Classy Cooper on the moral high ground

Sunday, 7 March 2021, 7:38
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Steve Cooper was not going to get drawn into a war of words with opposition manager Neil Warnock last night as he refused to get drawn into a response to Warnock’s comments on Sky that his (Cooper’s) father must be calling on favours to get the decisions the Swans are.

Warnock was reacting after the late decision to award the Swans a penalty that gave us three vital promotion points in a pretty dull encounter at the Liberty but ultimately one that had the result that the Swans were desiring.

Cooper’s father is Keith Cooper, a former top flight referee and Warnock jokingly made his claim in the middle of a very long rant about the performance of the officials which he felt cost his team what they deserved.

“I am not getting involved in personal tittle-tattle,” said Swans boss Cooper after the 2-1 win for the Swans.

“We are a classy club and I am classy person.ย  I’d be so disappointed if our lads were making challenges like that at pivotal times in the game.

“I wouldn’t say we had the rub of the green. We’re working so hard. I wish I could have made the changes they made today with the players they were bringing on and the resources that have gone into that, a day’s extra rest and making all of them changes.

“Rub of the green? That’s just pure hard work, spirit and pride to play for the football club.”

Images courtesy of Getty Images, Athena Picture Agency and Swansea City Football Club.

Phil Sumbler

Been watching the Swans since the very late 1970s and running the Planet Swans website (in all its current and previous guises since the summer of 2001 As it stood JackArmy.net was right at the forefront of some of the activity against Tony Petty back in 2001, breaking many of the stories of the day as fans stood against the actions where the local media failed. Was involved with the Swans Supporters Trust from 2005, for the large part as Chairman before standing down in the summer of 2020.

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