Point not enough for Cooper

25 October 2009 13:02
Middlesbrough caretaker boss Colin Cooper admitted he was disappointed at having to leave with just a point from the 2-2 draw at Preston. Gary O'Neil had given Boro the lead just before half-time, and although Paul Parry levelled parity lasted just six minutes. Adam Johnson then restored the lead and it appeared Boro were on course for three points when Billy Jones struck another equaliser. Cooper, who is expected to step aside for Gordon Strachan to take over permanently on Monday, said: "I tell the lads unfortunately it comes a bit too much of a coincidence when you concede two to three late goals. "We should be sitting fairly close to the top of the table with the points that have gone begging. "Hopefully we will crack on and learn and not make mistakes in a game that we should have won comfortably."

Source: Eurosport