your not wrong mate

good praise comparing him to chester - chester was an excellent player when fit

cant see westerman been anywhere nr what cookie was on the field...love or loathe the man he did a very good job for fc and was talked about by other fans for his playing ability...can you see that in westerman who went missing for cas for 2 seasons,i cannot as i dont think he has the confidence,he may have the skill!!!

Yes can see it in Westerman, he just has more players around him now that take the pressure off. he is still a little raw and has lots of time ot improve yet.

Was Cooke talked about as being an GB prospect as much as Westerman.

I think he was. Problem for Cooke was that he started to believe it.

Edited for a truer assessment.

I think some of the fans did too TBF.

You need a player to have confidence in their abilities , without being over confident.

I think there was a lttle more to it than just the money.

Boyhood Rovers fan.... and the money. That's about it.

and possibly the attitude of some of the management had to him ?

the attitude he brought upon himself for sheer arrogance?

probably

Easy excuse. Wait to see what he writes in his book.

You really don't want to believe anything that Cooke says about why and how he left FC.

You may well be right , but he may have perceived himself a victim.
As mentioned before it's a strange old world.