Garry Cook resigns (merged)

[SJT]

He really is a nice bloke and I will personally miss this presence - I hope to god we get someone half as good as him,.
Who hasn't made gaffs in e-mails and the like, twitter, facebook, blah blah blah - we live our lives in constant scrutiny, only not so public as Cookie, he was constantly shot at and under the microscope - I for one wish him good luck! (not that he'll need it mind) he brought City to the world stage and equipped us with one of the best teams on this planet, he was always going to go at the end of the 2011 season anyway tbf, his family all relocated back to Portland, Oregon USA earlier this year, - some 5,500 miles away from Manchester England, hardly commutable travel over the long term.
So cheer up! and salute the best chairman we EVER had...Cooke will always be a blue for me ;-)
onwards and upwards.

 

[johnny crossan]

Danamy asked earlier where does all this leave Marwood?

I'd say on the fasttrack to the exit.

 

[Manchester_City_Blue]

Danamy asked earlier where does all this leave Marwood?

I'd say on the fasttrack to the exit.

Can't say I'd be sad about Marwood's exit, Cook did a lot for us whereas Marwood is rumoured to be a cause for tension in the boardroom.

 

[Selbyblue]

Re: What is Cook's legacy?

Cook had nothing to do with getting the Siekhs what so ever. If memory serves me right there was deal maker some female ex accountant who set the whole deal up. They found us Cook was Franks employee who came with the furniture.

he got the club in the shape to make it attractive

You are joking, it was a complete and utter basket case struggling to even pay the players wages, it was up shit creek without a paddle and Cook was doing a fantastic Peter Ridsdale impersonation!

Ahh the voice of reason at last. Cook came along for the ride. We have improved off the pitch inspite of Cook not because of him.

People have been blinded by his previous role plus he would buy a few beers for supporters and make some outlandish comments.

Onwards and upwards.<br /><br />-- Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:21 pm --<br /><br />

He really is a nice bloke and I will personally miss this presence - I hope to god we get someone half as good as him,.
Who hasn't made gaffs in e-mails and the like, twitter, facebook, blah blah blah - we live our lives in constant scrutiny, only not so public as Cookie, he was constantly shot at and under the microscope - I for one wish him good luck! (not that he'll need it mind) he brought City to the world stage and equipped us with one of the best teams on this planet, he was always going to go at the end of the 2011 season anyway tbf, his family all relocated back to Portland, Oregon USA earlier this year, - some 5,500 miles away from Manchester England, hardly commutable travel over the long term.
So cheer up! and salute the best chairman we EVER had...Cooke will always be a blue for me ;-)
onwards and upwards.

The Best Chairman we had was not Cook. He wasn't Chairman.

 

[BlueMo']

Danamy asked earlier where does all this leave Marwood?

I'd say on the fasttrack to the exit.

With a bit of luck.
Anyway Blues we've got a game
tomorrow. Nothing changes just
me and you and the club we love.

 

[bluejean1]

I too am sorry to see Garry Cook go, he made a mistake and paid a heavy penalty for it.

 

[Corky]

Re: What is Cook's legacy?

he got the club in the shape to make it attractive

You are joking, it was a complete and utter basket case struggling to even pay the players wages, it was up shit creek without a paddle and Cook was doing a fantastic Peter Ridsdale impersonation!

Ahh the voice of reason at last. Cook came along for the ride. We have improved off the pitch inspite of Cook not because of him.

People have been blinded by his previous role plus he would buy a few beers for supporters and make some outlandish comments.

Onwards and upwards.

-- Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:21 pm --

He really is a nice bloke and I will personally miss this presence - I hope to god we get someone half as good as him,.
Who hasn't made gaffs in e-mails and the like, twitter, facebook, blah blah blah - we live our lives in constant scrutiny, only not so public as Cookie, he was constantly shot at and under the microscope - I for one wish him good luck! (not that he'll need it mind) he brought City to the world stage and equipped us with one of the best teams on this planet, he was always going to go at the end of the 2011 season anyway tbf, his family all relocated back to Portland, Oregon USA earlier this year, - some 5,500 miles away from Manchester England, hardly commutable travel over the long term.
So cheer up! and salute the best chairman we EVER had...Cooke will always be a blue for me ;-)
onwards and upwards.

The Best Chairman we had was not Cook. He wasn't Chairman.

Cook's title was Executive Chairman for quite some time.

 

[BibbyBlue85]

You are joking, it was a complete and utter basket case struggling to even pay the players wages, it was up shit creek without a paddle and Cook was doing a fantastic Peter Ridsdale impersonation!

Ahh the voice of reason at last. Cook came along for the ride. We have improved off the pitch inspite of Cook not because of him.

People have been blinded by his previous role plus he would buy a few beers for supporters and make some outlandish comments.

Onwards and upwards.

-- Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:21 pm --

He really is a nice bloke and I will personally miss this presence - I hope to god we get someone half as good as him,.
Who hasn't made gaffs in e-mails and the like, twitter, facebook, blah blah blah - we live our lives in constant scrutiny, only not so public as Cookie, he was constantly shot at and under the microscope - I for one wish him good luck! (not that he'll need it mind) he brought City to the world stage and equipped us with one of the best teams on this planet, he was always going to go at the end of the 2011 season anyway tbf, his family all relocated back to Portland, Oregon USA earlier this year, - some 5,500 miles away from Manchester England, hardly commutable travel over the long term.
So cheer up! and salute the best chairman we EVER had...Cooke will always be a blue for me ;-)
onwards and upwards.

The Best Chairman we had was not Cook. He wasn't Chairman.

Cook's title was Executive Chairman for quite some time.

Chief Executive Officer to be precise! Never has been and never was any type of chairman

 

[Neil McNab]

Re: Garry Cook resigns

Sad to see him go,despite the gaffs he did some great things
at City.Club must have known it was coming,hence the employment
of Williams. Personally I think he is too provincial for City.

Too provincial lol, I'm sure his Brummie accent held him back. especially when he told other clubs "We are considerably richer than yow".

 

[Krieng_Thai OSC]

He was Executive Chairman before Abu Dhabi take over, if I remember correctly