garry-cook Stories - Bitter and Blue
The Telegraph interview with Garry Cook
"Is he a nice guy? Yes. Is he a great guy to play golf with? Yes. Has he got the finances to run a club? Yes. I really care about those three things. I need a left-back who can win tackles, get the c...
City to secure new kit and shirt deals?
MANCHESTER CITY are close to completing a new kit deal worth £40million. The mega money tie-up with sportswear giants Puma will cover the next four years. It is largely incentive-based on the East...
Hughes given Cook backing
"It does surprise me where we are," said Cook. "But we knewit was not going to be a quick fix. A lot of people expected a light-switch tobe flicked as soon as the club changed control. Yes, things hav...
Football Administrator to be appointed
Mark Hughes is to be joined at Manchester City by BrianMarwood, the one-time England winger, who is expected to be appointed withthe title of football administrator. Marwood had initial...
Marwood appointment set to strengthen Hughes's position
From the excellent Henry Winter:He is not a technical director. Repeat not. Knowing he would have to explain Marwood’s role to Hughes, Cook used the apt analogy of a winger serving a centre-forward....
Club announce further appointments
From mcfc.co.uk:Following last week’s meeting of the Board, Manchester City Football Club is pleased to announce three new appointments to its Executive Leadership Team:Graham Wallace, Chief Financi...
Hughes to remain in charge
The sheikhs have raised the stakes. Defeat to Tottenham on Saturday killed off Manchester City's slim hopes of competing in the new Europa League next season, and with it went a potential carrot to en...
The Cook report
Where the outside world sees a team languishing in the middle of the Barclays Premier League after a disappointing first season under the ownership of the Abu Dhabi United Group and the management of ...
Dunne hits out
"The manager (Mark Hughes) is very quiet, he does his own thing and I spoke with him a few times through the summer about what was going on. He was of the opinion that City needed two players for ever...
How the sacking occurred
More emerging this morning as to how the downfall of Hughes was planned, and executed, and one which left Hughes a lame duck manager:It emerged a verbal agreement on Mancini’s three-and-a-half-year ...
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