ian1964 10,724 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 GENIUS is an over-used tag but it applied to Coop. He possessed a left foot on a par with Baxter and dazzled defenders with his stunning wing play and magnificent crosses. https://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/cooper-gone-but-not-forgotten/ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,199 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 By far, the player I most looked forward to seeing play when attending games in the 70's #Class 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,046 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 A fantastic player one of the best . 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooponthewing 1,139 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, compo said: A fantastic player one of the best . My hero! Standing in section H of the old Rangers end as a 12 year old watching “that free kick” v sheep at Hampden was a privilege I will cherish forever. Edited March 24, 2019 by cooponthewing 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
917 191 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Imagine how good he would be in today’s game! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacK1950 2,378 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 9 minutes ago, 917 said: Imagine how good he would be in today’s game! Unfortunately with the cloggers we have in th SPL don,t think he would survive the brutality. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
917 191 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 He managed to handle Roy Aitken & Willie Miller ok.. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacK1950 2,378 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 2 hours ago, 917 said: He managed to handle Roy Aitken & Willie Miller ok.. Yes but they were no patch on Broadfoot/Lego Muncher et all. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffer 1,665 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 There were hundreds of examples of his skills, and @cooponthewingreferred to that awesome free kick against Aberdeen. I was fortunate enough to see that, and many more of his performances live. The big one that really stands out though was his simple slipped pass to the onrushing Durrant against Celtic. His awareness of Durrant's run was excellent, and the pass was sublime. Like many flair players, he had some awful performances, but when was on his game there was no one that could stop him. Does anyone have any idea if he ever touched the ball with his right leg/foot? I can't remember him doing so, but he was better with one good leg than most players are with two. RIP Coop. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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