Town mourns loss of popular ex-boss

NEALE COOPER – 1963-2018

ADOPTED SON: Neale Cooper was a much-loved figure in Hartlepool PICTURE: Action Images

THERE’S been a lot of angst around Hartlepool United in recent times. Nothing, however, has affected the club and its fans as deeply as the death of Neale Cooper.
Twice the club’s manager, Cooper died on Monday aged 54 following a fall in his home city. He may have been a son of Aberdeen, but he was an adopted son of Hartlepool.
„We are heartbroken”, said a club statement.
From the moment the big, effervescent Sc...