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Cook: It Was Quite a Simple Phone Call
Friday, 1st Oct 2021 10:46

Town boss Paul Cook says his phone call with old friend and Accrington boss John Coleman when he told him he wanted to buy his centre-half Cameron Burgess wasn’t a difficult conversation.

Burgess, 25, joined the Blues from Stanley for £750,000 in August, two games into the season.

Cook revealed at his press conference that the pair, who have been friends since they were children, speak regularly and the move was completed very swiftly.

“To be fair to John, it was quite a simple phone call really,” Cook said. “I've known John's team as well as John probably because we discuss the players and Cameron is someone who we'd watched.

“It was something for both clubs that if a deal could be done, let's do it. If a deal wasn't going to be achievable, then let's not bother each other. I've got too much respect for John and [chairman] Andy Holt at the club.

“And the deal was done very, very quickly, and that was credit to [Town CEO] Mark Ashton and our club and also the powers that be at Accrington.

“It was a move that everyone was happy with, and when you get moves like that, they're quite simple.”

Cook says Australian U23 international Burgess and George Edmundson have shown a growing understanding after a difficult first game together in which the Blues conceded five goals at home to Bolton.

“The minute the results look like [they currently are], everything looks rosy,” Cook said. “Our job is just to move on.

“I think Cameron and George's relationship, if you go back to the Bolton game, and then you look at the Doncaster and Sheffield Wednesday games, they're like night and day. But that's what comes when you play together, and you can grow as a partnership.”


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iaintaylorx added 11:37 - Oct 1
I think we can definitely agree, Burgess is a very good centre back. However, my only worry with him is when the ball is at his feet. We all know how strong he is in the air, considering that he won the most aerial jewels last season in League 1. Against Doncaster, there were many long balls played, where he didn't find anyone. I hope the more he plays alongside Edmondson, who is clearly good with the ball at his feet, he becomes more confident on the ball. Albeit, I am very happy with the pairing and they still compliment each other very well.

Not sure where it leaves Woolfy though…
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bedsitfc added 11:53 - Oct 1
Iain
I hear what you are saying

But a bad burgess imo is better than Toto
Toto fills me with fear every time he is facing our goal and when he has ball at feet.
Wolfy will be no more than cover if he isn't moved on in January
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ArnieM added 12:19 - Oct 1
I suppose it's a cas3 of who is it between Woolfie and Toto? They both have mistakes 8n them for sure. Woolfie is easy on the eye with his apparent comfort on the ball, whilst you won't find better than Toto for backs against the wall , body on the line defending. It's a tough one, but I'd go with Toto for his experience at this level. Woolfie for me just doesn't quite cut it. Maybe we can afford to keep in the squad and let him fight it out with Toto for bench place, but neither will be automatic first choice imho.
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SouperJim added 12:54 - Oct 1
Got to say I'm not a fan of Nsiala at all. I know he's somewhat popular with the vocal fans, certainly he's a big physical defender who is very useful when you're under siege in your own box, but I don't want to see us play that way. He's not great on the ball, particularly under pressure, when he always looks to me like he's one moment away from calamity. It makes the crowd and the whole team edgey and it has a big negative impact on how you manage and control the game. I'd much rather have Woolfy, who might not have quite the same physical presence, but looks calm and assured on the ball by comparison.
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adamisablue2 added 17:07 - Oct 1
The Fridge and The Freezer
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rfretwell added 17:18 - Oct 1
Wolf has time on his side to become a really good defender. I would def keep him. Our defence was sound last season and he played 24 matches, several more than Wilson did.
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ThaiBlue added 20:02 - Oct 1
Still think donacien could do ajob there,think hes been great 4 us.
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WhoisJimmyJuan added 20:44 - Oct 1
I applaud ALL the above posts. This is what decent football debate between fans is about! So much easier after a 6-0 win. I look at this healthy debate and realise how the rot of the last 10 years had damaged us all.
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Mariner1974 added 11:32 - Oct 2
I've loved Woolfie since the first moment he sprayed a cross field ball on the Portman turf & think he comes in for too much criticism, when usually it's team defending rather than mistakes of his own that feature in games he plays. He's young he can still get better at the savvy defender choices. I can't see the club having a need to get rid of him (though I did think that about Bishop and Lankester). He'll grow and learn, and would love him to become the reliable and classy defender we all want him to be. Now Morsy's in the fold, you see all these Central defenders more assured. Chunks of that Doncaster game he'll sit in the middle of Burgress and Edmondson, and provide the cover and the class to know how to start the next move forward. Woolfie could easily play in there, and prosper with that defensive midfield experience around him.
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