Cook's take on things. Hughes: Getting the players we want

jrb

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It's clear. Hughes isn't going.

Man City expect to attract big names
Sunday, 17 May 2009 22:25
Manchester City chief executive Garry Cook is confident of attracting players to the club despite a lack of European football and views the failure as a blessing in disguise.

City's defeat at Tottenham means they cannot finish seventh in the Barclays Premier League and will not qualify for the revamped Europa League next season.

With the money from their Abu Dhabi-based owners, Cook still feels the club will get the players manager Mark Hughes wants.

Cook said: 'The club is building. The chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak, who was here (at White Hart Lane), and the owners, are committed to the long-term building of the club.

'I don't think necessarily getting into the Europa League is going to change the impact of whether we are going to build.

'That is not going to make a difference. In fact, in some ways it might give us the chance to get to the next piece of rebuilding. We have spent a lot of time this year rebuilding and restructuring and as we moved forward, it is all part of the building process.

'Our ambitions are higher than this, of course they are. Everyone's ambitions are bigger.

'You always want to reach for the highest possible achievement you can. But, at this moment, we have had a good year, we are relatively pleased with the year.

'It has given us a good chance to consolidate. The club is now on a firmer footing than it was 12 months ago and with that said, we will continue to build for next year.

'The chairman loves his football. The owners love their football and they are quite pleased with this year. They are committed to what they set out to do.

'At the start of the year, they said we will build this thing slowly and we are looking forward to next year. Now we can begin the hard work which is the pre-season.'

While Cook is looking for the positive side, goalkeeper Shay Given admits the players are disappointed not to finish seventh.

He said: 'We're disappointed we can't qualify for Europe because that was the aim.

'We have been one of the best home teams in the Premier League this season, it's just our away form has let us down.'

Hughes has revealed the wheels are already in motion for getting the players he wants.

'It's a been a long hard season and I think everybody at all levels is looking forward, after the weekend, to a bit of holiday but really the excitement always builds very quickly,' Hughes said.

'It only takes a short period of time when you are not actually working at a club on a daily basis that you start thinking ahead and plans are already in place to make the acquisitions that we want and hopefully in the future we will be stronger again.

'In the second half against Spurs we showed good qualities and qualities that we'll need in abundance and any player I look to bring to the club will have to have to have those qualities.'

Hughes has backed himself as the right man to take the club forward.

'There's been a lack of continuity at Manchester City and that's what they need at this moment in time and where the club is and the position we are in, in our development, I am exactly the right guy to drive it forward and people have to understand that,' he said.
 
funny how people read the same report differently? I agree with you but the other thread clearly thinks Hughes is going! People read what they want I suppose.
 
jrb said:
Hughes has backed himself as the right man to take the club forward.

'There's been a lack of continuity at Manchester City and that's what they need at this moment in time and where the club is and the position we are in, in our development, I am exactly the right guy to drive it forward and people have to understand that,' he said.

I'm sorry but he does make me laugh :)

I think it is based on the principle that if he says it enough times it will come true
 
What does relatively pleased and quite pleased mean?

Is it a nice way of saying your slightly disappointed?
 
jrb said:
What does relatively pleased and quite pleased mean?

Is it a nice way of saying your slightly disappointed?

Its code for 'Well that was f**king pants'

But the qualified praise is telling which combined with Hughes backing himself as the best man for the job; pointing out again that City need continuity and stability (code for: please don't sack me) and no doubt we will have the 'its been a transitional season' as a follow up
 
Is Hughes buying the players for the next manager or are ADUG buying the players for Hughes or the next manager? If Hughes is buying the players for himself he ain't going anywhere. Comment or no comment on Hughes by Cook.
 
no one's bought any players yet. All of these quotes tell us absolutely nothing.
 
I can see why they are "quite pleased".

1.Quarter finals of the Uefa Cup losing out to a top german side. The home leg proved that we can live with the best.
2.Finishing 8th/9th in the most competitive to date EPL.
3.Being the 2nd top scorers at home
4.The gelling of so many NEW players under a NEW manager

Yes there are some negatives including our away form but remember this has been the weirdiest and most competitive premiership seasons ever. So many teams are relying on their form at home to keep them up so getting points will always be difficult.

HOWEVER the most negative aspect for me this season has been the divide and fighting amongst the supporters. Its very disturbing to me and the world image of this once great club is going down the pan. Lets just trust that Cook and the ADUG know what they are doing and let Hughes have one more season.
 

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