Cook is a clever guy and given a lot of unfair stick!

[warpig]

That's a good point. We probably need a top class PR guy..Being a good businessman doesn't make you good PR guy and vice versa

I don't believe this.

He is the fucking PR guy. That's why he was hired.

If I can't do my job I get the sack, someone doesn't get paid to work alongside me to cover my tracks.

exactly, marwood has been brought in to handle the deals as it is. cook is on borrowed time imo.

 

[bizzbo]

That's a good point. We probably need a top class PR guy..Being a good businessman doesn't make you good PR guy and vice versa

I don't believe this.

He is the fucking PR guy. That's why he was hired.

If I can't do my job I get the sack, someone doesn't get paid to work alongside me to cover my tracks.

I'm really not sure about that. His previous roles don't suggest he's had any great experience in PR. He was employed for his expertise in sports licensing and marketing, if anything.

 

[flb]

Dealing with the press isn't his strong point? You're telling me.

Unfortunately it's what he's paid handsomely to do on behalf of the club.

We are not fucking Wycombe Wanderers.

Our club from top to bottom for the past 30 years hasnt handled the press properly-its hardly a new thing DD

Weve always got to have someone to blame at this club and its pathetic


He should have let Mancini have his say first and that was his only mistake

 

[taggarc]

This whole managerial change was always going to be a nightmare from the minute it leaked on Saturday. However, Cook has been very clever in how he's dealt with it, he read an exact statement that was well prepared and printed on the City website with the soul purpose of meaning papers couldn't print whatever they wanted.

It was impossible for them to find any inconsistencys or lies in it because of this (which they have just decided to print anyway!) and it means that city now have hard proof of what was said and then what was reported...

...i.e. I think unless some retractions appear in tomorrows papers some people are going to get sued!

I respect Garry Cook a lot and I think he does a great job, a lot of people give him a hard time but the simple fact is we are more professional than we have ever been, we are better run and most importantly MORE IN TOUCH WITH THE FANS!

If you say so Gary!

 

[Gaz in Zurich]

Dealing with the press isn't his strong point? You're telling me.

Unfortunately it's what he's paid handsomely to do on behalf of the club.

We are not fucking Wycombe Wanderers.

They are two distinctly different roles. The CEO of the company I work for is a top class business man but we have a Media relations director who deals with all the press.
I'm sure cookie is better than most but someone like Max Clifford as an example would be far better.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

I'm not saying he has experience, it's pretty obvious he doesn't.

What I'm saying is that the club's PR is his responsibility. He's the top man. The buck stops with him.

 

[Krieng_Thai OSC]

No matter how good our CEO is, some press always has their agenda or find something to make us a laughing stock. Laughing bad story better sell out than true story.
Cook has done nothing wrong yesterday when he realized what going on. Press try to say that we have offered job 2 weeks ago that is their agenda, they are there not to broadcast our news, they want to catch a lie and fxxk our press conference and sell their own news
Don't fall into their agenda and thank Cook for keeping the club dignity.

 

[flb]

I don't believe this.

He is the fucking PR guy. That's why he was hired.

If I can't do my job I get the sack, someone doesn't get paid to work alongside me to cover my tracks.

exactly, marwood has been brought in to handle the deals as it is. cook is on borrowed time imo.

What the fuck does that have to do with anything on the pitch-Is Cook our shitty defence all on his own and our lazy strike force that Hughes bought?

 

[bizzbo]

I have to think you might be way off the mark if you think he's on borrowed time. He took it on the chin for the chairman not getting a plane over here earlier, and not being around to handle the aftermath. I'd think he's Khaldoun probably feels he owes him one. Can you imagine the softly spoken chairman in that room yesterday?

 

[Gaz in Zurich]

Cook will have been given targets as well, i.e increase turnover by 20%. If he doesn't meet them then he'll be out. But not because of a crappy performance at a press conference.
Can you imagine Al Mulbarak saying sorry Garry you increased turnover by 50% exceeding your target but your crap at PR...so your fired.