at last cookie has finally been put to bed, westerman his a fitter leaner cookie type player we have missed,good kicking,passing,vision and reads the game

Evening, Joe.

Wouldn`t be the first time.

No need for a self portrait after each quote.

Is there some-thing you are trying to say ?.....
Maybe tomorrow your learning disability nurse will be able to post some-thing coherent for you

Can see the similarities, of course Westy is nowere near as effective as Cooke yet and apart from his very early days Cooke played exclusively as a stand off even when he was named or had 13 on his shirt, If anything I'd compare him to a younger, injury free Chris Chester, a type of player who can link up with the three quarters from the back row, we have also lacked that type of player.

Good shout re Chester. Hope he has better injury luck.

Are you basing this after the one performance on Friday night?? What about the previous 3 were he has failed to impress?

No negativity please Bugs, we need to forget and move on now



For the record he will impress more at 13 imo

basing this in two year time when he is first choice england lf

Sorry didn't realise you could see into the future, can you let me know if it is worth wasting my time going to Wigan next week

To be fair to Westerman, its going to take a while for him to find his feet at FC, he was a long time at Cas. Been getting better and better each game, as have FC, strangely enough.

As long as he doesn't replace Crooke's off field performances.

your not wrong mate

good praise comparing him to chester - chester was an excellent player when fit

cant see westerman been anywhere nr what cookie was on the field...love or loathe the man he did a very good job for fc and was talked about by other fans for his playing ability...can you see that in westerman who went missing for cas for 2 seasons,i cannot as i dont think he has the confidence,he may have the skill!!!

Yes can see it in Westerman, he just has more players around him now that take the pressure off. he is still a little raw and has lots of time ot improve yet.

Was Cooke talked about as being an GB prospect as much as Westerman.

I think he was. Problem for Cooke was that he started to believe it.

Edited for a truer assessment.

I think some of the fans did too TBF.

You need a player to have confidence in their abilities , without being over confident.

I think Cooke knew he was not really at the standard he'd thought when he agreed the move, he was just offered more cash and he went for it.

I think there was a lttle more to it than just the money.

Boyhood Rovers fan.... and the money. That's about it.