Paul Cook .... going? staying? gone?

**MMVIII** · 13/02/2012, 1:06 PM

http://www.sligorovers.com/latest-ne...for-accrington

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 13/02/2012, 1:23 PM

Thanks for everything Cookie

**adamd164** · 13/02/2012, 1:31 PM

What the hell was with the official Sligo statement over the weekend...

Sligo Rovers wish to announce that Paul Cook is expected to return to Sligo this weekend after talks between Paul and Accrington Stanley concluded unsuccesfully.

We would like to thank Accrington’s Peter Marsden for his professionalism and courtesy in the negotiations with Sligo Rovers and we wish them the very best for the future.

We would also like to thank our supporters for their patience this week regarding this issue and look forward to a return to focus on our pre-season preparations.

Did they have a clue what was going on?!

**Dunny** · 13/02/2012, 1:32 PM

Best of luck to Cooke.

**adamd164** · 13/02/2012, 1:38 PM

I see Sligo got 2 friendlies with Accrington in as part of the deal. No wonder they let him go, those will be worth an absolute mint!

**Mr A** · 13/02/2012, 1:43 PM

Gerry Carr to take over?

Rico perhaps? He'd fit in with the style of play anyway.

**Lim till i die** · 13/02/2012, 1:51 PM

Who's in charge tonight for the game against the Limerick Globetrotters??

**poster** · 13/02/2012, 1:54 PM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

Who's in charge tonight for the game against the Limerick Globetrotters??

Maurice Monaghan and Gerry Carr.

**mcgonigle** · 13/02/2012, 2:16 PM

Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah

Thanks for everything Cookie

It's Cook

**White Horse** · 13/02/2012, 2:19 PM

Delighted for Cook, he was desperate to get away from Sligo. I feel sorry for their new signings though. Cook was one of the main reasons they went there. I bet Roddy will have spring in his step today

**nigel-harps1954** · 13/02/2012, 3:00 PM

It really does make all those posts from Sligo fans in the past few days pretty damn funny now.

**culloty82** · 13/02/2012, 4:27 PM

Granted, it's a move home, but it still seems baffling - how are the League Two play-offs a step up from a potential national title?

**shellyriver** · 13/02/2012, 4:36 PM

Any word what compensation money we'll get now that the Cook is-he isn't he saga over.

I reckon it would have to be at least €35k.

**Dave_SRFC** · 13/02/2012, 4:41 PM

Originally Posted by shellyriver

Any word what compensation money we'll get now that the Cook is-he isn't he saga over.

I reckon it would have to be at least €35k.

20 major.

**Dave_SRFC** · 13/02/2012, 4:42 PM

Originally Posted by culloty82

Granted, it's a move home, but it still seems baffling - how are the League Two play-offs a step up from a potential national title?

They weren't going to win the league anyway...

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 13/02/2012, 5:05 PM

Originally Posted by shellyriver

Any word what compensation money we'll get now that the Cook is-he isn't he saga over.

I reckon it would have to be at least €35k.

I heard it was going to be 40k

**born2bwild** · 13/02/2012, 5:05 PM

Originally Posted by mcgonigle

It was Cook

F...y....p

**Royal rover** · 13/02/2012, 5:07 PM

rovers will get compo from that - on a positive note this is now a very attractive job to those unemployed - as highlighted above Sligo pay well - we will attract lot's of CV's in the next few day's - i only hope we get a manager that has actually won things and we can kick-on from there, don't rule out Willie McStay for a return , Roddy will also have his eye on it along with the likes of Richardson , but i just hope they appoint someone who won leagues as a manager

**shellyriver** · 13/02/2012, 5:15 PM

Let's hope there is another hungry would-be manager out there, in the Cook model, aspirational and motivated, preferably not Irish, as he would inevitably angle for a Dublin team, as in the Sean Connor model

.

Roddy Collins and Ricco have no chance. As for Willie McStay, I'm afraid - if like the last time he was here, family considerations would bring him away, so I wouldn't be up for it.

Talk of an ex-Championship manager coming to Showgrounds.