Cook serves up double as former winger stings Hornets (From Watford Observer)
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Manchester United striker scores as Queens Park Rangers Reserves beat Watford
9:28am Wednesday 22nd February 2012 in Sport
Former Watford winger Lee Cook scored twice for Queens Park Rangers Reserves as they beat a Hornets XI 4-2.
Watford named a side consisting of mainly professionals as Mark Yeates, Prince Buaben, Carl Dickinson all featured alongside the likes of Dale Bennett and Tom James.
Cook opened the scoring within two minutes at London Colney yesterday following good work by Federico Macheda and Angelo Balanta.
The highly-rated Balanta was at the heart of everything QPR did and it was his shot five minutes later which was parried into the path of Manchester United loanee Macheda, who made it 2-0 with a tap-in.
Watford were being kept at bay by a back four which included ex-Hornet Danny Shittu but Ross Jenkins’ neat finish pulled one back early into the second half.
The visitors responded immediately as Balanta set up Cook for his second to restore the two-goal advantage.
Watford youngster Piero Mingoia set up an interesting finish to the game but Balanta made it 4-2 with a stunning volley late on.
Comments(15)
Andrew1963
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10:06am Wed 22 Feb 12
akureyri-geitungur
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11:44am Wed 22 Feb 12
WFC4ever
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11:46am Wed 22 Feb 12
akureyri-geitungur wrote:True..the fact they have a Man U player in their reserve says something.
And QPRs reserve team cost many times more than our first team! Good result for the reserves considering the financial side of things.
jimbuctu
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12:41pm Wed 22 Feb 12
eltonsarmy
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1:20pm Wed 22 Feb 12
KeithMercer
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2:56pm Wed 22 Feb 12
eltonsarmy wrote:Agree with you Elton,
im told the game was set up with a view to cook coming to us on loan with a view to perm move in summer. id take the little sh** back as on his day he can perform and streets headed of Bruce and Yeates!
I saw Cook play a few games earlier in the season for Orient , He looked the best player on the pitch. But that may have been me wearing my yellow tinged spectacles.
cliff46
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5:04pm Wed 22 Feb 12
Like most supporters I was annoyed at the way he left us but then I recall reading that when he was transferred from QPR and they had money troubles he gave them £250k when he left, if it's true then he can't be all bad, not many of the greedy so and so's that play .these days would do that and he could certainly cross a ball well.
Chris the Vic
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5:06pm Wed 22 Feb 12
yellow tinged...cookie....b
oth symptoms of short memories and ps we dont want homer...boy blunder or hoofroyd back either
grahamwfc
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5:09pm Wed 22 Feb 12
Would certainly like to see him back, but that said no point if don't get in a striker to convert the chances he will create.
Why did the lad, Trotta at Fulham not go out anywhere once he left Wycombe? would be a useful loanee as would have Jason Roberts - nice work by Reading who have about 6 strikers.
WFCinexile
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6:26pm Wed 22 Feb 12
lutondown
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6:12am Thu 23 Feb 12
Helguson had no problem rubbing our noses in the dirt when he scored against us do no double standards.
Cooks welcome back and better by a mile than Yeates.
Chris the Vic
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8:21am Thu 23 Feb 12
He was a QPR fan who made it clear that he wanted to go to them for the money as well as being his supported team.
A bit like Judas, lived in Reading had worked for them for a number of years, great friends with Nikki Hammond and they offerred more money.
As for Heidar he was loyal to the club until we needed to sell him to rebuild and he has then gone or stayed where he has been sold to and when he has agreed terms. Not the same as the other two who along with Williamson and his like showed no loyalty whatsoever.
lutondown
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12:40pm Thu 23 Feb 12
Chris the Vic wrote:I don't get it, heidar also went for more money and publicly stated ge wanted to stay at QPR when loaned to us. Why would he not? He gets more money as a prem player.
I bow to the majority and would welcome back Cook.
He was a QPR fan who made it clear that he wanted to go to them for the money as well as being his supported team.
A bit like Judas, lived in Reading had worked for them for a number of years, great friends with Nikki Hammond and they offerred more money.
As for Heidar he was loyal to the club until we needed to sell him to rebuild and he has then gone or stayed where he has been sold to and when he has agreed terms. Not the same as the other two who along with Williamson and his like showed no loyalty whatsoever.
Williamson was an **** but it's unfair to judge cook as the same.
I'd love to have him back
MINTYHORNET
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10:46am Fri 24 Feb 12
click2find
WFC4ever says...
9:50am Wed 22 Feb 12