Senior Figures at City Are Saying...

[Shaelumstash]

Tevez has been an incredible player for us, probably the best player we've had for 30 years. But he's clearly not a very intelligent man, and he would probably admit that himself.

His career has been dictated to him by Kia Jorabchin since he was a kid. He has been much more than an agent to him, by the sounds of it he's essentially been acting as a personal manager / mentor for most of his adult life.

Garry Cook has fallen out with KJ and said City will not deal with him again and he has been banned from the club.

Tevez cannot speak English and has had very little contact with Cook since he came to the club.

Tevez (or KJ) has released a statement saying KJ has done nothing wrong and the reason Tevez wants to leave is because Tevez has fallen out with Garry Cook.

It doesn't take a genius to work out the truth.

Tevez has not bad mouthed the fans, the manager or the club. Any fan that is planning to boo him and demand he never plays for us again maybe needs to have a think about their reasons for doing so.

Do you think Tevez might have wondered why KJ was telling him to slap in a transfer request. Possibly he had to explain it? Maybe they even discussed it at length?

Kia is obviously being manipulative but Tevez knows what is going on and why. The transfer request was his. He's no innocent victim in this. They're in it together.

I think you are missing my point. I am not saying it is right what he has done, far from it. He may well have been involved in this decision but everything points towards him being the passenger rather than the driver in all of this.

Just to clarify, I think this whole episode has been KJ trying to get Garry Cook out of the club, not because Tevez actually wants to leave the club. It is not right, in fact it's an appalling way to behave, but for me KJ using Tevez as a pawn to try and force Cook out of the club is a very different scenario from Tevez not wanting to play for us anymore.

 

[Deleted member 14625]

Since when has a player needed to have any relationship whatsover with someone who sits on the board?

It is fcking ludicrous....

My thought process is

Madrid got dicked by Barca. Madrid chairman shits himself and says to Mourinho "Who do you want in Jan"

Mourinho says Tevez

Chairman on phone to Kia...The rest is history.

He isnt going back to Argentina. The fact he got caught with his pants down is his own fault anyway so I dont blame his missus for going back to her own country. He should have thought about that before he nobbed someone else.

Great post.

Tevez is paid to put the shirt on and play football,it's fuck all to do with him what goes on 'upstairs'

who the fuck does he think he is?

A convenient reason/excuse to get his own way,i'd say that's all it is.

The more i read and think about this entire episode,i'm glad he's going,i honestly beieve this will make the remaining players a stronger,tighter unit and the timing of his tantrum is actually not bad either,joint top of the league and 2 weeks from the opportunity to sign a replacement.

Bring it on....

I want him out today! Obviously that won't happen, but I'd like it to be Real Madrid as we could say 'okay £30million plus Benzema' and we'll have someone we can get 10 good years from plus money to sign someone else!

Perfect!

 

[droylsdenblue]

Since when has a player needed to have any relationship whatsover with someone who sits on the board?

It is fcking ludicrous....

My thought process is

Madrid got dicked by Barca. Madrid chairman shits himself and says to Mourinho "Who do you want in Jan"

Mourinho says Tevez

Chairman on phone to Kia...The rest is history.

He isnt going back to Argentina. The fact he got caught with his pants down is his own fault anyway so I dont blame his missus for going back to her own country. He should have thought about that before he nobbed someone else.

This sounds feasible so why not admit it?..any Spanish speaking male would love to play for Real Madrid so why not say.." Ive had an offer from Real Madrid,Ive always wanted to play for them but Im staying with City untill the summer so I can help them into the Champions league or hopefully win a trophy"...then he would have left a hero with no hard feelings...I dont get all this crap he's spouting at the moment, its so disappointing at such an important time in the teams development.

 

[Steve Mackenzie's volley]

New poster-so greetings all!

Must admit when I first heard this after a great result and being 2nd in the Prem I was gutted and thought 'you could not make this shit up why is it always City', but after looking closer at it the truth is no doubt written in this thread somewhere, but whatever it is we are not that club anymore

We do not have to be held to ransam everytime a great player or his agent wants to dump on us or get gnarled at the 'liddle old ciddy' attitude always aimed at us WE are rattling ALOT of cages now and I personally think Carlos will regret putting so much faith into his agent however close he is to him.

Whether in the end it is homesickness, a rooneygate, Madrid/agent (very plausable) I'll give Mancini (and the club) a lot of faith in getting it right and a lot of respect to Mancini to keep doing the job hes doing in what must be a constant shitstorm!

Not long ago I would not of said that about the back room at MCFC

 

[Dribble]

Cook is an easy target. Bit of a cheap shot from Kia IMO. All this time and all we've ever heard from Carlos is family, Mancini, family, Mancini. Now we are expected to believe it's not Mancini, and it's not his family - it's Garry Cook. Laughable.

Exactly!!

Where did this breakdown with Cooke & Marwood come from all of a sudden!

Whatever your feelings about Gary Cooke, he has fought our corner 100% since he first came to the club & I'd rather him as chairman than Ken Bates, Doug Ellis or Martin 'The Slimeball' Edwards!

Since when has a player needed to have any relationship whatsover with someone who sits on the board?

It is fcking ludicrous....

My thought process is

Madrid got dicked by Barca. Madrid chairman shits himself and says to Mourinho "Who do you want in Jan"

Mourinho says Tevez

Chairman on phone to Kia...The rest is history.

He isnt going back to Argentina. The fact he got caught with his pants down is his own fault anyway so I dont blame his missus for going back to her own country. He should have thought about that before he nobbed someone else.

Excellent posts and both sum up exactly what the script is. That Kia car-man must think we're all a bunch of barefooted, knuckle-dragging muppets!!!

 

[fbloke]

It would be nice for Tevez to have the langage skills to speak for himself after so many years living and working in this country.

Or am I being extremely naive ;-)

 

[Sigster100]

Gary Cook has been a complete embarrassing disaster. Continually putting his big feet in his mouth, compromising our progress with his silly outbursts.
I've never met Cook - but the crap that always surrounds him had me surprised he held on to his job last season.

However, as for Tevez - get rid ASAP together with Adebyor.

I have suddenly sensed recently that the 'team' play better without them...........

I have met him and in my opinion, you're talking bollox.

I also met him a few weeks ago when he was out having a meal with Mike Summerbee. They were both extremely pleasant and personable and were the ones engaging me in conversation rather than tjhe other way around! Gary Cook in particular expressed his gratitude for my support on more than one occasion. Came across as a thoroughly decent bloke and nothing like he is made out to be.

 

[gonads]

hes doing a great job you prat

If Garry Cook left, would anyone be sad?

Some blues have indicated it might be a silver lining.

Gary Cook has been a complete embarrassing disaster. Continually putting his big feet in his mouth, compromising our progress with his silly outbursts.
I've never met Cook - but the crap that always surrounds him had me surprised he held on to his job last season.

However, as for Tevez - get rid ASAP together with Adebyor.

I have suddenly sensed recently that the 'team' play better without them...........

 

[Tueart1976]

If Garry Cook left, would anyone be sad?

Some blues have indicated it might be a silver lining.

Gary Cook has been a complete embarrassing disaster. Continually putting his big feet in his mouth, compromising our progress with his silly outbursts.
I've never met Cook - but the crap that always surrounds him had me surprised he held on to his job last season.

However, as for Tevez - get rid ASAP together with Adebyor.

I have suddenly sensed recently that the 'team' play better without them...........

I smell a couple of rags!

Gary's a top bloke and does a great job for our club. If fingers are to pointed at anyone then it can only be Tevez and Kia.

 

[Balti]

Garry is a decent bloke and only has City's interests at heart

Which is more than can be said for Kia and his client