really think it was Chambers and Skuse holding the club back for all those years? It’s just such a ridiculous proposition to think they were the problem whilst the infrastructure of the club and engagement of Evan’s collapsed around them.
Any decent manager could have moved them on with far more dignity.
And then when Cook had his own players he wanted to buy even more players in as he couldn’t manage anything much with them. |  |
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| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town on 22:10 - May 8 with 844 views | wkj |
Paul Cook is a weird one for me, I think the scale of the rebuild was too big for him. The quality of football was improved but then he never seemed to have a plan B, and quite often his 2nd half subs would lead a game to fall apart. |  |
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| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town on 23:24 - May 8 with 712 views | NedPlimpton |
| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town on 22:06 - May 8 by Steve_M |
Do you really think it was Chambers and Skuse holding the club back for all those years? It’s just such a ridiculous proposition to think they were the problem whilst the infrastructure of the club and engagement of Evan’s collapsed around them.
Any decent manager could have moved them on with far more dignity.
And then when Cook had his own players he wanted to buy even more players in as he couldn’t manage anything much with them. |
I haven't said they were the problem, as if we only had one problem! But it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see what an upgrade Morsy's captaincy was on Chambers.
We went from being a soft touch to being a team that fought for everything and had a never say die attitude. Not necessarily over night but I don't think that would have happened with the likes of Chambers and Skuse still being regular starters and having a huge influence off the pitch too
I agree Evans' death by a thousand cuts was a far bigger issue though | | | |
| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town on 01:17 - May 9 with 640 views | darkhorse28 |
| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town on 21:04 - May 7 by Churchman |
Cook had an eye for a player and his record says he’s a very good lower league manager.
However he was totally unsuitable for this club. He was a poor fit the moment Gamechanger bought out dementor Evans.
I had no problem with ‘the bomb squad’ idea as in a get rid of list, but it was not something that should have been out of the public eye and private to him, not the players concerned. It was wasteful (e.g. just how useful did Jackson and Donacien prove to be) and stupid.
Blowing up in public might have been what the players deserved and funny, but he shouldn’t have done it. He was doomed from then on.
Overall, he has a golden opportunity here and he wasn’t good enough. [Post edited 7 May 22:34]
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He lost his father at the time, up in the north east, and I’m not sure that’s recognised in assessing his time here, 12th after half a season with a new squad.
McKenna was also 12th after half a season, with the same group, discuss.
As measures go, easier with a group together for six months than one that just met each other.
We’ve a lot to thank Paul for.., not least, however good or not McKenna is, he would have had limited success without Walton, Chaplin, Morsy etc who all only signed for Paul
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| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town on 08:45 - May 9 with 510 views | algy |
| Recollections of the Paul Cook era at Ipswich Town on 21:01 - May 7 by NedPlimpton |
I'd disagree. I'd say his biggest contribution was binning off core players. Players that were far too comfortable here and needed to move on in order for the club to move forward with a different mindset
Also you've hand picked a few flops, but you could say that Morsy replaced Chambers in terms of the captaincy and influence on and off the pitch. Edmundson was an upgrade at the back as well, whilst Evans, Burns, Chaplin, Burgess etc were all clearly better than what we had before
Cook had his failings, but I don't think being the "demolition man" was one of them [Post edited 7 May 21:29]
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Cool was not a Gamechanger appointment, not an O'Leary and Ashton appointment. Effectively if you buy a run down delapidated house and before you start to improve, modernise it etc you need someone to gut it, clear it out, make space, bring it a few bits for going forward. Cook did that, he was a stopgap, made McKenna's job less difficult . Imagine McKenna starting with the remnants of Evans's Era of Mediocrity still there comfortably taking the money, just doing a job at the level that suited them. | |
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