Re: The Football Chat Thread : Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:08 pm  

Cibaman wrote:

To "a)" you need to add "and tries to cover it up".

I'm an "innocent until proved guilty" man but there certainly seems to a case to answer.

Aye. I don't understand why he's lied about it. It was stupid but it could have been worse. He's compounded the problem if he has lied about it. They'll have to sack him.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Tue Sep 06, 2011 3:11 pm  

He screwed up by sending the email to her, but would everything really have been better if he'd just admitted he sent it and said apologised?

I don't think so. She'd still be whining over it anyway and trying to get him sacked.

So he told her a stupid lie that no one will believe.

Personally, I think she was wrong to be bringing her illness into the negotiations anyway. She's acting as an agent and probably trying to screw Citeh for more money. If she's got cancer that's her problem, not the club's, she shouldn't be mentioning it.

It's another fuss over nothing IMO. It could cost Cook his job, because he has tripped himself up way too many times like this, but personally I think he should just get his wrist slapped by the club. The FA and PL should just forward her complaint to the bin.

And as for her comment that his email was worse then she was diagnosed with cancer....

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Tue Sep 06, 2011 3:42 pm  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

He screwed up by sending the email to her, but would everything really have been better if he'd just admitted he sent it and said apologised?

I don't think so. She'd still be whining over it anyway and trying to get him sacked.

So he told her a stupid lie that no one will believe.

Personally, I think she was wrong to be bringing her illness into the negotiations anyway. She's acting as an agent and probably trying to screw Citeh for more money. If she's got cancer that's her problem, not the club's, she shouldn't be mentioning it.

It's another fuss over nothing IMO. It could cost Cook his job, because he has tripped himself up way too many times like this, but personally I think he should just get his wrist slapped by the club. The FA and PL should just forward her complaint to the bin.

And as for her comment that his email was worse then she was diagnosed with cancer....

Why should he get away with it? If I sent an email mocking the cancer of one of our stakeholders, be it a customer, client or employee, I would be sacked on the spot.

What he should have done is apologised directly to her and admitted he was stupid and it was totally out of order.

Lying about it and trying to get another employee sacked isn't good nor is using his position to cover it up. A man in such a position should appreciate the priviledge and act with a level of professionalism beffiting of the post.

Personally I hope he is sacked.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Tue Sep 06, 2011 3:44 pm  

I dont think too much can be read into her bringing up the subject of her health. Her e-mail was clearly part of an ongoing dialogue with Marwood. For all we know the previous communication from Marwood might have made reference to it, for example suggesting that negotiations be postponed until her treatment had been completed. The timing of the publication of the e-mail, some 10 months after it was sent, obviously smacks of sour grapes over the failure of Nedum to secure a transfer. And many City fans suspect the hand of Kia Joorabachian in this, continuing his feud with Cook over the Tevez saga.

But regardless of any dodgy motives on the part of Nedum's family or advisers, if Cook is found to have sent the e-mail and tried to cover it up, his position would be untenable.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:24 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Why should he get away with it? If I sent an email mocking the cancer of one of our stakeholders, be it a customer, client or employee, I would be sacked on the spot.

What he should have done is apologised directly to her and admitted he was stupid and it was totally out of order.

Lying about it and trying to get another employee sacked isn't good nor is using his position to cover it up. A man in such a position should appreciate the priviledge and act with a level of professionalism beffiting of the post.

Personally I hope he is sacked.

He wasn't even mocking her in the email, was he?

He was ribbing Marwood because she was whining about Marwood's treatment of her during the contract negotiations. He said how nice he was when they worked for Nike, and making out that he'd changed.

It was mindless email banter between two blokes, which he had the misfortune for forward rather than sent to Marwood.

Who says that he's actually trying to get someone else sacked? My reading of the situation is that that's the BS story he's given her, but it doesn't mean there's any truth behind it. IF he was trying to make someone else fall on the sword for something he'd done then he should go, but I doubt that's the case.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:25 pm  

Had good fun in work today coming up with confectionery-based footballers. then sports stars in general. Come up with some crackers between us. I'll start you off with my first two, which were Scott Mento and FlapJack Wilshere. The floor is yours, see how many you can come up with.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:37 pm  

Brian Marswood, David Boost, Dwight Yorkie, Chris Buttons, David All Gold.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:40 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

Brian Marswood, David Boost, Dwight Yorkie, Chris Buttons, David All Gold.

Yeah i got David Boost

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:15 pm  

Graham Twix, Keith Curly Wurly.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:43 pm  

Steve Caramacnamara, Toblerone Flood, KitKat Symons, Lion Pryce, Rolo Zenden