{"id":41786,"date":"2021-05-16T08:48:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T07:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging28.planetswans.co.uk\/?p=41786"},"modified":"2021-05-15T17:09:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-15T16:09:56","slug":"cooper-cant-wait-for-fans-return-against-barnsley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp\/2021\/05\/16\/cooper-cant-wait-for-fans-return-against-barnsley\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooper can&#8217;t wait for fans return against Barnsley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By this time next week the fans will have returned to the Liberty in the second leg of the play off semi final.\u00a0 In just under two weeks time we could be at Wembley where the prize on offer is a place in the Premier League.\u00a0 There is just the small matter of Monday evening in the way first.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Cooper is putting the final touches to his preparations ahead of Monday night but is most looking forward to welcoming the fans back to the Liberty next Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t wait to get back in front of our supporters. It will be great to see them again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we will also be thinking of the ones who couldn\u2019t get in because of the restrictions, so it isn\u2019t a complete return yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether we were at home first or second leg, we hope that having our fans back can help us along the way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s any one way of getting through to the final, whether you play at home or away in the first or second leg.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be slightly different because a lot of the players haven\u2019t played in front of supporters for a while.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of our fans haven\u2019t seen some of our players live. But that\u2019s a positive thing. We\u2019ve missed them, and I&#8217;m sure they\u2019ve missed coming. 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