Another Cookie Cock Up Moment - Mariga deal?

[Soulboy]

Now I hope I'm not doing the bloke a disservice, and I'm pointing fingers at him when he doesn't really deserve it... but who the fuck cocked up the MacDonald Mariga deal?

We've been linked with this player for about 7 days now, Mancini must have targeted him at least a week prior to that... so, conservatively, we've had two weeks to look into this deal.

Presumably one of our very well paid employees understands employmemnt law, and how a work permit is obtained? If not, then we could buy in expert opinion. That's how businesses work. Except not at City, seemingly.

We wait until 5 hours before the transfer deadline before finding out that the player doesn't meet the criteria (something that numerous people on here commented upon) and we are made to look like chumps again.

Hopefully the deal may be resurrected... but that's not the point is it?

Who are we employing at the club? Clearly our "richest club in the world / top notch businessmen owners" aren't cutting the mustard.

I await Cook at his next press conference telling the waiting world that "The FA bottled it..."

We want the best players... we need the best administrators.

To be the best you employ the best.

I hope I am proved wrong with this one...

 

[Jnr Kisby]

Re: Another Cookie Cock Up Moment?

today was the appeal hearing...

 

[Anonymous]

Re: Another Cookie Cock Up Moment?

I have a sneaky feeling that Mr Cook will show up at his relatives in March with his Christmas presents!

 

[hello]

Re: Another Cookie Cock Up Moment?

Something's at the club never changed, as anyone else noticed the cracked versions of windows 7 on the screens behind the ticket desk. Richest club in the world cant afford to license their workstations...

 

[pee dubya]

Re: Another Cookie Cock Up Moment?

We don't know what's determined the timeline of the deal though. Is it the home office that deals with work permits? It could be them who have caused the deal to drag on.

It's hard to judge who's doing a good job and who isn't when you don't really get much of an insight into what's actually going on.

 

[Ricster]

Re: Another Cookie Cock Up Moment?

Now I hope I'm not doing the bloke a disservice, and I'm pointing fingers at him when he doesn't really deserve it... but who the fuck cocked up the MacDonald Mariga deal?

We've been linked with this player for about 7 days now, Mancini must have targeted him at least a week prior to that... so, conservatively, we've had two weeks to look into this deal.

Presumably one of our very well paid employees understands employmemnt law, and how a work permit is obtained? If not, then we could buy in expert opinion. That's how businesses work. Except not at City, seemingly.

We wait until 5 hours before the transfer deadline before finding out that the player doesn't meet the criteria (something that numerous people on here commented upon) and we are made to look like chumps again.

Hopefully the deal may be resurrected... but that's not the point is it?

Who are we employing at the club? Clearly our "richest club in the world / top notch businessmen owners" aren't cutting the mustard.

I await Cook at his next press conference telling the waiting world that "The FA bottled it..."

We want the best players... we need the best administrators.

To be the best you employ the best.

I hope I am proved wrong with this one...

Quite obvious your agenda against Cook as it has been noticed in other Cook threads. Marwood takes to do with the players so you might want to change what your writing!

 

[salfordtrueblue]

Re: Another Cookie Cock Up Moment?

Another Cookie cock up thread.....next up, global warming.

 

[bizzbo]

Re: Another Cookie Cock Up Moment?

I think some people are a bit spoilt.

city have signed best part of 30 players since cook came here. all sorts of deals under all sorts of circumstances, some of them mind blowingly complicated. and people are throwing their toys out of the pram because one deal doesn't come off?

what else can they do? city can't just click their fingers and force parma to accept their first bid. it's in the selling clubs interest to hold out to as close to deadline as possible. city can't just click their fingers and force the DOE to hold an appeal over the weekend, and they can't just click their fingers and get the decision they want.

 

[salfordtrueblue]

Re: Another Cookie Cock Up Moment?

I think some people are a bit spoilt.

city have signed best part of 30 players since cook came here. all sorts of deals under all sorts of circumstances, some of them mind blowingly complicated. and people are throwing their toys out of the pram because one deal doesn't come off?

what else can they do? city can't just click their fingers and force parma to accept their first bid. it's in the selling clubs interest to hold out to as close to deadline as possible. city can't just click their fingers and force the DOE to hold an appeal over the weekend, and they can't just click their fingers and get the decision they want.

Flippin heck bizzbo,,,you can stop that common sense approach right now ! thats just to logic !!

 

[Soulboy]

Re: Another Cookie Cock Up Moment?

Now I hope I'm not doing the bloke a disservice, and I'm pointing fingers at him when he doesn't really deserve it... but who the fuck cocked up the MacDonald Mariga deal?

We've been linked with this player for about 7 days now, Mancini must have targeted him at least a week prior to that... so, conservatively, we've had two weeks to look into this deal.

Presumably one of our very well paid employees understands employmemnt law, and how a work permit is obtained? If not, then we could buy in expert opinion. That's how businesses work. Except not at City, seemingly.

We wait until 5 hours before the transfer deadline before finding out that the player doesn't meet the criteria (something that numerous people on here commented upon) and we are made to look like chumps again.

Hopefully the deal may be resurrected... but that's not the point is it?

Who are we employing at the club? Clearly our "richest club in the world / top notch businessmen owners" aren't cutting the mustard.

I await Cook at his next press conference telling the waiting world that "The FA bottled it..."

We want the best players... we need the best administrators.

To be the best you employ the best.

I hope I am proved wrong with this one...

Quite obvious your agenda against Cook as it has been noticed in other Cook threads. Marwood takes to do with the players so you might want to change what your writing!

I have no "agenda" re Cook. I just want our employees to get it right.

I defended him after the Mancini press conference, so I have no axe to grind.

I also say, as you must have read it, that I may be doing him a disservice... but as the top man at the Club, the responsibility falls on him.

Are you saying this deal has been handled well? Seriously?