UNBELIEVABLE!

[mammutly]

Sometimes you have to take a step back. Looking at the press conference objectively, one or two of the journalists did an excellent job in getting Cook & Mancini to reveal things they'd rather have kept under wraps, notably the appointment proceess, the top 4 target, and the conditional nature of the new manager's contract.

I'm not defending or attacking the press. This will all blow over in a few days.

As an organised press conference, it was poor from City's point of view. The briefing at the beginning took ages and then, after it was made absolutely crystal clear that Cook would not be answering questions, he did!

Garry Cook has never seemed impressive as an executive manager and he was at his shaky best tonight.

No doubt the papers will be full of headlines about cover ups, cock ups and conspiracies tomorrow. Just see it as the ineviable outcome of a poorly run press conference. By 2010 ( only 10 days away) it will be all but forgotten.

 

[bluemanc]

well put

funny how its now 'all together' after twelve months of insults at those proposing 'all together'

What's bugging me mate is that although I wasn't a fan of Hughes, I would have (& did at times) back him and the club if the press were having a dig. At the moment there are 'fans' backing the press who are quite frankly just trying to destroy us.

Yes i know you did & i can see what the press are doing but i can also see this happening again in 6mts time.
As for the fans backing the press bit,well how many times in the months gone by did some imbecile quote anti Hughes stuff from the press as fact or posted a "a source told me" type of post which was not just against Hughes but against City.
Some people see this as payback & while i don't think it's right it's gonna build & build if he doesn't hit the ground running.
The 1st page of this board is fuckin awful though,i must admit.

 

[jimharri]

you convince the likes of mike d, and i may start to believe

Now you're being silly! There's more chance of Jordan becoming a nun than there is of Mike D actually getting behind City.

 

[hgblue]

If the sight of that bunch of vultures attacking the club and making life as difficult and aukward as possible for our new manager hasn't brought us all together then nothing will. What a start to his City career that fella has just had. I think they've done us a great favour, because I can see a seige mentality developing if this carries on. Time to forget previous differences and get behind the club, it's owner, and especially our fine new manager.

 

[bluemoon1078]

Reading some of the posts on here at the moment........

I can kind of understand people sticking up for others in the club when they feel as though they've been wronged even if it is to the point of having a dig at other fans (I don't like it but I know where it's coming from).

But to stick up for the fucking press when they are sticking the knife in??? No, I don't get that at all.

We need an "Us against them" attitude more than ever at the moment.

Absolutely spot on cheesy!! anyone who still buys a paper after that is a fooking shithouse!!!!!!!!

The press were a complete disgrace!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[frothy]

cook set mancini up big time there!!
after spurs my arse
embarrassin ffs-get on wiv the footy

do one

 

[bluem0ng]

Reading some of the posts on here at the moment........

I can kind of understand people sticking up for others in the club when they feel as though they've been wronged even if it is to the point of having a dig at other fans (I don't like it but I know where it's coming from).

But to stick up for the fucking press when they are sticking the knife in??? No, I don't get that at all.

We need an "Us against them" attitude more than ever at the moment.

The press want to sell papers and grab viewers on television. All the speculation they are talking about was created by them THE PRESS themselves. I also don’t blame Garry Cook for being angry with them – don’t think for one minute the press have City’s best interests at heart and that they are all infallible.

I am glad we have a man as CEO and not a wimp. And if the press say that there are a lot of angry City supporters, did they see their seasoncards? Because if they did they and those supporters are ashamed then let them take their seasoncards to Garry Cook and ask for their money back.

My grandchild was one year old on Saturday and I could attend (yes I am a seasoncard holder in the Colin Bell Stand) and when Sunderland’s third goal went in I phoned my mate and said that this could not go on. I was one of those that had wanted Hughes to be given time but I agree with the club that the evidence was not there that he was going to live up to expectations.

I will be delighted to see new coaching staff in place (who were that last lot?) and Kidd is a great start – now let’s get working on that defence to compliment our attacking football.

COME ON CITY!!!!

Absolutely spot on.

Who gives a **** how Cook etc. handled this, they were doing what was best for the club. And as far as the club is concerned we have sacked one manager (who was not meeting their targets) and immediately appointed a new manager with no delays. Delays which could have seriously jeapordised our chances with games coming up soon. They've done a good job as far as I'm concerned.

The press have no honour whatsoever, they only deserve ridicule.

 

[Anonymous]

What's bugging me mate is that although I wasn't a fan of Hughes, I would have (& did at times) back him and the club if the press were having a dig. At the moment there are 'fans' backing the press who are quite frankly just trying to destroy us.

Yes i know you did & i can see what the press are doing but i can also see this happening again in 6mts time.
As for the fans backing the press bit,well how many times in the months gone by did some imbecile quote anti Hughes stuff from the press as fact or posted a "a source told me" type of post which was not just against Hughes but against City.
Some people see this as payback & while i don't think it's right it's gonna build & build if he doesn't hit the ground running.
The 1st page of this board is fuckin awful though,i must admit.

Fair do's, I do know where you're coming from. There were some who seemed to hate Hughes more than they loved City and that is sad. I think the difference now is that by & large the press seemed to support Hughes most of the time whereas now they all look as though they've got it in for us.

 

[Blue Dove]

Some of the Hughes Outers calling on everyone to back the manager and accusing the posters with opposite views of
feeding the media hysteria! YCFMIU

 

[Anonymous]

Some of the Hughes Outers calling on everyone to back the manager and accusing the posters with opposite views of
feeding the media hysteria! YCFMIU

That was not the intention of this thread. It was to point out that some fans now seem to be backing the press rather than the club when all the media are doing is shitting on us.