Chanting for Cooper

[congo_red_49]

Maybe we can arrange a 'Marinakis Day'......?

I'll schedule it in my calendar for a conditional date just after we establish ourselves as a Premier League Quality club on and off the pitch.

 

[congo_red_49]

He isn't perfect, but who is?

Me. And only me.

 

[Captain Sinister]

I mean, fans are gonna chant what they want, when they want regardless of whether other fans have decided it’s not helpful, counter-productive or whatever, so discussing it here is not going to have any effect.

Tell me, which discussions on here about Forest actually make a difference?
There is still no water in the Upper Trent End bogs by half-time.

 

[Professor Wolfgang Schnell BSc. PhD.]

Tell me, which discussions on here about Forest actually make a difference?
There is still no water in the Upper Trent End bogs by half-time.

I had a moan about the tiny size of the font on the big screens earlier this season and at the next match they had increased it so that is was actually readable.

That is the only time anything discussed on here has made a difference at Forest.

And I'm still not certain that it might have just been a coincidence.

 

[congo_red_49]

Tell me, which discussions on here about Forest actually make a difference?

Erm...umm...

Look! A squirrel!

 

[Captain Sinister]

Erm...umm...

Look! A squirrel!
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I am voting for Congo as Forum Poster of 2023.

 

[MaxiRobriguez]

If he didn't buy us, we might not have had a club to support. You're acting like a massive child that has had his favourite toy taken away from him.
Who should we replace him with? Can you guarantee they would be better?

He isn't perfect, but who is?

Those who know me know that I've never liked our owner. It has nothing to do with me being a 'massive child' and everything to do with not wanting my football club associated with and ran by someone of his ilk. For legal reasons I am unable to detail my full true thoughts on a public forum but I have felt this way since 2017 not just since Tuesday.

 

[Wes' Organ]

I'd dispute that. I'm not in Nottingham, but I can see how much further it went than on the pitch.

I'll stand by my comments Congo, probably the biggest impact of Cooper's time here was on the atmosphere in the ground, if you didn't witness it first hand then you can never fully comprehend it. I don't recall anything like it over a sustained period and that's with 45 odd years under my belt.

 

[Mist from the Trent]

Those who know me know that I've never liked our owner. It has nothing to do with me being a 'massive child' and everything to do with not wanting my football club associated with and ran by someone of his ilk. For legal reasons I am unable to detail my full true thoughts on a public forum but I have felt this way since 2017 not just since Tuesday.

I'm assuming that is to do with all the reports in the media? Which, if I'm not mistaken, have all been rubbished in a court of law?
Apologies, if it is something else.

 

[stockers]

Pity a banner couldn't be unfurled before kick off with a simple messgae like "Thank you, Steve". But, much as I adore Cooper, I think once 'Mull of Kintyre' is sung our focus should be solely on the new boss.

This would be a great idea..

 

[PynchonForest]

Touchy.
There's absolutely no way that you can fully understand Cooper's impact on our club from afar. The success on the pitch only tells you half of the story,, sorry if that offends you but that's the truth of it.

To a certain degree I don't disagree with you. In a certain sense the locals will always be the lifeblood the club. But those of us from afar can hear the noise and the atmosphere you generate, even on our devices. This is one of the miracles of listening to a live album like BB King Live the Regal. You aren't actually there, but you can experience the atmosphere of the moment. It's not exactly the same though, I will give you that.

 

[MaxiRobriguez]

I'm assuming that is to do with all the reports in the media? Which, if I'm not mistaken, have all been rubbished in a court of law?
Apologies, if it is something else.

I think my post to this a few hours ago was removed, probably for my own benefit.

 

[Omar Devone Little]

To a certain degree I don't disagree with you. In a certain sense the locals will always be the lifeblood the club. But those of us from afar can hear the noise and the atmosphere you generate, even on our devices. This is one of the miracles of listening to a live album like BB King Live the Regal. You aren't actually there, but you can experience the atmosphere of the moment. It's not exactly the same though, I will give you that.

In fairness it could be argued that those not in attendance regularly are able to take a more pragmatic view of what's going on without letting emotion sway their thought process.

All I (we) can judge is what we see and hear on the telly so we don't have a collective voice around us influencing anything.

Can be looked at several ways I reckon.

 

[Bryn Gunn]

In fairness it could be argued that those not in attendance regularly are able to take a more pragmatic view of what's going on without letting emotion sway their thought process.

All I (we) can judge is what we see and hear on the telly so we don't have a collective voice around us influencing anything.

Can be looked at several ways I reckon.

Trust Wes’s words Omar.
I have been involved with it for four decades, back to the days of Donut and Payney in the old Trent End.
The atmosphere at the CG has been incredible and I’m currently a radio listener.

 

[BryanRoy22]

As much as I love Cooper, I think it's counter productive at this stage to be chanting the name of a former manager.

For me it's like openly pining for your ex (who gave you all your best memories) when a new partner arrives on the scene.

Do Forest really want to be self destructive again?

 

[Chalky]

There’s some saying that chanting for Cooper during Saturday’s match will undermine the new manager. I can get that, but I feel that we fans need to show our appreciation of what he’s done.

Can I suggest that on the 23rd minute, we as fans of NFFC do a “Stand Up For Steve Cooper” chant (like the one we used to do for Brian Clough). We should sing this for a full minute and then when the minute is complete, we should end it with chants of “Nuno!”

I’m suggesting 23rd minute as it represents the 23 years we were absent from the Premier League until Cooper got us there.

Thoughts?

That is one of the most cretinous suggestions I’ve ever read (and I love Cooper and am unsure about Santo (not Nuno))

 

[Red Dog in a Forest]

I like that plan. As long as there are Nuno chants too, I don't think it comes across as disrespectful.

(And as long as the Nuno chants are not

Nuno
Nuno Nuno
Nuno Nuno
Nuno he's no Cooper!)

Could also be:

Nuno Santo
Nuno Santo
Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo
Nuno

A nice mark of respect when 30k fans butcher his full name.

 

[Rubics]

Also been going 40 odd years and as I said elsewhere cooper changed the match day experience. I don’t think I will ever experience another day like the arsenal game - but theres probably another 12 or so games that were just off the scale compared to anything before. Memories that will never be forgotten.
I’ll miss Cooper and be forever grateful to him, but I won’t be chanting his name tomorrow. Nuno and the team get my full support.

 

[Stocky Red]

Also been going 40 odd years and as I said elsewhere cooper changed the match day experience. I don’t think I will ever experience another day like the arsenal game - but theres probably another 12 or so games that were just off the scale compared to anything before. Memories that will never be forgotten.
I’ll miss Cooper and be forever grateful to him, but I won’t be chanting his name tomorrow. Nuno and the team get my full support.

Agree entirely mate - that Arsenal game - best in my 45 years going to the ground - and all down to Coops

But all second hand accounts from Wolves fans about Nuno speak about the same levels of love we had with SC.

We got to move on and chanting for SC helps no-one. That said but I won't be singing 'Forest are magic ...' with anywhere near the same levels of conviction as I did for the last 2 years.

 

[T.B.T.]

Cooper was, and still is, fully aware of the support of Forest fans and he respected it and acknowledged it in virtually every single interview he gave.

He also felt the love on matchdays from the supporters and it was totally visible how much it meant to him. You could feel the emotion. You can’t experience that through a screen.

We all knew Cooper was skating on thin ice so his departure wasn’t unexpected. However, I think a tribute to him and all he achieved at Forest would be fitting. If only to thank him and wish him well (not too well) whilst we open a new chapter and look forward.

Nuno will understand that and he’s well aware that there’s only one way to win the fans over. Game on.

 

[FLC]

Chanting Steve’s name tomorrow shouldn’t even be questioned. A celebration and acknowledgement of the contribution he has made to our lives.
Still chanting it in 4 games time would be both odd and counterproductive.

 

[Redemption]

I'm not there tomorrow so my opinion has even less validity than normal, which is a pretty low bar anyway.

The more this week has gone on, the more I would chant it if I were there.

If only to remind the owner that fans decide who name is chanted, and if his ego is hurt by that then he can go f*** himself with a shipping container.

Cooper resonated with Forest fans because ultimately, we were still looking for a Clough substitute. Even if you weren't alive when he was our football genius, his spirit and presence remain integral to our sense of ouselves as a football community. That feeling is autonomous of the ownership; past, present and future.

 

[Timothy Pope]

That is one of the most cretinous suggestions I’ve ever read (and I love Cooper and am unsure about Santo (not Nuno))

Thank you for your response. I’m obviously too much of a cretin to post my thoughts on a football forum, so will cease to do so in future.

C*** !

 

[weejockmcplop]

Can't we just get a small metal carving of Cooper's face put on the wall near every entrance and then if anyone wants to touch Cooper's face out of respect they can?

 

[T Francis]

Bearing in mind the majority of our songs contain the name “Cooper “ in them somewhere, I think it’s going to pretty quiet tomorrow after MOK