Bang on the money there mate.SalfordCityBlue said:MouldensChippy said:For people who operate with honour in everything they do, they have handled this like a bunch of shitbags. Made my club an object of ridicule (we should be used to that after all of these years) again.
I really don't see what they have done that is so wrong.
I personally am fucking delighted that they didn't subject us to a sacking then a couple of weeks of being turned down by various people in public before we got our man. They have acted in THE BEST INTERESTS OF MAN CITY in ensuring there is no power vacuum - no pointless caretaker managers - and acted swiftly and decisively (albeit 12 months too late IMO).
Hiddink's agent blew the lid off a story that seems to have been kept well under wraps, so what could they do?
What more we could want from them as supporters I am not sure? They certainly do not deserve bullshit insults like the one above being thrown at them.
They have sacked an employee they felt was underperforming. So fucking what?
The owners know far more about Hughes and his methods than any of us and they decided he wasn't up to the job. In the best interests of the club they got the new guy lined up and ready to start (also allowing him time to assess the squad before January) before swinging the axe, contrast with mad Frank's farcical drawn out sacking of Sven. The exact timing may be a bit harsh but I guess once Hiddink's agent blabbed it was fair enough to tell Hughes to his face, also fair play to Hughes for handling it professionally.