Re: cookie fans reaction today and performance : Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:02 am  

He said something interesting in his post-match interview on Radio Leeds, that he knew how it would be under JK, that it is "eyes up, play what's in front of you", whereas the last few years have been very structured. That would appear to be the key to players like Cooke and Brough, that if they have instinctive flair, let them express it and don't smother it in structured plays. That sounds like the key to his frustrations under Morgan and a hint that he might return to the player he was under JK at Hull. Bodes well for us.

Re: cookie fans reaction today and performance : Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:09 am  

Re: cookie fans reaction today and performance : Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:10 am  

I thought Cooke did ok today to say he'd not trained or probably met most the guys until yesterday.

He worked hard, looked trim and showed glimpses of quality.

Once he's familar with the team, the system and the plays and once he's increased his confidence and match fitness then i am sure he will prove to be an excellent acquisition.

Re: cookie fans reaction today and performance : Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:26 am  

Good start in my oppinion, liked the way that when he came on for the full 50 mins he was helping players with positions and generally helping the team out on the pitch.

I think he just wanted to play again and like you said on radio Leeds he mentioned the fact it was not as structured as at KR, but also if someone wanted a game of touch in Asda car park the other week when he was not playing he would have done

Re: cookie fans reaction today and performance : Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:28 am  

Surely Cooke would not have agreed to come to Wakefield if JK was thinking of accepting the England job. If I were Cooke I would have been looking for certain assurances on that front or am I just putting 2 and 2 together and getting 5.

Re: cookie fans reaction today and performance : Mon Mar 22, 2010 12:13 pm  

Looked OK - couple of big haymaking balls outwide where a bit off the mark but all in all it could have been worse. Decent game to ease yourself into I think.

Re: cookie fans reaction today and performance : Mon Mar 22, 2010 1:19 pm  

he didn't really play in a competitive game as it was over before he came on, so hard to tell

Re: cookie fans reaction today and performance : Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:43 pm  

eric wrote:

Surely Cooke would not have agreed to come to Wakefield if JK was thinking of accepting the England job. If I were Cooke I would have been looking for certain assurances on that front or am I just putting 2 and 2 together and getting 5.

Said exactly the same thing myself. Couldn't see him coming and JK leaving for the England job.

Re: cookie fans reaction today and performance : Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:45 pm  

wakeytrin wrote:

Said exactly the same thing myself. Couldn't see him coming and JK leaving for the England job.

the thing i heard said most yesterday was at the start of the season they would have rather had cooke than newton!

and boy am i with them there!