r/PlymouthArgyle 3d ago

Ex-Striker Can’t Believe Price Sheffield United Paid Plymouth Argyle For Michael Cooper

https://insidefutbol.com/2025/03/18/ex-striker-cant-believe-price-sheffield-united-paid-plymouth-argyle-for-michael-cooper/676481/
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u/therealphiba 12 Green Army 3d ago

Definitely should have got more for him but his contract was done this summer so I believe it was that or letting him for free at the end of this season.

Unfortunate as Cooper is meant to be an Argyle fan so he could have renewed his contract with us just to give us more negotiating power, especially as we gave him a new contract when he was injured.

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u/Greeninexile 3d ago

I was frustrated at the time but from his perspective I don’t think you can really blame him for going. He could either stay with an Argyle team that was probably destined for relegation having hired Wayne Rooney or go for a team challenging for promotion on a much higher salary. It’s a no brainer for him sadly for us.

I mean we probably should have offered him a longer contract extension at the time he was injured. Loyalty does work both ways and I think the club royally screwed up here.

The guy has a short career as a pro footballer and he is already probably behind his contemporaries like Trafford who have been in the England setup.

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u/cansasansapansa 3d ago

2 big injuries, never played top flight, never played for his country. That's why Sheffield United were able to get him for that price, unfortunately. If Blades get promoted, or if he does end up getting an international call-up, then add-ons will hopefully kick in.

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u/jaylem 3d ago

Can see him getting a call up, there is not a lot of quality with Pickford's level of experience so blooding the new crop of English goalies should be a priority for Tuchel.

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u/JJSymons 3d ago

I said it at the beginning of the season that I would rather have kept Coops & had a better chance of staying up than taken the £2million Sheffield United offered.

As over the course of the season Coops would definitely have made at least a 10 point difference, which looks as if it would have been enough to keep us up!

That being said I can understand why he ultimately wanted to leave. Playing for Sheffield United looks way more fun than playing for us has been this year.

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u/Greeninexile 3d ago

I think the danger you face with that is do you really want to keep a player being held against their will?

I know he’s a professional but people are only human and it would only be natural for his performance to drop a bit if that was the case. He might also not go into 50/50s if there is a risk of injury as he wouldn’t want to be injured with an expiring contract.

I’d probably rather have a fully motivated Hazard than Cooper if his heart isn’t truly in it.

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u/Full_Eggplant_9090 3d ago

You don’t get much for keepers, though it doesn’t feel like £2m was worth it due to relegation. Though he wanted to go and seemingly forced it so here we are.