In September, I got a text message from Steve Cooper – and he wasn’t too happy, to tell you the truth. It was understandable: I hadn’t been very complimentary at the start of his reign that month, when I got asked to talk about his appointment.
Part of it was that I really liked Chris Hughton and felt as though he’d been a bit hard done by. I said that Steve had enjoyed a great career with England and the under-17s. Then
