Mark Hughes is now yesterday's man...the way he conducted himself was nothing less than professional & he did not deserve the style (or lack of) of his departure, but some of the attacks/slurs on both Mancini & the Owners on here are small minded to say the least...seeing a Mancini Out post within 6 hours of his appointment is a joke, seeing the owners compared to Peter Swales after an unparalled level of investment is ridiculous...the best thing about the forum is the different views, ideas, arguments, passionate expressions, intelligent informed opinions & good natured banter, but the worst is the Little Britain mentality...Mancini/Hughes poll?? It's laughable...I wish Hughes the very best for his future despite not being convinced that he could lead us to Premiership glory etc. He has represented the club at all times in a professional & dignified manner, but he's gone & it would be great to finally have a bit of unity around the ground again. The way the whole episode has been handled should have been done with more class & that reflects more on Garry Cook & his team than anything, but it's like splitting with girlfriend ain't it, there's always gonna be tears. At least they've acted promptly & decisively with the change (for all it's faults), we know it's Mancini rather than days/weeks of speculation & they've explained the sacking (see the OS). I don't know if Mancini would have been the first name on everyone's list of preferred replacements but we're on to the next page & if he's anything like his fellow countrymen Capello & Ancellotti we're gonna see some positive improvements. So let's get back onboard for the ride....