Battle of the 13s: Shane Cooper vs Chris Arkwright : Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:04 pm  

Yes, I know Arky played a huge chunk of his career at six, but so did Coops.

Who gets the nod?

: Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:09 pm  

Arky had bad luck with injurys. I'd go for cooper who was class when at his best.

Cooper was utter $hit for his last 2 or 3 years at saints.

: Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:39 pm  

Cooper, a man with no pace but his skill and brain were two thirds quicker than anybody else.

: Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:41 pm  

Supersaint wrote:

Cooper, a man with no pace but his skill and brain were two thirds quicker than anybody else.

Cooper was DECEPTIVELY quick.

He appeared to have no pace, but then could strangely muster up pace from nowhere when it suited him.

: Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:43 pm  

The Chair Maker wrote:

Cooper was DECEPTIVELY quick.

He appeared to have no pace, but then could strangely muster up pace from nowhere when it suited him.

Shane never got past strolling pace.

: Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:52 pm  

Supersaint wrote:

Shane never got past strolling pace.

True but what a rugby brain cooper had.

: Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:06 pm  

Cooper gets the nod because he was a much more reliable bet than Arky, who always seemed to have something wrong with him. As well as being an extremely clever footballer, Cooper was real tough nut, on the quiet.

Neither of them could hold a candle to a 100% fit Scully, though.

: Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:16 pm  

Coops.

Class act.

Class 'tache.

: Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:18 pm  

Arkwright by a lot.
He could give it and take it out in the open.

Cooper was a slimy git, third man in and a nasty piece of work, a bit like Paul Bishop.

Cooper turned down Shaun Edwards invitation to a "boxing match"

: Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:35 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Arkwright by a lot.
He could give it and take it out in the open.

Cooper was a slimy git, third man in and a nasty piece of work, a bit like Paul Bishop.

Cooper turned down Shaun Edwards invitation to a "boxing match"

I recall giving the Wigan defence a little dummy before a little slip ball to put tea ropati in under posts while wigan players was still trying to tackle coops.

I think it was when we stuffed pies 41-6 at home.