[Fact Checker]

Or could we soon be calling him Sir Paul… Without doubt the best manager & coach outside of the Championship.

Results are of course the main way to judge a manager, but for me his coaching & player development is what sets him apart from the rest. The improvement we’ve seen in multiple players since he’s been here, some of whom we’d written off, is insane.

Williams - Age 29 - Gradually being turned into a prime Rio.
Grimes - Age 33 - Older than most, and yet improved more over the past 2 years than ever before - now unbelievably consistent.
Oldaker - Age 25 - Turned from inconsistent and a 6/7 in most games to now absolutely controlling play. Much more still to come too.
Quigley - Age 27 - I mean, this Quigley is a completely different player to pre-Cook Quigley.
Mandy - Off his game currently but he’s stepped up another level under Cook.
Dobra - Age 22 - Always talented but he’s starting to run games, he’s added end product and will no doubt be a minimum Championship talent in future.
Horton, Clements, Shecks, Berry - All visibly improving week by week and all soon to become L1 standard ballers.

There are very few managers out there who can improve players like Cook can. He’s a proper football man, cares deeply for his players, can create a winning culture, and above all he loves CFC.
My friends, we are blessed to have this man at our club.

[Zytok]

It is surprising just how well we can rotate players without losing shape, style or results. Virtually every player can be swapped with a like for like.

[60s 70s Spireite]

Fact Checker, on 28 January 2024 - 05:53 AM, said:

Or could we soon be calling him Sir Paul… Without doubt the best manager & coach outside of the Championship.

Results are of course the main way to judge a manager, but for me his coaching & player development is what sets him apart from the rest. The improvement we’ve seen in multiple players since he’s been here, some of whom we’d written off, is insane.

Williams - Age 29 - Gradually being turned into a prime Rio.
Grimes - Age 33 - Older than most, and yet improved more over the past 2 years than ever before - now unbelievably consistent.
Oldaker - Age 25 - Turned from inconsistent and a 6/7 in most games to now absolutely controlling play. Much more still to come too.
Quigley - Age 27 - I mean, this Quigley is a completely different player to pre-Cook Quigley.
Mandy - Off his game currently but he’s stepped up another level under Cook.
Dobra - Age 22 - Always talented but he’s starting to run games, he’s added end product and will no doubt be a minimum Championship talent in future.
Horton, Clements, Shecks, Berry - All visibly improving week by week and all soon to become L1 standard ballers.

There are very few managers out there who can improve players like Cook can. He’s a proper football man, cares deeply for his players, can create a winning culture, and above all he loves CFC.
My friends, we are blessed to have this man at our club.

As I’ve posted elsewhere, has a manager at levels below the Championship ever assembled a quality of squad where he can name 4- 6 changes after a win and carry on where the last starting 11 left off?
He said he wanted quality over quantity this season, which he’s achieved hands down. But to keep them all happy, is another thing.

Outstanding management

[DerbySpireite59]

Fact Checker, on 28 January 2024 - 05:53 AM, said:

Or could we soon be calling him Sir Paul… Without doubt the best manager & coach outside of the Championship.

Results are of course the main way to judge a manager, but for me his coaching & player development is what sets him apart from the rest. The improvement we’ve seen in multiple players since he’s been here, some of whom we’d written off, is insane.

Williams - Age 29 - Gradually being turned into a prime Rio.
Grimes - Age 33 - Older than most, and yet improved more over the past 2 years than ever before - now unbelievably consistent.
Oldaker - Age 25 - Turned from inconsistent and a 6/7 in most games to now absolutely controlling play. Much more still to come too.
Quigley - Age 27 - I mean, this Quigley is a completely different player to pre-Cook Quigley.
Mandy - Off his game currently but he’s stepped up another level under Cook.
Dobra - Age 22 - Always talented but he’s starting to run games, he’s added end product and will no doubt be a minimum Championship talent in future.
Horton, Clements, Shecks, Berry - All visibly improving week by week and all soon to become L1 standard ballers.

There are very few managers out there who can improve players like Cook can. He’s a proper football man, cares deeply for his players, can create a winning culture, and above all he loves CFC.
My friends, we are blessed to have this man at our club.

Don't underestimate Cookie's ability to recruit, develop, delegate and empower, his coaching staff. It used to pee me when folk would say his success here was largely down to Leam Richardson.

[dazcarrlegend]

I was thinking earlier about cookie's ability to spot a player. I quite liked Jez, but cookie saw an upgrade available in James Berry and made the call. And it was the right call.

[Osborne again]

Fact Checker, on 28 January 2024 - 05:53 AM, said:

Or could we soon be calling him Sir Paul… Without doubt the best manager & coach outside of the Championship.

Results are of course the main way to judge a manager, but for me his coaching & player development is what sets him apart from the rest. The improvement we’ve seen in multiple players since he’s been here, some of whom we’d written off, is insane.

Williams - Age 29 - Gradually being turned into a prime Rio.
Grimes - Age 33 - Older than most, and yet improved more over the past 2 years than ever before - now unbelievably consistent.
Oldaker - Age 25 - Turned from inconsistent and a 6/7 in most games to now absolutely controlling play. Much more still to come too.
Quigley - Age 27 - I mean, this Quigley is a completely different player to pre-Cook Quigley.
Mandy - Off his game currently but he’s stepped up another level under Cook.
Dobra - Age 22 - Always talented but he’s starting to run games, he’s added end product and will no doubt be a minimum Championship talent in future.
Horton, Clements, Shecks, Berry - All visibly improving week by week and all soon to become L1 standard ballers.

There are very few managers out there who can improve players like Cook can. He’s a proper football man, cares deeply for his players, can create a winning culture, and above all he loves CFC.
My friends, we are blessed to have this man at our club.

Absolutely top drawer that mate, well written,and well said.

[DOUGLAS JARDINE]

And some wanted him out last season and said he was a gambling drunk

You cannot make it up !!

[born in 1866]

DerbySpireite59, on 28 January 2024 - 09:01 AM, said:

Don't underestimate Cookie's ability to recruit, develop, delegate and empower, his coaching staff. It used to pee me when folk would say his success here was largely down to Leam Richardson.

Not forgetting the naysayers telling us PC couldn't recruit as it was all down to Mitch.

[sophocles]

PC is an absolute genius; the way he's recruited, organised and motivated the management and playing staff of this club, is nothing short of sensational. All Spireite supporters, young and old, need to treasure these times, because they are extremely rare at any club at any level.

[SocraticCFC]

sophocles, on 28 January 2024 - 12:17 PM, said:

PC is an absolute genius; the way he's recruited, organised and motivated the management and playing staff of this club, is nothing short of sensational. All Spireite supporters, young and old, need to treasure these times, because they are extremely rare at any club at any level.

Like this in any organisation really - the ethos comes form the top. Boy have we got positivity at this club!

[DIFH]

Fact Checker, on 28 January 2024 - 05:53 AM, said:

Or could we soon be calling him Sir Paul… Without doubt the best manager & coach outside of the Championship.

Results are of course the main way to judge a manager, but for me his coaching & player development is what sets him apart from the rest. The improvement we’ve seen in multiple players since he’s been here, some of whom we’d written off, is insane.

Williams - Age 29 - Gradually being turned into a prime Rio.
Grimes - Age 33 - Older than most, and yet improved more over the past 2 years than ever before - now unbelievably consistent.
Oldaker - Age 25 - Turned from inconsistent and a 6/7 in most games to now absolutely controlling play. Much more still to come too.
Quigley - Age 27 - I mean, this Quigley is a completely different player to pre-Cook Quigley.
Mandy - Off his game currently but he’s stepped up another level under Cook.
Dobra - Age 22 - Always talented but he’s starting to run games, he’s added end product and will no doubt be a minimum Championship talent in future.
Horton, Clements, Shecks, Berry - All visibly improving week by week and all soon to become L1 standard ballers.

There are very few managers out there who can improve players like Cook can. He’s a proper football man, cares deeply for his players, can create a winning culture, and above all he loves CFC.
My friends, we are blessed to have this man at our club.

Depends on how much funding/backing he been given.

How would you judge Cook against Althrincham manager.

[Roussa spireite]

Fact Checker, on 28 January 2024 - 05:53 AM, said:

Or could we soon be calling him Sir Paul… Without doubt the best manager & coach outside of the Championship.

Results are of course the main way to judge a manager, but for me his coaching & player development is what sets him apart from the rest. The improvement we’ve seen in multiple players since he’s been here, some of whom we’d written off, is insane.

Williams - Age 29 - Gradually being turned into a prime Rio.
Grimes - Age 33 - Older than most, and yet improved more over the past 2 years than ever before - now unbelievably consistent.
Oldaker - Age 25 - Turned from inconsistent and a 6/7 in most games to now absolutely controlling play. Much more still to come too.
Quigley - Age 27 - I mean, this Quigley is a completely different player to pre-Cook Quigley.
Mandy - Off his game currently but he’s stepped up another level under Cook.
Dobra - Age 22 - Always talented but he’s starting to run games, he’s added end product and will no doubt be a minimum Championship talent in future.
Horton, Clements, Shecks, Berry - All visibly improving week by week and all soon to become L1 standard ballers.

There are very few managers out there who can improve players like Cook can. He’s a proper football man, cares deeply for his players, can create a winning culture, and above all he loves CFC.
My friends, we are blessed to have this man at our club.

Got to agree I remember watching his interview on ledgend of the spire and thinking this guy loves town a week later rowe was in trouble and we were trying to get him!
He runs the club with so much common sense another thing what people don't mention is the way he handled the kabby situation which could have been serious for us but he got him out for good money

[danblue]

DIFH, on 29 January 2024 - 04:36 AM, said:

Depends on how much funding/backing he been given.

How would you judge Cook against Althrincham manager.

As things stand atm re Alty, we've won double the amount of games than them, we are 28 points clear of them and we're top of the league compared to their 4th spot.
Obviously, the funding and backing is a huge help, but you still have to motivate, get the tactics right and form a game plan.
Take Oldham for example. They are very inconsistent but also had the backing financially - recruiting Norwood would be on par with Grigg possibly and also landing Dallas who is now a L1 player.

[spireitedave]

Paul Cook in all his interviews says " Managers need time "
With us he has been given that time and long may it continue.
Sure there will be bumps in the road but what a journey we are in !

[Sammy Spireite]

This period we are in will be talked about for years to come.

We will never have this level of domination/expectancy/ability compared to our opponents for a very long time and we need to embrace it and enjoy the ride.

We are very lucky to have the backing upstairs and the manager we have, without those two we wouldn’t have attracted the calibre of players we have done.

[Mr Mercury]

Compare the interviews by our management team with the sour grapes spouted by Clough over the weekend and I know which group I’d rather have.

[Osborne again]

Everyone has bought into CFC, the project, from the board down to us, and that's mostly down to Cookie.
He's so positive about the game and how it should be played, that it rubs off on others. He gives and expects 100% from everyone around him including us. We are really lucky to have him as our manager, and long may it last.

[Fit as a Nelson]

Mr Mercury, on 29 January 2024 - 09:07 AM, said:

Compare the interviews by our management team with the sour grapes spouted by Clough over the weekend and I know which group I’d rather have.

I er can’t er listen er to er Clough, proper dull bloke that struggles to string a sentence together.

[Johnnyspireite7]

Fit as a Nelson, on 29 January 2024 - 05:28 PM, said:

I er can't er listen er to er Clough, proper dull bloke that struggles to string a sentence together.

Something else he didn't inherit from his dad.