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Arcade artwork for The Cooper Challenge showing Steve Cooper celebrating
Brutal Championship

The Cooper Challenge

You are Steve Cooper. Draft one Forest XI from random Championship player-seasons, then fight through a brutal promotion season.

No rerollsThe owner wants the Premier League now.
Run TerminalLIVE

Modern Run selected. Start the challenge

Step 1Choose your version

Modern Run is tighter. Wilderness Years unlocks the full archive chaos before the seed locks.

01Pick Modern Run or open the Wilderness Years.
02Spin seasons, fill the XI, lock every duplicate player.
03Survive 46 matches, playoffs, and the boardroom.
Final verdictBig cheque or big trouble
Arcade promoted result artwork for The Cooper Challenge
Promoted
Arcade You're Fired result artwork for The Cooper Challenge
You're fired
RulesRUN 046
Show challenge rules
  1. 01You are Steve Cooper. Forest need promotion.
  2. 02Build an XI from Forest Championship player-seasons, 2015/16 to 2021/22.
  3. 03Wilderness Years adds 2008/09 to 2014/15 archive-rated cards.
  4. 04Click a position. Spin a season. Pick one eligible player.
  5. 05Once you pick a player, every other version of him is locked.
  6. 06No rerolls. No second thoughts. No excuses.
  7. 07Chemistry stays hidden until the end of the run.
  8. 08Top two go up. Third to sixth enter the playoff lottery.
  9. 09Miss promotion and the boardroom will not be kind.