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EARLY SIGNS ENCOURAGING FOR COOPER’S REDS

Adam Virgo
BRIGHTON LEGEND AND TV PUNDIT

WHEN you look at the way Nottingham Forest have been run over the last few years, it’s a real mess.
Players coming in, players going out, managers lasting months at a time. It’s been a very, very unstable club.
For Steve Cooper, left, to go in there was a massive risk, as the previously bulletproof Chris Hughton proved. But with massive risk comes the potential for massive reward and if he can get it right it would be a huge tick on Steve’s CV.
So far, it’s looking good. He’s changed the formation, built a solid base.
That’s the foundation for ...

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