Comments on: Media watch: Guardian’s Daniel Taylor targets Garry Cook again http://www.bluedays.co.uk/2010/02/03/media-watch-guardians-daniel-taylor-targets-garry-cook-again/ The site that loves Manchester City even more than Michel Platini loves the Premier League Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:37:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Blue Days http://www.bluedays.co.uk/2010/02/03/media-watch-guardians-daniel-taylor-targets-garry-cook-again/comment-page-1/#comment-680 Blue Days Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:09:30 +0000 http://www.bluedays.co.uk/?p=711#comment-680 Hi Cypriot Blue, I wouldn't go so far as to say our senior management were inept during the transfer window. Mistakes were clearly made as the BBC reported Mariga did get his work permit after the 5pm deadline. I think there were legitimate reasons as to why things were left late... Mancini had to first assess the squad, then they worked through a list of targets before getting to Mariga. As for Real not being desperate for the money, several reports from Spain say they are following last Summer's transfer splurge. Hi Cypriot Blue, I wouldn’t go so far as to say our senior management were inept during the transfer window. Mistakes were clearly made as the BBC reported Mariga did get his work permit after the 5pm deadline. I think there were legitimate reasons as to why things were left late… Mancini had to first assess the squad, then they worked through a list of targets before getting to Mariga. As for Real not being desperate for the money, several reports from Spain say they are following last Summer’s transfer splurge.

]]> By: Cypriot Blue http://www.bluedays.co.uk/2010/02/03/media-watch-guardians-daniel-taylor-targets-garry-cook-again/comment-page-1/#comment-679 Cypriot Blue Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:06:37 +0000 http://www.bluedays.co.uk/?p=711#comment-679 I have held the view all along that senior management were inept in this transfer window. The timing of the work permit application for Maringa was far too late. If 2 PM's of Kenya and UK can agree it would not take long for the duo to reverse their decision. The move for Gago was left far too late because of the abortive late attempts to buy Maringa and was doomed to failure when Real refused a loan deal until the season's end. Not as if they were desperate for the money more a lack of trust. I have held the view all along that senior management were inept in this transfer window. The timing of the work permit application for Maringa was far too late. If 2 PM’s of Kenya and UK can agree it would not take long for the duo to reverse their decision. The move for Gago was left far too late because of the abortive late attempts to buy Maringa and was doomed to failure when Real refused a loan deal until the season’s end. Not as if they were desperate for the money more a lack of trust.

]]> By: Mick B http://www.bluedays.co.uk/2010/02/03/media-watch-guardians-daniel-taylor-targets-garry-cook-again/comment-page-1/#comment-678 Mick B Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:01:14 +0000 http://www.bluedays.co.uk/?p=711#comment-678 The City website discusses' an article in the Independent by Sam wallace it says that Cook himself decided not to approach and agree player terms for Gago until after the bid had been accepted by the club. Apparently this was to comply with FA/FIFA rules but in practice is often ignored. This is Cook's first invovement in a running a football club and I am fed up with him continually bringing embarrassment to the club. I know the red press is looking to de-stabilise us but I really think we can do better. The City website discusses’ an article in the Independent by Sam wallace it says that Cook himself decided not to approach and agree player terms for Gago until after the bid had been accepted by the club. Apparently this was to comply with FA/FIFA rules but in practice is often ignored. This is Cook’s first invovement in a running a football club and I am fed up with him continually bringing embarrassment to the club. I know the red press is looking to de-stabilise us but I really think we can do better.

]]> By: Culla http://www.bluedays.co.uk/2010/02/03/media-watch-guardians-daniel-taylor-targets-garry-cook-again/comment-page-1/#comment-677 Culla Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:32:26 +0000 http://www.bluedays.co.uk/?p=711#comment-677 taylor is a forest fan whose only agenda is to write stories about city that attract the most readers. so of course he spins stuff out, finds an angle that may be stretching the truth. of course it's easier for papers to make these stories because of our ambition and desire to reach the top. it's hard to know who was involved most with the gago or mariga deals, but the pressure on cook is more to do with his gaffes and his shoddy handling of press matters. he has the choice to shut up and work solely behind the scenes or ship out. i notice he's been quiet about the gago affair so maybe he's learning taylor is a forest fan whose only agenda is to write stories about city that attract the most readers. so of course he spins stuff out, finds an angle that may be stretching the truth. of course it’s easier for papers to make these stories because of our ambition and desire to reach the top. it’s hard to know who was involved most with the gago or mariga deals, but the pressure on cook is more to do with his gaffes and his shoddy handling of press matters. he has the choice to shut up and work solely behind the scenes or ship out. i notice he’s been quiet about the gago affair so maybe he’s learning

]]> By: Blue Days http://www.bluedays.co.uk/2010/02/03/media-watch-guardians-daniel-taylor-targets-garry-cook-again/comment-page-1/#comment-676 Blue Days Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:07:44 +0000 http://www.bluedays.co.uk/?p=711#comment-676 Thanks Boris. <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/city-reject-reals-claims-over-failed-bid-for-gago-1888737.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The Independent</a> provide a much better article. It's lines in The Guardian like "Madrid have blamed City's chief executive, Garry Cook, for not being fully prepared" which annoy as Madrid never mentioned Cook. It may appear trivial, but these things happen repeatedly. As others have said, The Independent has given better balanced coverage on City for a while now. Thanks Boris. The Independent provide a much better article. It’s lines in The Guardian like “Madrid have blamed City’s chief executive, Garry Cook, for not being fully prepared” which annoy as Madrid never mentioned Cook. It may appear trivial, but these things happen repeatedly. As others have said, The Independent has given better balanced coverage on City for a while now.

]]> By: Boris http://www.bluedays.co.uk/2010/02/03/media-watch-guardians-daniel-taylor-targets-garry-cook-again/comment-page-1/#comment-675 Boris Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:08:00 +0000 http://www.bluedays.co.uk/?p=711#comment-675 There's a much more balanced and probably accurate account of the deal in todays' Independant. There’s a much more balanced and probably accurate account of the deal in todays’ Independant.

]]> By: bluwes http://www.bluedays.co.uk/2010/02/03/media-watch-guardians-daniel-taylor-targets-garry-cook-again/comment-page-1/#comment-674 bluwes Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:06:59 +0000 http://www.bluedays.co.uk/?p=711#comment-674 Sorry but having read the article, I can't really see anything wrong with it, other than naming Cook as the City staff member involved in the deal, when in my view it would have more likely been Marwood. Sorry but having read the article, I can’t really see anything wrong with it, other than naming Cook as the City staff member involved in the deal, when in my view it would have more likely been Marwood.

]]> By: MOk http://www.bluedays.co.uk/2010/02/03/media-watch-guardians-daniel-taylor-targets-garry-cook-again/comment-page-1/#comment-673 MOk Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:30:47 +0000 http://www.bluedays.co.uk/?p=711#comment-673 Daniel Taylor has his own agenda, and places his blinkered bias towards his own club before any journalistic standards. Like many football hacks, he shouldn't be in the job. Daniel Taylor has his own agenda, and places his blinkered bias towards his own club before any journalistic standards.

Like many football hacks, he shouldn’t be in the job.

]]> By: Wilbo http://www.bluedays.co.uk/2010/02/03/media-watch-guardians-daniel-taylor-targets-garry-cook-again/comment-page-1/#comment-671 Wilbo Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:19:11 +0000 http://www.bluedays.co.uk/?p=711#comment-671 I have stopped taking the Guardian and switched to the Indepenadant due to the biased sports reporting and the anti Manchster City stance taken by their reporter Daniel Taylor. I can only belive he has an agenda but in doing this he shows that the editor of the Guardian has lost control and is running a propoganda tabloid in respect of his sports pages. I have stopped taking the Guardian and switched to the Indepenadant due to the biased sports reporting and the anti Manchster City stance taken by their reporter Daniel Taylor. I can only belive he has an agenda but in doing this he shows that the editor of the Guardian has lost control and is running a propoganda tabloid in respect of his sports pages.

]]> By: Hieronymus http://www.bluedays.co.uk/2010/02/03/media-watch-guardians-daniel-taylor-targets-garry-cook-again/comment-page-1/#comment-670 Hieronymus Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:56:45 +0000 http://www.bluedays.co.uk/?p=711#comment-670 Everyone knows Daniel Taylor is the mouthpiece for, and staff eunuch of, Manchester United. Not a bad position for such a puerile 14-year old..... Everyone knows Daniel Taylor is the mouthpiece for, and staff eunuch of, Manchester United. Not a bad position for such a puerile 14-year old…..

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