Cook Support for Hughes
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Manchester City chief executive Garry Cook has reiterated the club's faith in under-fire manager Mark Hughes.
A shock 3-0 home defeat by Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup third round on Saturday has only served to fuel rumours regarding Hughes' future at City.
Hughes has endured a difficult first half to the season at the City of Manchester Stadium, with expectations high following the Abu Dhabi United Group's takeover.
He is keen to reinforce his squad during the January transfer window and has already sealed the signing of Wayne Bridge from Chelsea.
The City boss wants another five new signings before the end of the month and Cook is confident Hughes can turn the team's season around.
Cook confirmed the Welshman retains the support of the board and believes the situation will settle down once the transfer window shuts.
Build and change
"Mark is part of building the club, from the playing side right through to making this a great place for employees," Cook told The Sun.
"What we don't do is sit around worrying about what happens if it goes wrong."
He added: "Once we get through the first window, when Mark's impact will be able to advance the future of the football club, things will start to settle down.
"Mark's plans and the way he is running the team are going to build and change and the confidence will start to build.
"We will bring people here who want to see the club move forward and the fans will ideally take to them because they're committed to the club.
"Mark has played and managed at the highest level and knows what success looks like.
"He and I talk about that success all the time and we are not standing there thinking about 'what if'.
"We are thinking about when we become successful and how that'll look."
A shock 3-0 home defeat by Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup third round on Saturday has only served to fuel rumours regarding Hughes' future at City.
Hughes has endured a difficult first half to the season at the City of Manchester Stadium, with expectations high following the Abu Dhabi United Group's takeover.
He is keen to reinforce his squad during the January transfer window and has already sealed the signing of Wayne Bridge from Chelsea.
The City boss wants another five new signings before the end of the month and Cook is confident Hughes can turn the team's season around.
Cook confirmed the Welshman retains the support of the board and believes the situation will settle down once the transfer window shuts.
Build and change
"Mark is part of building the club, from the playing side right through to making this a great place for employees," Cook told The Sun.
"What we don't do is sit around worrying about what happens if it goes wrong."
He added: "Once we get through the first window, when Mark's impact will be able to advance the future of the football club, things will start to settle down.
"Mark's plans and the way he is running the team are going to build and change and the confidence will start to build.
"We will bring people here who want to see the club move forward and the fans will ideally take to them because they're committed to the club.
"Mark has played and managed at the highest level and knows what success looks like.
"He and I talk about that success all the time and we are not standing there thinking about 'what if'.
"We are thinking about when we become successful and how that'll look."
Brucie Bonus
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LOL. Someone on here predicted we'd have another one today. Is that about five in a week now? FFS. Lucky Hughes. He's had enough "votes of confidence" to fire half the PL managers. We surely are the richest club in the world, we give our manager five votes of confidence.
Feck it. Let the spending really begin!
Feck it. Let the spending really begin!
What a rather strange comment by Cook when he says "What we don't do is sit around worrying about what happens if it goes wrong." I hope he realises we are a football club and not some shoe brand that takes time to market.
I fear the fact that Cook is not a football man and to me seems naive at what a disastrous spell we are in. Not even the slightest criticism of Hughes it is more of the PR spin shite that Cook regularly regurgitates.
I fear the fact that Cook is not a football man and to me seems naive at what a disastrous spell we are in. Not even the slightest criticism of Hughes it is more of the PR spin shite that Cook regularly regurgitates.
I can understand that Project but from the comments it seems that Cook is oblivious to our current predicament, I believe a "things have not gone to plan so far but Hughes has our full confidence" would be deemed acceptable, and at least show us fans the board are as concerned and as aware of the situation as we are. Instead we get one of the what seems endless supply of bull, I mean what does
He and I talk about that success all the time and we are not standing there thinking about 'what if'.
"We are thinking about when we become successful and how that'll look."
Cook is just getting very repetitive in my eyes and is all talk.
He and I talk about that success all the time and we are not standing there thinking about 'what if'.
"We are thinking about when we become successful and how that'll look."
Cook is just getting very repetitive in my eyes and is all talk.
BimboBob
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I think what Cook is saying is that under Badgerhead we are still in mid table with around 7(if you include Bridge) excellent players.If this transfer window brings in 4 more good players then we have a team that has been molded by the Badger.Add to that some good youngsters,some decent players on the way back from injury(well Boj as Petrov won't see this season) and a few decent squad players like Garrido then things look a bit rosy.
Obviously if things still go tits up then at least he can say to the worlds press that he backed Hughes to the hilt.
Obviously if things still go tits up then at least he can say to the worlds press that he backed Hughes to the hilt.
DontLookBackInAnger
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Balti said:
Thankfully, though everyone isn't as unprofessional as Hughes.
Greiver
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mancity1 said:
Why should he go if Hughes goes MC1?
I don't see the correlation...Hughes was brought in while Thaksin was still in charge, because he was seen as the best option at that point. I'm sure if the new owners had taken over the club at the end of May, then Cook would have had a very different vision on who the new manager should be...
However, having appointed Hughes, he absolutely needs to back him for AT LEAST one season.
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Project said:
"So Markie boy will you be wearing a Gucci suit or going for the Hugo Boss for the open top ride through the town center?"
"I'll be going for a Ozwald Boateng number Gary in a natty charcoal grey. According to Ozzie it will show off my curly locks a treat"
"Top choice. Colour wise not so sure at the mo. How big is the PL trophy? Do you think I can hold it aloft with one hand?"
"We could do a few practice runs after the Pompey game - speaking of which I'd better see how the boys are doing in training and then I'm off to see Ladyman to let the fans know how impossible it is for me to work with this dross"
"Ok Markie boy I'm off to work on my victory speeches. Catch you later when we unveil Scotty Parker. That'll show the top 4 we mean business!"
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C_T_I_D said:Arabs meet Hughes after Forest game:
Fail.