Garry Cook

[Didsbury Dave]

I'd say 95% of the fans would like him back.

5% would be closer to the mark. 45% would be happy to go with the judgement of the men in charge who accepted his resignation without a fight. The other 50% don't give a toss one way or the other.

Haha.

I noticed that comment with incredulity.

I'd say you've got it about right. I socialise with the same 10-15 blues at most matches, and to a man, noone was remotely upset when he was sacked, nor would they want him back. To be fair, noone would protest outside the main entrance if he was reinstated either, but as it will never happen, it's a moot point.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

I've already found that. PB, with a simple Google. "General Manager Manchester City FC" my arse.

Swales's axeman, his patsy, although he couldn't save him in the end. That was the beginning of the end for Old Peter. That's when most people's patience finally snapped.

It was pretty much his last throw of the dice wasn't it.

 

[AustinBlue]

For me, the criticism about gaffes committed by Cook is way overblown. No doubt, there were some issues with dealing with the media, but any CEO we'd had that was trying to take City to a world class organization was likely to draw intense scrutiny from the British media. City are an easy target and the media has every interest in building "villains" and tearing people down... and will twist words, print things out of context, and even hire detectives to follow you, photograph you, and find an angle to make you look bad. There are lots of different styles of effective CEOs... given the journey that City had to make, a CEO with leadership and connections to the power networks in international sports was a good choice. We needed someone with enthusiasm for a dynamic vision, and willing to take on the oligopoly that was the British participant group in the Champions League. Willing to look like a fool by trying to get players of the calibre that no-one would want to come to City. And plot a path for getting the first players in that would make it possible to build sustainable success. He did a bloody good job under intense scrutiny.

There is a reason that major organizations trying to build brands are hiring Garry to work with them now. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. But if people running companies are today hiring Garry to run major multi million dollar projects, I think that speaks louder than those who have pub chat "feelings" about his skills as CEO.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

For me, the criticism about gaffes committed by Cook is way overblown. No doubt, there were some issues with dealing with the media, but any CEO we'd had that was trying to take City to a world class organization was likely to draw intense scrutiny from the British media. City are an easy target and the media has every interest in building "villains" and tearing people down... and will twist words, print things out of context, and even hire detectives to follow you, photograph you, and find an angle to make you look bad. There are lots of different styles of effective CEOs... given the journey that City had to make, a CEO with leadership and connections to the power networks in international sports was a good choice. We needed someone with enthusiasm for a dynamic vision, and willing to take on the oligopoly that was the British participant group in the Champions League. Willing to look like a fool by trying to get players of the calibre that no-one would want to come to City. And plot a path for getting the first players in that would make it possible to build sustainable success. He did a bloody good job under intense scrutiny.

A very well considered analysis as to why he was the right man at the right time.

Given where we were and where our owners wanted to take us, the last thing we needed was a steady pair of hands. We needed a man of energy and vision. An iconoclast who realised that power can only be seized from others at the point of a sword.

He who dares wins. He wasn't everyone's cup of tea precisely because he had the characteristics that could propel this club forward. I make no criticism of other City fans for that, but the period in question required a Malcolm Maclaren type figure rather than a Brian Epstein.

 

[alibee73]

Gary Cook is a man of the highest order, he said exactly what i would have said if i was CEO with the backing he had, apart from the hall of fame thing but he was probably pissed if he was at a supporters club.

he told em all, we are here, get used to it, and he was right

 

[Bojinov The Bull]

I'd say 95% of the fans would like him back.

5% would be closer to the mark. 45% would be happy to go with the judgement of the men in charge who accepted his resignation without a fight. The other 50% don't give a toss one way or the other.

Haha.

I noticed that comment with incredulity.

I'd say you've got it about right. I socialise with the same 10-15 blues at most matches, and to a man, noone was remotely upset when he was sacked, nor would they want him back. To be fair, noone would protest outside the main entrance if he was reinstated either, but as it will never happen, it's a moot point.

Well every single blue that I know and have spoken to think that aside from Khaldoon and the sheikh he has had the biggest influence on where we are today!