glynriley Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Legend... https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/my-club-terry-cooper/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRock Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Class. Another from the Leeds stable who delivered for us at a critical time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Absolute BCFC legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 That South stand could do with a proper name. Can't think of a more deserving individual to name it after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 One of the most important people in City's history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Rocker Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, Gazred said: That South stand could do with a proper name. Can't think of a more deserving individual to name it after. Spot on. Can the will of the fans make that happen? Maybe the SC&T could lobby for it. The Cooper Stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen humphries Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 The word legend get used far to much nowadays but Terry Cooper will always be 1 in my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 24 minutes ago, City Rocker said: Spot on. Can the will of the fans make that happen? Maybe the SC&T could lobby for it. The Cooper Stand. Until then I always think of TC when I go past the Coopers Arms. Perhaps they'd consider a new pub sign with TC on it like Fatty on the old Wedlocks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 6 minutes ago, Nogbad the Bad said: Until then I always think of TC when I go past the Coopers Arms. Perhaps they'd consider a new pub sign with TC on it like Fatty on the old Wedlocks? Nice idea, but isn't the Coopers a free house, so the cost of a sign would fall to the licensee. When the pub opposite the ground was renamed Wedlocks (from the Star as it was called when Billy ran it) it was owned by the large conglomerate Grand Metropolitan (owners of Watneys, Ushers etc) who were going to refurbish the pub anyway following its transfer from Courage as part of pub exchanges in and around Bristol forced by the Merger and Monopolies Commission. Personally I always felt changing downstairs to one single bar was a mistake. When my uncle ran the Star for Courage in the 70s he was able to have City fans in the bar at the front, and away fans in the saloon bar at the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Even a legend simply for this sentence ; ’ Bristol Rovers with so little experience that I contrived to cock them up completely ‘ Hero . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 What a cracking interview. You can really feel the love he still has for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Gazred said: That South stand could do with a proper name. Can't think of a more deserving individual to name it after. TC put his heart and soul into our club, I recall a national newspaper running an article when we were in the fourth showing how TC was as he says, doing everything, director, manager, player, scout, and so on right down to sweeping the changing rooms. The Cooper Stand would be a fitting tribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanker Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Class left back and a good manager for City. Those were the days watching us at the bottom of the old 4th Div. Cooper turned us around and put a smile back on our faces, he also signed some decent players. Will always remember him with fondness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 14 minutes ago, swanker said: Class left back and a good manager for City. Those were the days watching us at the bottom of the old 4th Div. Cooper turned us around and put a smile back on our faces, he also signed some decent players. Will always remember him with fondness TC was a very intelligent player who used his experience to the full. I lost count of the number of times he'd knock the ball past the winger or opposing full back and then run into the back of him to gain a free kick. As a manager of course he was not only skilled but an absolute delight. Always willing to discuss football I remember talking to him for a good half hour or more at a players award night in the old supporters club before I felt guilty of monopolising him for so long and letting him circulate further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 4 hours ago, City Rocker said: Spot on. Can the will of the fans make that happen? Maybe the SC&T could lobby for it. The Cooper Stand. 2 hours ago, NickJ said: TC put his heart and soul into our club, I recall a national newspaper running an article when we were in the fourth showing how TC was as he says, doing everything, director, manager, player, scout, and so on right down to sweeping the changing rooms. The Cooper Stand would be a fitting tribute. ...only a small point, but personally I’d much prefer it to be called The Terry Cooper Stand - I never understood why we just plonked surnames into stand names - Williams, Atyeo, Wedlock, Dolman - just seems a bit lazy and impersonal ...especially when you are talking about relatively common surnames in the case of Williams and Cooper ....I know the Williams Stand has obviously morphed into The Lansdown but now would be a good time to expand the names of each stand and make it crystal clear after whom they are named and give them their full names as a gesture of respect ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 4 hours ago, CyderInACan said: Absolute BCFC legend. Spot on - he is such an important part of our history - and any excuse to post this vid and I’m there! (Brings a tear to the eye..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Davey Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 2 hours ago, NickJ said: TC put his heart and soul into our club, I recall a national newspaper running an article when we were in the fourth showing how TC was as he says, doing everything, director, manager, player, scout, and so on right down to sweeping the changing rooms. The Cooper Stand would be a fitting tribute. The 1nil down 2.1 up Terry Cooper stand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 My favourite manager ever, yes over Dicks. TC invested his own money, time and passion. Sold tickets and rebuilt the team from the ground up. So glad the lads in the stand at Chester that day, didn't actually drop him ..... it looked close ! There are a few who deserve the tag of Legend at City, TC is the head of that list . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS15_RED Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 His tenure was a little before my time, but when the club released the DVD commemorating the 20th anniversary of that FRT win I bought it. The interview of TC crying brought a lump to my throat. Fast forwards five years and I attended the reunion dinner to celebrate the Silver anniversary and got to meet the man himself. I thanked him for picking the club up and rebuilding it from the ashes. He didn’t say anything and shook my hand. As me and my mate were leaving he told us to keep supporting the club, and what a great club it is. For me, it’s imperative that younger fans, and fans of the future know exactly what Terry Cooper did for the club. Renaming the South Stand would be fantastic, alas I don’t think it’s likely, but, at the very least he should be recognised somewhere within the stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forbespm Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Saved out club from the abyss.although city were in the 4th division It was a great time to support city.loved tc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 TC is more than a legend. Those who put their money in to save the club in 1982, from £10 to many thousands, are those who, many would say, saved us from extinction. But Terry Cooper, as the Club Manager, and a heap of other jobs done in addition, is the one who rebuilt our dignity. In my lifetime, I have been proud to have seen John Atyeo's playing and behaviour standards which still live within the Club and supporters. Terry Cooper played and managed in the same way. No clogging, no cheating, playing football on the floor and in the right spirit. One of my proudest moments watching City was that Sunday afternoon at Northampton. We lost 1-7 but still tried to play football when many clubs and managers would have resorted to the dark arts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingswood Robin Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 10 hours ago, NickJ said: TC put his heart and soul into our club, I recall a national newspaper running an article when we were in the fourth showing how TC was as he says, doing everything, director, manager, player, scout, and so on right down to sweeping the changing rooms. The Cooper Stand would be a fitting tribute. It would be fitting. The club need to get on with it though. We need to see him there at the unveiling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 A true legend. I hope Mark one day will become a City manager. People might not like it but the way he got Swindon playing on a small budget was amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 Same with The Official Beryl Fudge Ticket Office. Not going to happen with the current ownership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 Legend in my eyes, he turned our club around and made us all proud again. He did an amazing job on such a small budget. When he was player manager, it was amazing how he would come on at left back with 30 minutes to go, then totally transform the game. Has any left back had such an impact on a football team ever! A stand.....or anything named after him would be a great tribute, tbh it’s hard to believe this hasn’t happened already, take away what TC did, and potentially we wouldn’t have a club now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southport Red Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 On 20/04/2020 at 09:11, Gazred said: That South stand could do with a proper name. Can't think of a more deserving individual to name it after. True. Although 'The 8 Stand' would also be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redysteadygo Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 Have told this before on OTIB. I used to help out at Broad Plain House Boys Club and TC was chief guest one year for our annual dinner and prize givings. His talk of how when young he was destined to go down the pits but through sheer hard work and dedication he got to be a pro footballer. It was so inspirational to a bunch of Knowle West kids. He then answered their questions and mixed with them before leaving at 11.00. pm on a Friday night with a home game to manage next day. Brilliant down to earth bloke with a big heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elruliri Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 I was a mascot in 1983, if I recall we lost 3-1. TC asked after the captains met would you like to go back in the stand or stay on the bench. I stayed on the bench. He was great at free transfers and nominal fees, to name a few Bobby hutch, Walshy, Riley, Waugh, etc I liked Crawford aswell as a kid. He was a great man for our club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.