36 Quotes by Steve Coppell

We were desperate for a left side, and the videos landed in our lap.

From Day One of this season, he's been exceptional. He's been an impact player.

He's been injured most of the season. You saw an awful lot of pent-up emotion when he scored. He's spent a lot of time in the treatment room and gym.

When he came to us he struggled for a year. He didn't fit in to the team straightaway. When he had opportunities, he didn't do well. We were a little bit at a loss as how to bring out the best in him. I found I really couldn't help him. ... There were times last season when he was in the wilderness and very much confused as to what was required.

Mark made Ian stay behind in training and work at his game.

You can count on the fingers of one hand the number of mistakes he's made that have cost us goals. Over two and a half seasons for any manager to say that about his goalkeeper is exceptional. He's been top quality.

We had a tremendous year. It's been dreamlike in many ways.

The players are disappointed because we had good possession and decent chances. We were on the front foot after we scored, but they got the winner from a great bit of skill.

We are a promoted side and while some may be excited by that challenge, others will think that we'll go straight back down. They wouldn't take the risk, so that drastically limits our parameters. We may be priced out of transfers in other cases, so it could be a frustrating summer to some extent.