Barry Conlons wig
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phewwwww. was beginning to believe some of you Blue doubters and the rag that reported his job situation. NOT
I know only MUEN.
cookie is the man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know only MUEN.
City back Cook
January 29, 2010
Manchester City chief executive Garry Cook will fight on with the full support of the club’s owners – despite his pre-match derby gaffe.
The club insist that Cook’s job is safe after he was filmed boasting to fans in New York that the Blues would beat United in Wednesday’s Carling Cup semi-final.
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is understood to have used those remarks to motivate his players ahead of the match, which they won 3-1 to claim a 4-3 aggregate victory.
Cook also stated at the same fans’ meeting that City were on course to become “the biggest and best club in the world”, overtaking United, Real Madrid and Barcelona.
That has led to speculation about his future, with one newspaper this morning reporting that Cook might exit Eastlands this summer.
But a City spokesman said on Friday: “This is an isolated and ill-informed piece of speculation which is completely without foundation.”
And M.E.N. Sport understands that Cook is valued by owner Sheikh Mansour and chairman Khaldoon al Mubarak.
City development
They feel that Cook is making great strides in overseeing City’s corporate development, and has worked hard to strengthen the club’s relationship with their fans.
It is not the first time that the chief executive’s comments have led to controversy.
He stated in his first major interview that previous owner Thaksin Shinawatra was “a great guy to play golf with” after being charged with corruption offences in his native Thailand.
Cook later confessed that he felt dreadful about making these comments, and said he regretted failing to do proper research on Thaksin.
Cook also accused AC Milan of “bottling it” over City’s unsuccessful £100million bid to sign Kaka last January.
More recently, he slipped up at another supporters’ event by announcing that former striker Uwe Rosler was being inducted into the “Manchester United Hall of Fame”.
And he faced heavy criticism for the club’s handling of Mark Hughes’ departure last month.
It emerged that Cook had started to identify possible replacements for Hughes as early as last summer, despite having publicly stated that City would be patient with him
cookie is the man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!