Mike Hooper [1993 - 1996]
| Born | Bristol | 10 / 2 / 1964 | |
| Arrived | Liverpool | 9 / 1993 | £550,000 |
| Debut | WHU H | ||
| Departed | Free Agent | 7 / 1996 | |
| App - Gls | 28 / 2 | 0 |
Concerned by the erraticness of Srnicek Keegan went for the more stable and solid Mike Hooper when United got promoted.
Hoops had been a reserve at Liverpool for a number of years and most thought he was a good buy as he never seemed to let the Scousers down when deputising for Brucie.
He displaced crowd favourite Srnicek and at first the omens were good; but then came the change. The transition from Super Hooper to Blooper Hooper was far swifter than any movements made by the ginger giant. Shots from any distance could sail past him without any discernible effort from the titanic twitcher. Perhaps his eyes were distracted by a bird (of the feathered variety).
His well grounded demeanour resulted in the cheers soon turning to jeers and the abuse he received directly from the crowd and indirectly via the mail was so vehement that Keegan threatened to resign unless it stopped.
But as Hoops ballooned even KK would eventually lose patience with him and he was hounded out the side before being sent to Sunderland and then freed in June 1996.
Mike is a unproud member of our boooooo! team