Taken from BBC Sport. FOOTBALL: Manchester City are to investigate alleged offensive email sent by chief executive Garry Cook http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14797327.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14797327.stm Manchester City are to investigate claims chief executive Garry Cook emailed defender Nedum Onuoha's cancer-suffering mother mocking her illness. Dr Anthonia Onuoha received an offensive email which was intended for the club's football administrator Brian Marwood, in regard to a contract dispute her son was having with City. Cook has denied he sent the message, claiming his account was hacked. Dr Onuoha told the Sun the email had left her "humiliated and devastated". Defender Onuoha's mother, who acts as his agent, had previously sent a message to Marwood and Cook, explaining that while she was "ravaged with cancer" it would not prevent her negotiating on behalf of her son. Dr Onuoha then received an email, allegedly from Cook and addressed "Brian", which apparently ridiculed her use of language in describing her illness. The email is reported to have read: "Ravaged with it!!...I don't know how you sleep at night. You used to be such a nice man when I worked with you at Nike. G". Manchester City have responded to the allegations by releasing a statement promising a full investigation "Following allegations made to the football club by Dr Anthonia Onuoha, subsequently reported in today's [Monday] media, the club can confirm that a board-led review has been launched into the matter," said the statement. Dr Onuoha told the Sun: "When I opened my emails and saw the message, it was the worst day of my life, even worse than being diagnosed with cancer. "I couldn't understand how anybody could behave like that. I just cried and cried for hours. I'm critically ill and at that point I was undergoing chemotherapy. "I was just so shocked but I couldn't tell Nedum or any of my family because I didn't know how they would react." Dr Onuoha said she replied to Cook the following day, writing: "Thanks very much for your insightful email." She told the Sun: "The illness I have is very stressful, I'm having chemotherapy and radiotherapy, including having radiotherapy on my brain and this year has been traumatic. I didn't want anybody adding to my stress but that is what they've done. "The feeling of humiliation still persists. Now I just want the FA and the Premier League to see what's happened and to take the appropriate action. Treating people like this is completely abominable." Cook apologised for "any hurt or embarrassment this may have caused" as well as denying sending the email. He told Dr Onuoha: "I cannot and will not condone this unacceptable behaviour. I can confirm Brian did not receive this email and disciplinary action is currently under way regarding one of our employees."
Let's leave the club to do its own investigations as to who sent this E-Mail. Once they have found out who sent it they should be promtly sacked on the spot without any compensation. All moneys accruing should be paid directly to Nedum's mumby way of compensation.
Former Blackburn Rovers chairman John Williams could be set to succeed beleagured Manchester City chief executive Garry Cook. The Guardian claims the former Blackburn Rovers chairman could replace chief executive Garry Cook should the latter be dismissed from the Etihad Stadium following his recent e-mail controversy concerning Nedum Onuoha’s mother. It is understood that City manager Roberto Mancini would be happy to see Cook leave after a deterioration in his working relationship with both him and Brian Marwood. It is believed that Mancini is receptive to the idea of a new regime involving the former Blackburn Rovers chairman. However, whether the man who was at Ewood Park for 13 years would replace Cook is open to debate and it may be the case the club’s billionaire owners in Abu Dhabi will want to appoint one of their own or headhunt a replacement. http://www.newsnow.co.uk/A/518092936?-1808
The club should now be left alone to sort out what exactly happened, and the press should now stop speculating as to what will or will not happen.
I think they and we know this is going to end in tears for cook, below is yesterdays newsnow coverage of the subject, the owners are also supposed to be very unhappy about the negative publicity, Nedum Onuoha back in Manchester City squad as Garry Cook probe goes... guardian.co.uk 23:11 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Cook battling to keep job The Statesman 21:41 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Man City's Cook in a soup over cancer email Emirates 24/7 20:19 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Cook denies sending offensive email The Irish Times 19:44 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Gary Cook Issue Overshadowing Real Threat Of United Fans insighting Violence Between... This is our City (Weblog) 15:26 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Garry Cook fighting to save Manchester City job over e-mail scandal Click Manchester 15:14 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Ian Wright On Garry Cook And ‘Shambolic’ Manchester City Is The Most... Anorak.co.uk 13:56 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Garry Cook-ups! Email claims just the latest in a long line of... Daily Mail 13:37 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Garry Cook’s position is surely untenable? The Premier League Owl 13:10 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Joorabchian denies Onuoha link as Cook fallout spreads ESPN.co.uk 12:28 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Manchester City chief Garry Cook future in doubt as club investigate... Goal.com 12:06 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Man City probe email from Cook's account FourFourTwo.com 11:58 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 City probe mocking email from Cook SuperSport 11:58 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Manchester City's Reputation is at Stake as Club Investigates Garry Cook Email Row Fanhouse UK 11:30 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Manchester City Launch Investigation into 'Offensive Cancer Email from Gary Cook' Sportsvibe 11:24 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 City to investigate Cook over e-mail claim FootballFanCast.com 09:57 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Man City to Investigate ‘Cancer Email’: Was Gary Cook Claims Account Was... CaughtOffside 09:37 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Manchester City: City conduct Cook report over vile email Clubcall.com 09:29 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Can England stop Bale; Capello: “I am not an ogre” & Cook... 101 Great Goals 09:04 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Capello: “I am not an ogre,” Can England stop Bale & Cook... 101 Great Goals 08:54 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Man City’s Garry Cook’s Email To Anthonia Onuoha Was Sent From His... Anorak.co.uk 08:53 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Manchester City chief Garry Cook fights to save job over email allegations London Evening Standard 08:44 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 What the back pages say: Cook clinging to City job after email... Daily Mail 08:14 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Cancer patient email row threatens to drag focus away from Man City brilliance and onto... City AM 02:12 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Manchester City's Garry Cook Faces Sack In E-mail Probe Daily and Sunday Express 01:34 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Cook battling to keep job after offensive email angers owners The Independent 00:56 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Garry Cook in fight for job after Manchester City row Daily Star 00:44 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Garry Cook & Manchester City: More Questions Than Answers Twohundredpercent 00:40 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 How Manchester City chief executive Garry Cook has managed to say the... Telegraph.co.uk 00:12 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Manchester City chief executive Garry Cook facing high-level probe over email allegations Telegraph.co.uk 00:12 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Cook battling to keep job in wake of storm over offensive email The Independent 00:08 Tue, 06 Sep 2011
Whatever Ian Wright has to say he should keep that to himself. After all wasn't he the 1 who urged his son SWp to go and join Chelsea where he spent most of that time warming a seat in the stands or on the bench then playing. he was a very good player but as a jurno he leaves alot to be desired. After all look for which paper he is writing for.
Breaking on SSN, he has resigned as Chief Executive Officer. Everyone will have their thoughts on this (especially United fans) so may as well multi-thread it. Please keep it clean and constructive.
Not publically, but the suggestions are that they have investigated and from what I gather they can prove it was him that sent the email.
Cook makes the diehard div fans who were defending him look like mugs again.Dont swallow all the "he did a lot for the club" bullshit.The guy attacked the mother of an employee so had to go.
this really is the right thing to do, if he sent the email he should have held his hands up in the first place and apologised to nedim and his mum.
the thing i found stupid about it was the women who has the cancer said "i was distraught, getting the email was the worst moment of my life, even being diagnosed with cancer" Now i'm no expert, but surely being told you've got cancer is ALOT worse than some random repeating what you said about being ravaged with cancer, and somethin about someone bein a twat.
