Championship

IT’S TIME TO STEP UP – COOK

by
The LeaguePaper Team
2 April 2017

LEAGUE TWO
PAUL Cook has challenged his stable of strikers to stand up and be counted now that Eoin Doyle is potentially out for the rest of the season.
The 29-year-old Irishman, on loan from Preston, suffered a groin injury against Newport last weekend and the initial signs are not promising.
“It doesn’t look great and that’s a massive disappointment for us,” Cook said. “It’s not just what he does as a player, it’s his effect on the team.
“He’s a team player and he was doing that to a tee. It’s a disappointment, but it will offer ...

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