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Joel Cooper is a serial winner who can help our title dreams come true, insists Coleraine coach

Joel Cooper is a serial winner who can help our title dreams come true, insists Coleraine coach

Coleraine's new coach Kevin Deery says he expects Joel Cooper to fire the club back into the hunt for major silverware and he's also shared his fears that the winter game will keep slamming the brakes on Irish League progress in Europe.
After the Belfast Telegraph had disclosed details of a pre-contract deal in December, Coleraine announced in June the arrival of title winner Cooper on a 'multi-year deal'.
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