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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 crosses in and Jo can bang them in. Whether he’s guilty of something over there, I can’t worry too...
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 Eastlands side reaching the Champions League and is an indication of City’s marketing potential under...
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 have not goneaccording to plan but that does not mean we veer off our originalstrategy."Sheikh Mansour...
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 initially been linedup as a director of football, but City have offered him a different rolebecause...
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. In City’s new chain of command, Marwood reports to Hughes. A popular figure within football, Marwood...
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 Financial & Administration OfficerResponsible for leading and managing all Club financial matters in...
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 entice new recruits to Eastlands. The goal now set by the club's owners Abu Dhabi United Group is to...
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 Mark Hughes, Cook, the chief executive, sees progress and boundless potential.>>timesonlineA brief...
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 every position and that was the way the squad was going to work. 'The last time I spoke to him was in...
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 contract was reached on December 2, as City beat Arsenal in the Carling Cup, but the board wanted to...
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