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

[warpig]

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?

not got a clue what your on about. who even mentioned anything going on on the pitch?

no, i quite clearly stated that marwood has been brought in to handle the deals. that is the business side of the deals involving the purchase of players. this was after the kaka farce that cook precided over.

 

[flb]

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?

not got a clue what your on about. who even mentioned anything going on on the pitch?

no, i quite clearly stated that marwood has been brought in to handle the deals. that is the business side of the deals involving the purchase of players. this was after the kaka farce that cook precided over.

The fact is what are you getting your knickers in a twist about because our CEO isnt good at handling the press?
hasnt he done anything good in your opinion then at MCFC?

 

[warpig]

not got a clue what your on about. who even mentioned anything going on on the pitch?

no, i quite clearly stated that marwood has been brought in to handle the deals. that is the business side of the deals involving the purchase of players. this was after the kaka farce that cook precided over.

The fact is what are you getting your knickers in a twist about because our CEO isnt good at handling the press?
hasnt he done anything good in your opinion then at MCFC?

i have met once cook, seemed a decent bloke, gift of the gab, a charmer etc. done a lot to bring city closer to the fans, but...

i would say having a CEO that is good at handling the press is quite important. just my opinion. as is the ability to handle large players transfers between clubs. one thing for certain is that citys image is now tarnished and the press have got the knives out for him. when the dust has settled and the sheik decides he wants to give the club a 'new' image, cook will be the one to go. he was the mouth piece at the press conference, he will be the fall guy.

 

[Bellamy's Caddy]

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.

No but I can imagine him saying: as CEO your actions reflect Manchester City, so when you make a fool out of yourself you make a fool out of City. 'Richard Dunne's name doesn't roll of the tongue in Bejing' 'Milan Bottled it' 'Shiniwatra great guy to play golf with' 'uwe rosler inducted into the united hall of fame' and others, then throwing hissy fits and being completely unprofessional in a major press conference. If that female member of City staff hadn't been there Cook would probably have started to cry. His body language was negative, his attitude aggressive. He even reneged on his original decision to only read out the statement, if ever there was a sign the pressure got to him his little 'listen guys im gunna say something here' speech coupled with slamming his hand on the table (several times) in indignation were it. The club doesn't settle for mediocrity, sacking hughes when we're 6th shows that. So we shouldn't settle for mediocrity off the pitch either, the City of old might have put up with a CEO who is a bumbling idiot, but we're aiming for the top now and deserve to have someone in that role who can communicate with the press without embarrassing themselves and the Club in the process. Garry Cook has proven time and time again he can't do this.

 

[flb]

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.

No but I can imagine him saying: as CEO you're actions reflect Manchester City, so when you make a fool out of yourself you make a fool out of City. 'Richard Dunne's name doesn't roll of the tongue in Bejing' 'Milan Bottled it' 'Shiniwatra great guy to play golf with' 'uwe rosler inducted into the united hall of fame' and others, then throwing hissy fits and being completely unprofessional in a major press conference. If that female member of City staff hadn't been there Cook would probably have started to cry. His body language was negative, his attitude aggressive. He even reneged on his original decision to only read out the statement, if ever there was a sign the pressure got to him his little 'listen guys im gunna say something here' speech coupled with slamming his hand on the table (several times) in indignation were it. The club doesn't settle for mediocrity, sacking hughes when we're 6th shows that. So we shouldn't settle for mediocrity off the pitch either, the City of old might have put up with a CEO who is a bumbling idiot, but we're aiming for the top now and deserve to have someone in that role who can communicate with the press without embarrassing themselves and the Club in the process. Garry Cook has proven time and time again he can't do this.

The big clubs dont have there CEO in the presses firing line-Cook shouldnt have to be in a situation like that-he should have a numpty doing it for him.

 

[bizzbo]

The fact is what are you getting your knickers in a twist about because our CEO isnt good at handling the press?
hasnt he done anything good in your opinion then at MCFC?

i have met once cook, seemed a decent bloke, gift of the gab, a charmer etc. done a lot to bring city closer to the fans, but...

i would say having a CEO that is good at handling the press is quite important. just my opinion. as is the ability to handle large players transfers between clubs. one thing for certain is that citys image is now tarnished and the press have got the knives out for him. when the dust has settled and the sheik decides he wants to give the club a 'new' image, cook will be the one to go. he was the mouth piece at the press conference, he will be the fall guy.

ahh... the scent of blood.

don't bet on it. he's carried the can for them. they'd have to be ultra cold to do the dirty on him... they gave hughes everything he could have wanted, difference here is, they've dropped a big wet mess in cook's lap.

what I can't fathom is why he was the only one there with mancini.. where is the press officer, the PR guru, the media director... whoever?

 

[flb]

The fact is what are you getting your knickers in a twist about because our CEO isnt good at handling the press?
hasnt he done anything good in your opinion then at MCFC?

i have met once cook, seemed a decent bloke, gift of the gab, a charmer etc. done a lot to bring city closer to the fans, but...

i would say having a CEO that is good at handling the press is quite important. just my opinion. as is the ability to handle large players transfers between clubs. one thing for certain is that citys image is now tarnished and the press have got the knives out for him. when the dust has settled and the sheik decides he wants to give the club a 'new' image, cook will be the one to go. he was the mouth piece at the press conference, he will be the fall guy.

It would be a shame if he were to go-that blonb piece Vicky kloss should become his press correspondant

And for some people to class him as a trainer salesman is just crass.

 

[kippax_blueboy]

There was undoubted problems with the Press Conference.

Gary Cook has had an overall positive influence on the club, but he has made some well-documented mistakes.

The Press Conference was a PR disaster.
Was Chris Bailey consulted? He has been a journalist many years and now works for the club.

 

[Balti]

The owners have shown their ruthlesness.

Right or wrong if they want someone else then GC will be out.

 

[citoeast]

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!

Like or loathe Cook, anyone with a brain will recognise yesterday as a failure to 'organise a piss up in a brewery'. a PR disaster. It could not have been managed worse than it was.

What was wrong with saying:

"We decided after the Hull game, or whenever, that Mark despite the great work he had done was not the man to lift us to the next level and yes we went about pursuing a new manager. Some may not like that but it was in the best interest of the club and team to have a rapid change of management and no disrespect was meant to Mark Hughes."