This Feels Like the Day Davie Cooper Died, Laments Boyd

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TOM BOYD looked on in wonder as his teenage team-mate Phil ODonnell produced a goalscoring performance beyond his years to help Motherwell win the Scottish Cup in 1991. Boyd captained Well that day but the teams elder statesmen was Davie Cooper, whose calming presence helped ease ODonnell through his first Cup Final.

Today, Boyd is struggling to come to terms with the fact both his former colleagues are no longer with us. He had just watched another of his former clubs, Celtic, beat Gretna in the SPL when news filtered through that ODonnell had collapsed during Motherwells game against Dundee United at Fir Park.

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This Feels Like the Day Davie Cooper Died, Laments Boyd

When it emerged that the 35-year-old had passed away, Boyd endured a sensation which brought back tragic memories of the day he l...

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