Andy Cooke has revealed it took him ‘years and years’ to recover from the disappointment of leaving Shrewsbury Town.
The former Town striker, who scored 15 goals in 48 league appearances for his hometown club, says he never recovered after then manager Paul Simpson let him go.
And speaking on the TurfCast Podcast, Cooke revealed he offered to stay around in Shropshire to do his coaching badges but said it was not something Simpson wanted.“Paul Simpson came in at the time and wanted to go a different way, but I never recovered from him letting me go there.“My Plan B was coaching, but be around the side, bring me on as a sub in the last 10 minutes, be a character in the dressing room.
“It took me eight years to recover. I don’t know whether he saw me as a threat, and sometimes managers don’t fancy you at the time or they don’t want you around.Cooke, who started in the League Two play-off defeat at Wembley in 2007, had a distinguished playing career making more than 400 professional appearances for seven different clubs.
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