Garry Cook resigns (merged)

[Jnr Kisby]

Re: Garry Cook resigns

Garry Cook was a valuable member of the club and he's transformed us from an ailing club to a highly successful one, we cant forget that. But he's made so many gaffe's along the way and has constantly been an embarrasment to the club, something you wouldn't expect from a CEO, so for me it was a no brainer.

Thanks for the hard work Gary, but looking forward to getting someone in who doesn't constantly drag our name through the mud.

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

Re: Big battle for power on the horizon now

Well well well, Cook blows his own foot off. It was always going to happen and ultimately should be good news for the club in the long term. Nice guy he might have been, but he signed his own death warrant with the way the Hughes sacking and subsequent press conference was handled. And the gaffes...sweet Jesus, a club under fire from sections of the media can only take so much.

What's going to happen now? I suspect this may lead to some serious wrangling for power behind the scenes. Our manager will be delighted with this news as he had no love for Cook. I was told in summer he demanded his resignation but was rebuked. He's made no secret of his desire for more control at the club, and his irritation at the way City were handling player exits. In many ways he's been vindicated on this. And he certainly wants more transfer control, like other British managers, although ADUG went down that route with Mark Hughes and ended up with Rocky Santa Cruz. He'll be on the phone to Khaldoon, you can bet your bottom dollar.

Marwood was a pal of Cook and has made enemies on the staff too. I don't know what the manager thinks of him but whispers abounded of various people unhappy with his "tell-tale" type relationship with Abu Dhabi. His position must surely be significantly weakened by this news. A new incumbent may well deem him surplus to requirements and he'll join Cooky on the chuck-bus.

I presume City will go all out for a big hitter to unite the various factions of the club and promote the club's image on a worldwide basis. I have no idea what ADUG's criteria will be. Kenyon? Blue and experienced, but various question marks. Dein? Has to be a possibility. I can't see Williams having the gravitas on a European scale. Outside of football there is DAvid Potts of Tesco, A City fan with a big reputation.

I think Abu Dhabi will use this as a chance to have a root and branch review, and there may be more bloodletting. I sense a lot of political manouvering on the horizon amongst the various players involved.

One thing is for certain. This is the best job in world football and City must seize this opportunity to move to the next level - as a European force - with rock-solid leadership from the top of the club. Come on ADUG. This is a crucial time for MCFC. You need to get this one right.

Onwards and upwards.

Did ur pal Ollie Holt help you write that when you bent over for him on twitter?Disgusting conduct licking a journos ass at a time a siege mentality was needed by us,regardless of our opinions over Cook.

 

[JohnMaddocksAxe]

Re: Garry Cook resigns

Bullshitter undone by bullshit.

It's almost always the way, eventually.

Now, that might seem like a harsh judgement but my whole criticism of Cook was based on his horrendous characteristic of wanting to ingratiate himself with everyone on a bizarre level, whilst not necessarily backing up his words with facts or being able match the overwhelming level of his bluster. The fucking bizarre situation where he gathered an army of fawning, star struck fans who wouldn't hear a word against him (despite, just like everyone else, knowing very, very little about his true attributes and capabilities) because he had schmoozed them.

The ridiculous greetings on film to Tevez and Nasri, a sure fire giveaway of someone desperate to ingratiate himself with those people by using what he assumed to be their sort of body language and speech.

The soundbites where he painted himself to be the biggest supporter of City fans ever seen, without particularly backing it up.

It's all indicative of an unhealthy characteristic and one which almost always, ultimately comes back to haunt such people.

In this case, his bullshit and bluster gene kicked in again and instead of doing what most calm and experienced execs would do and thinking carefully about how to handle the situation, he reverted to type and tried to get away with a blurted out line of spin. Because that's what he thought she would like to hear and he's a 'tell people what they want to hear' type of bloke.

The sad thing is, for Cook and his supporters, is that he almost certainly would have had some characteristics that were very useful to City and things that he was very good at. But his over riding need to be liked by everyone and tell people what they want to hear has stuffed him up.

A dangerous characteristic and not one I'd want in any successor.

(PS: for all the criticism I've had of him, I have got to praise him for the Champion's League tickets. Signs of him living up to his own hype on that one. Fair play. Ironic timing though.)

(You have to laugh at the drama queens who think we are stuffed now though, as if Cook was the prime factor and the brains behind all the progress at City. We'll continue to do very well, thank you.)

 

[cibaman]

Re: Garry Cook resigns

Unfortunatley he sent the e mail, if he hadnt then he would still be here, end of.

He could have still sent the email, and still been here today, if only he'd have checked who was cc'd in and removed them, (if thats what happened) then it's his fault!

Email basics really, and not somethng that should have brought down the CEO of any company.

Was it the fact he sent the email or was it the content..I guess we will never know

It was the attempted cover up

 

[peoffrey]

Re: Garry Cook resigns

Cook has and always will be tainted at City by his big mouth. Resignation is the honourable thing to do but, deep down, part of me wanted him dismissed for telling the lie that he did to cover up his insensitive mistake. Like anyone else employed by the Club, he is replaceable.

 

[sniff]

Re: Big battle for power on the horizon now

First thing I thought when I read the news is that Mancini will be delighted (if reports are to be believed of course).

Going to be very interesting to see how things pan out, as long as it doesnt take anything away from what is happening on the pitch of course (and I dont see any reason why it should).

Mancini deserves the control he asked for imo, he hasnt let us down, moved us into another world on the football side.

 

[BillyMC]

Re: Big battle for power on the horizon now

Well well well, Cook blows his own foot off. It was always going to happen and ultimately should be good news for the club in the long term. Nice guy he might have been, but he signed his own death warrant with the way the Hughes sacking and subsequent press conference was handled. And the gaffes...sweet Jesus, a club under fire from sections of the media can only take so much.

What's going to happen now? I suspect this may lead to some serious wrangling for power behind the scenes. Our manager will be delighted with this news as he had no love for Cook. I was told in summer he demanded his resignation but was rebuked. He's made no secret of his desire for more control at the club, and his irritation at the way City were handling player exits. In many ways he's been vindicated on this. And he certainly wants more transfer control, like other British managers, although ADUG went down that route with Mark Hughes and ended up with Rocky Santa Cruz. He'll be on the phone to Khaldoon, you can bet your bottom dollar.

Marwood was a pal of Cook and has made enemies on the staff too. I don't know what the manager thinks of him but whispers abounded of various people unhappy with his "tell-tale" type relationship with Abu Dhabi. His position must surely be significantly weakened by this news. A new incumbent may well deem him surplus to requirements and he'll join Cooky on the chuck-bus.

I presume City will go all out for a big hitter to unite the various factions of the club and promote the club's image on a worldwide basis. I have no idea what ADUG's criteria will be. Kenyon? Blue and experienced, but various question marks. Dein? Has to be a possibility. I can't see Williams having the gravitas on a European scale. Outside of football there is DAvid Potts of Tesco, A City fan with a big reputation.

I think Abu Dhabi will use this as a chance to have a root and branch review, and there may be more bloodletting. I sense a lot of political manouvering on the horizon amongst the various players involved.

One thing is for certain. This is the best job in world football and City must seize this opportunity to move to the next level - as a European force - with rock-solid leadership from the top of the club. Come on ADUG. This is a crucial time for MCFC. You need to get this one right.

Onwards and upwards.

Welcome back DD. I know I shouldnt, but I sniggered at the chuck bus remark.....

 

[Blue Haze]

Re: Garry Cook resigns

ive been told its laporta!!! a mate emailed me yesterday saying he`d been told that city had offered cook the chance to show some humility and resign rather than be sacked,thus allowing him to get a nice little thank you payoff behind the scenes.

I seriously doubt we would get Laporta. Would be nice to get a CEO who knows something about football.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Re: Big battle for power on the horizon now

Did ur pal Ollie Holt help you write that when you bent over for him on twitter?Disgusting conduct licking a journos ass at a time a siege mentality was needed by us,regardless of our opinions over Cook.

Rather amusingly, I've never conversed with Oliver Holt in my life, on Twitter or elsewhere.

 

[BillyMC]

Re: Big battle for power on the horizon now

Did ur pal Ollie Holt help you write that when you bent over for him on twitter?Disgusting conduct licking a journos ass at a time a siege mentality was needed by us,regardless of our opinions over Cook.

Rather amusingly, I've never conversed with Oliver Holt in my life, on Twitter or elsewhere.

DD are you telling us someone hacked your account...sounds familiar