GARRY COOK (Merged)

[jimmy grummble]

wake up and smell the roses MARK HUGHES was not good enough Tactically if you have watched our away games in the last 18 months tactically the team set up and tactics have been nothing short of shocking. Did you all watch the tottenham game? I rest my case.

It's the way the whole situation was handled the club has given the media a fully loaded gun and put a blind fold on and the press are having their fun.

I am fully behind Mancini BUT you can pull apart Cooks main reason this magic 70 point target...We win the next two we have 35 points half way through the season so double it and yes Hughes was on target. It was a panic decision.However I can see the issues away we where average at best most games at home we struggled against teams where they relied on working as a team unit than having "superstars" it's almost like the squad believed it had to turn up and 3 points would be won and yes that is down to the manager

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, panic decision ............ you truely dont have a clue, hughes and the taffia were not good enough!!!

 

[superblue91]

bluemoonbaldyboy, twinkletoes, danburge82, beating barca.

I go every game, lots of people I have talked with countless people in the past few days and you guys are truely on your own, probably rags in disguise.

Why do you want to knock your own club??

It does not make any sense, I aint embarassed by Cook, I am embarassed by the likes of you lot calling yourselves City fans.

Cook is doing his job and doing it well, he backed Hughes to the hilt and when hughes fuked it up he got told by our owners to get rid of him for a better mananger which he has done.

One of you numpties mentioned the KAKA deal, why did he embarass, himself and us??? the owner told him to give hughes what he wants, hughes said get me kaka he went off and did his best, the trouble is we aint a good proposition to kaka at this time.

Cook is a clever man and knows the sporting world, he was coe of nike and you dont get there by embarassing yourself or the company you work for.

couldent have put it better myself,well certainly couldent have spelt it all that well,

 

[Bellamy's Caddy]

The media and other fans are all laughing at City today

Even if that were true (which it isn't), why would you even care what fans of other clubs think? As for the media, if you allow yourself to be wound up by the absolute bullshit they print then you should have a serious word with yourself.

Don't remember saying that bothered me, I'm a City fan mate, I'm used to it. My point, which you seem to have missed, is that Cook's job is to make sure City's public image is that of a top club. If Cook's actions give people a poor opinion of the club and mean they have no respect for him then as CEO he is not doing his job properly. Yesterday's hissy fit just showed, among many things he doesn't even have the temprement to keep composed in pressured situations, something Mancini did very well. I don't care what anyone thinks of the club, but when someone representing City makes a public fool of themselves embarrassing the club and the fans the way Garry Cook did (and often does) thats what winds me up, and if you think thats acceptable you need to have a serious word with yourself.

 

[werenotreallyhere]

Re: GARRY COOK HAHAA!

gary cook came across as an absolute tosser. im embarrassed he's at our club.

I'll go with that. Some blues have been saying their embarassed to be a city fan coz of the Hughes sacking which I think is crazy......get behind the club and new manager|!!!

It is however embarrassing to see Gary Cook at the relm. He is just a total clown

 

[Bluemoonbaldboy]

It's the way the whole situation was handled the club has given the media a fully loaded gun and put a blind fold on and the press are having their fun.

I am fully behind Mancini BUT you can pull apart Cooks main reason this magic 70 point target...We win the next two we have 35 points half way through the season so double it and yes Hughes was on target. It was a panic decision.However I can see the issues away we where average at best most games at home we struggled against teams where they relied on working as a team unit than having "superstars" it's almost like the squad believed it had to turn up and 3 points would be won and yes that is down to the manager

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, panic decision ............ you truely dont have a clue, hughes and the taffia were not good enough!!!

I standby it they did panic after the Hull game and it shows they where not counting on us beating Chelsea as for not good enough thats just opinion I wasn't 100% happy myself but as has been pointed out we were on target near enough to what Cook gave as his reasons for the sacking that fact you cannot dismiss.

EDIT but as I said on a previous post I am fully behind Mancini

 

[Deleted member 14625]

bluemoonbaldyboy, twinkletoes, danburge82, beating barca.

I go every game, lots of people I have talked with countless people in the past few days and you guys are truely on your own, probably rags in disguise.

Why do you want to knock your own club??

It does not make any sense, I aint embarassed by Cook, I am embarassed by the likes of you lot calling yourselves City fans.

Cook is doing his job and doing it well, he backed Hughes to the hilt and when hughes fuked it up he got told by our owners to get rid of him for a better mananger which he has done.

One of you numpties mentioned the KAKA deal, why did he embarass, himself and us??? the owner told him to give hughes what he wants, hughes said get me kaka he went off and did his best, the trouble is we aint a good proposition to kaka at this time.

Cook is a clever man and knows the sporting world, he was coe of nike and you dont get there by embarassing yourself or the company you work for.

Listen, you child! How old are you like 8!? Of course im not a Rag! What a stupid thing to say!
Im not particularly arsed about Hughes getting the sack, alls im saying is that i - and everyone else in the whole wide world - can see right through Cook's lie about City not preparing to sack Hughes for weeks and weeks, he looked like a guilty murderer caught with blood under his finger nails - slapping his hand on the table, what a ****! So why not just admit the club wanted Hughes out for the embarassing 8 draws in a row fiasco!

And dont be fooled Cook is not a man who knows the sporting world at all! He had nothing to do with the sport of basketball nor any franchise (club) that plays in the NBA, he was just an excellent marketing guy for a brand of trainers, yes a brand of trainers that did sell a lot of pairs, but dont go thingking he's some sporting guru!

 

[Deleted member 14625]

Even if that were true (which it isn't), why would you even care what fans of other clubs think? As for the media, if you allow yourself to be wound up by the absolute bullshit they print then you should have a serious word with yourself.

Don't remember saying that bothered me, I'm a City fan mate, I'm used to it. My point, which you seem to have missed, is that Cook's job is to make sure City's public image is that of a top club. If Cook's actions give people a poor opinion of the club and mean they have no respect for him then as CEO he is not doing his job properly. Yesterday's hissy fit just showed, among many things he doesn't even have the temprement to keep composed in pressured situations, something Mancini did very well. I don't care what anyone thinks of the club, but when someone representing City makes a public fool of themselves embarrassing the club and the fans the way Garry Cook did (and often does) thats what winds me up, and if you think thats acceptable you need to have a serious word with yourself.

Well said! I dont give a shit if we were top of the league and winning trophy after trophy, if Garry Cook continues to act like a spoilt little girl then i dont think the image of Manchester City FC is going to be well received across the football world! and many agents and players will think twice before doing any talking or business with him!

 

[Dubai Blue]

Cook talked about this openly in the media and he was right on this occasion. His gripe was with Sky, not with the team itself. He quite rightly pointed out that here was a huge media organisation making money off the back of our name and badge when City had absolutely fuck all to do with it. He was using it as an example of a broader view on how much sporting "brands" are exploited in the U.S. and how much money English clubs are missing out on. And the Masters team has never worn official City kits and no other Masters team wears official kits either, simply because it's an unofficial tournament, which was exactly Cook's point.

He's made many fuck ups in his time with us, but this wasn't one of them.

Tell that to the young kids who are maybe seeing their first live football ever in a safe, fun and warm environment.. The fans of the future who are desperate to see something that looks the same as what they see on the telly?? Would it kill City, or any other club that blocks this issue, to just relax and see that what is being developed are the fans and money of the future... "intellectual property rights?" bollocks! The brand is also created by the fans in the first place... Gary Cook and his merry men should remember that!

You've missed the whole point again. If this was a kickabout in the park for charity, Garry Cook and the club would be more than willing to help out in whatever way they could. As it is, this is a huge money-spinner organised by Sky Sports. Why should City, or any other club for that matter, do anything to help the tossers at Sky rake in yet more money?

And Garry Cook hasn't done a single thing to ruin the enjoyment of the children you mention above. The Masters tournament is exactly the same as it has always been: fat, middle-aged men waddling around an indoor football pitch in fake retro-style kits and calling themselves Manchester City, West Bromich Albion, Liverpool, etc etc. What is it that Garry Cook's actually done to alienate all these poor young kids, other than enable them to watch the actual real first team for a single pound? He said he thought it was strange that it happens; he didn't put a stop to it.

 

[Dickov 99]

Predictably I will be a rag with a low post count etc, etc, etc but ..........I love city through and through, am a current season ticket holder and have been for 15 years. Mancini has my support because he manages my club, our club!. I would support anyone who is our manager because everytime I watch the blues Imy heart beats in desperation and desire to see us do well.

Welcome Roberto, good luck and I am 100% behind you and wishing you every success!.

However.......

I also was behind Hughes. A decent man who was when he came to us and no doubt still will be a highly sought after and well respected young manager. All the fans who wouldnt give him a change cause of his "rag connection" need to get real!.

Hughes made mistakes agreed. But 6th place with a game in hand and carling cup semi final is a hell of a improvement on where we were last year. Players like Bellamy, Given and De-Jong have been brilliant buys and we have lost two games.

Cook quite simply is a twat!. It worries me that this man is making such a mess of running the club but what is even more worrying is that quite a few people are supporting him!......incredible.

Rant Over.

 

[jimmy grummble]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, panic decision ............ you truely dont have a clue, hughes and the taffia were not good enough!!!

I standby it they did panic after the Hull game and it shows they where not counting on us beating Chelsea as for not good enough thats just opinion I wasn't 100% happy myself but as has been pointed out we were on target near enough to what Cook gave as his reasons for the sacking that fact you cannot dismiss.

EDIT but as I said on a previous post I am fully behind Mancini

Great you are behind Mancini, so leave it at that and dont have a go at your own club.
Panic would have been sign any new boss after sacking huges with no replacement, Cook sat down with the owner and identified new management possibilities, then he acted, (quickly) but no panic or flapping, we got a new manager with a fantastic record, better than hughes and then told hughes goodbye, no panic there son.
BTW please keep your arguements consice, are you unhappy with cook embaressing you or how he dealt with hughes or the reasons for hughes dismissal? or all of the above?
All of which dont matter as you are behind the new manager, therefore by default you condone Cooks' actions.