SSD Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 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." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the464444 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 This obviously disgraceful, but it also seems really bizarre, especially the wording of the e-mail. I'm struggling to work out what the statement "you used to be such a nice man I worked with you at nike" means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorneoRam Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Cook and Marwood worked together at Nike before joining MCFC - I believe that part of the e-mail was suggesting Marwood should go easier in negotiations due to her circumstances. It seems odd to me - will obviously wait for the fallout but it is not the kind of thing a hacker would write or another employee, if someone was trying to land them in it surely it would have been a lot stronger in language - but then maybe it was as we haven't seen the whole mail. Obviously the thing people will be wondering is did Cook hit "reply all" and actually write it and is now trying to find a scapegoat to pin it on...we will see (maybe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSD Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 And now he has quit.......http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14856828.stm LIAR!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Meh. He made a joke. Bill Hicks was given worldwide reknown for such things. Frankie Boyle would have said it without thinking, and the entire audience would have applauded. No doubt she'll use her distress to get a better deal for her son, and a greater cut for herself. S'pose there is nothing wrong with that though. Money makes the world go round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams71 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 who cares anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Ram Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 I do. I love a good scandal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Ram Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 its the shittest email ever! i was expecting a whole page of ranting about how people with cancer are a waste of space, But it's feck all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 its the shittest email ever! i was expecting a whole page of ranting about how people with cancer are a waste of space, But it's feck all! Same here. What a rubbish ******** he is. Not even as good as Hoddle laying into the disabled. 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':rolleyes:' /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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