November 01, 2011
England rugby star shares his secrets for success on the field and in business
Seventies England Rugby star Martin Cooper shared tales of his England career and how it had helped him win in his career as a financial adviser. He joined clients and professionals at the Jerome restaurant at Walsall College just before the Rugby World Cup final.
Martin played fly half for England and captained Moseley in the seventies earning 11 caps for England.
Unlike this year’s England team, Martin was part of the team that beat the All Blacks in Auckland in 1973. He talked of the early days when the game was all amateur and how he progressed from playing in the fifth team at Walsall to donning an England shirt in a very short period of time.
The inspiration he received helped him to build his business Martin Cooper Wealth Management in Worcester to the very successful operation it now is.
Martin is seen here with Peter Waldron showing some of his collection of shirts from that time including his England number 10 and an All Black jersey.
Deal of the month
We have acted for retail tenants of wine merchant Threshers, which was owned by First Quench, following its insolvency. First Quench had 1300 stores under its various brand names.
Waldrons have advised ex-Threshers tenants on successfully reorganising their businesses including negotiating new shop leases, setting up new trading companies and resolving commercial disputes arising under old Threshers franchise agreements.
Pictured left is Andrew Jeffs, of Guys Cliffe Wines, of Leamington Spa, for whom we have successfully negotiated improved off licence trading terms following his exit from the Threshers franchise.
Timothy Clark, of Waldrons, pictured right, commented “we are delighted to have helped ex-Threshers tenants, whose livelihoods were potentially placed at risk following the collapse of the Threshers franchise, to achieve more favourable leasehold arrangements and we wish them well in developing their new businesses in the future.”
