Cooks comments to the press

mackenzie wrote:I don't think I have ever seen someone at the club patronise a Manager like he just did.

Not everyone will be satisfied, but Cook is more bothered about the
"10-year plan" to become a "global empire" and bringing in a box-office
signing. "We need a superstar," he says. "I've talked about this a lot
to Mark and he sort of understands. China and India, 30% of the world
population, need a league to watch and we want Manchester City to be
their club. To do that, we need a superstar because, no disrespect,
Richard Dunne doesn't roll off the tongue in Beijing."

neblue1 wrote:

Not everyone will be satisfied, but Cook is more bothered about the
"10-year plan" to become a "global empire" and bringing in a box-office
signing. "We need a superstar," he says. "I've talked about this a lot
to Mark and he sort of understands. China and India, 30% of the world
population, need a league to watch and we want Manchester City to be
their club. To do that, we need a superstar because, no disrespect,
Richard Dunne doesn't roll off the tongue in Beijing."

Fuck you.

(although, frankly - no pun intended - there's so many things Cook's quoted in this as saying that he is just comically wrong about, and not just about Dunney)

neblue1 wrote:

Not everyone will be satisfied, but Cook is more bothered about the
"10-year plan" to become a "global empire" and bringing in a box-office
signing. "We need a superstar," he says. "I've talked about this a lot
to Mark and he sort of understands. China and India, 30% of the world
population, need a league to watch and we want Manchester City to be
their club. To do that, we need a superstar because, no disrespect,
Richard Dunne doesn't roll off the tongue in Beijing."

Fuck you.

(although, frankly - no pun intended - there's so many things Cook's quoted in this as saying that he is just comically wrong about, and not just about Dunney)

mackenzie wrote:

neblue1 wrote:

Not everyone will be satisfied, but Cook is more bothered about the
"10-year plan" to become a "global empire" and bringing in a box-office
signing. "We need a superstar," he says. "I've talked about this a lot
to Mark and he sort of understands. China and India, 30% of the world
population, need a league to watch and we want Manchester City to be
their club. To do that, we need a superstar because, no disrespect,
Richard Dunne doesn't roll off the tongue in Beijing."

Fuck you.

(although, frankly - no pun intended - there's so many things Cook's quoted in this as saying that he is just comically wrong about, and not just about Dunney)

You could not make this up could you Mat??

GStar wrote:i don't see him having any ego, just misguided force behind Thaksin's vision.

GStar wrote:People are two quick to jump to conclusions.

He never mentioned a has been... The knock on effects of signing a ROnaldinho or an Henry would be felt both on and off the pitch, in a very positive effect.

The thing that worried me was, as Thaksin arrived and was signing autographs, Sky asked something along the lines of, "Will you still be Manchester City chairmen, will DIC be investing"

and he replied,

"I'm here today, I'm here for now"

Doesn't sound like a man with a "10 year plan" but maybe he was reffering to the fact he'd offered to step down as 'Official' Chairman