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I heard he would have been happy with a 2 year deal but he and Hughes thought it would be funny to make it 3 just to p!ss Fordy off.

 

Cook signed a 3 year deal.

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First I resent being compared to Bradford Council when my own career was an acknowledged success in many business arenas including the City of London.
As to the rest I draw your attention to my post on another thread where I repeated my comments of 5 years to recover from Rahic. Your superficial dismissal of that period is made with zero knowledge of the situation whereas I have intimate knowledge and transmitted that to Stefan Rupp when I went to Munich.
5 years Fordy, complain about me this time next year for now I’m in Spain with the rain and can’t be bothered with anymore of your nonsense.

 

What other choice is there ? He's just had the season of his life, I'm damn sure he's already had other offers and I'm.damn sure some of those will be three year terms.

So what do we do when he comes asking for three years eh ? Say sorry pal we don't think you'll ever score 20 again, and let him go, or give him three years.

This deal is inevitable, unavoidable (unless we are happy to let him go) and when compared to 18 months for Derbyshire it's common sense.

The simple fact is, if we offered him two years, he would have gone and some of those moaningvabout a three year deal would be screaming lack of ambition.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't and in life you should only regret what you never did, but could have.

 

A lot of clubs interested so I've heard. Only natural as goals win you games, although don't get you promotion in our case. Fact he went scoreless in our last four games is a damning indictment of a manager not playing to our strengths. Don't think we hardly created a chance for him last four games.

 

Great signing but as others have said it has to be backed up with more mobility/forward thinking behind him and getting the ball forward and into the box (with quality) quicker,

The brilliant individual goals away at Gillingham and Mansfield were outstanding but his bread and butter is getting on the end of corners,crosses and in the penalty area stuff.

Don’t think he’ll get near the numbers he did this season but a 15 to 20 league goal season is not out of the question.

What we can’t do is have another season where our second highest scorer has 6 and our third highest scorer didn’t play for us after January.

 

Boom! Get in.

Three years is a long contract for a 33 year old, but worst case scenario we have a very solid second choice striker for the last year of his contract. Not having goals on the bench cost us points this year.

I wonder how much Hughes' presence influenced Cook's decision? It's not talked about on this forum much, but Hughes and team can take a lot of credit for developing Cook so well last season.

 

Rubbish. How old is Billy Sharp, how old was Peter Thorne, how old was windass. You are an absolute monster hypocrite, if we'd lost him you would have been spouting your rupp out shite until you'd had a brain haemorrhage

 

Just come in to this news.
Lets flip this on its head. If we had just signed the divisions leading scorer, 31 goals and 8 assists from a fellow league 2 club
I think we would all be crowing about a fantastic signing , 3 year deal or not.
He just needs some proper support up top now.
Wonder if Oliver might want out. Cook , Derbyshire and Oliver

 

Completely agree Jon. We have just re-signd L2's most prolific goalscorer and let's not forget the eight crucial assists he made to other goalscorers in the side. Hughes and Hodges have taught an old dog alot of new tricks and his current all-round play is miles away from the Andy Cook of old. His pen on paper is a massive result for us. Think it also says much about the current culture at the club - he had quite a few other offers from L1 and L2 but is so keen to stay at VP.

 

Based on the 21/22 season, you would have to agree.
Oliver had just got 14 goals in a relegated team in League 1.

Cook had just got 14 goals in League 2.

 

Haaland would have struggled to get on the score sheet with those tactics. Nothing to do with Cooks ability

 

That's madness. Wyke has had 3 cameo sub appearances in the last 5 months. He is clearly struggling for matchday fitness after his heart problems.

 

My thoughts exactly - there's nothing to suggest Cook is declining physically, or that he will suddenly go downhill.

I'm glad we aren't making the same mistakes we've made in the past with guys like Rory McArdle.

If the talented first choice player asks for 3 years instead of 2, we need to consider that instead of sending that player to the hills and struggling for a replacement.

In the past we were stupid; giving Cook 3 years is a no brainer.

EXCELLENT news.

 

A goal I noted this season, Tranmere away where he beat two centre backs in the air to power the header in, a goal Sir Bobby would have been proud of.

 

Weird isn't it, that a player who 'isn't that good' is going to have all these offers rolling in from clubs prepared to pay him big bucks.

 

Cooks goalscoring record is reflected by where he's happy, settled and feels loved.
When he isn't, he lacks motivation and prone to weight increase.

And at his age, it gives us a clear advantage over others wanting his signiture, particularly clubs not based in the north.

If we were to lose him, I feel it could possible be somewhere like Hartlepool, close to his roots.

However, Im quietly confident, he'll see he professional career out with us.

 

Hughes rated Oliver above cook, what a insult.