Mark Hughes sacked as Man City appoint Mancini manager

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Dec 20, 2009 | 01:51 AM

GrayTT

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Mark Hughes sacked as Man City appoint Mancini manager

This is Bull$... IMHO Hughes is the guy who put this team together and did an amazing job. Yes the $$$ help'd a lot but it takes vision and great management to move a team forward not just $$$$$$

BBC Sport - Football - Mark Hughes sacked as Man City appoint Mancini manager

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Manchester City have sacked Mark Hughes after 18 months in charge and named Roberto Mancini as his successor, with Brian Kidd appointed his assistant.
News of Hughes' departure came via a statement, issued just two hours after the 4-3 home win over Sunderland.
The Welshman had been appointed in June 2008, replacing Sven-Goran Eriksson.
But despite spending heavily on the likes of Emmanuel Adebayor, Joleon Lescott and Carlos Tevez, results have not satisfied City's ambitious owners.
"A return of two wins in 11 Premier League games is clearly not in line with the targets that were agreed and set," read a City statement.
Sheikh Mansour and the board felt that there was no evidence that the situation would fundamentally change.

Dec 20, 2009 | 02:11 AM

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Bad move. They should've waited atleast until the season finishes.

Dec 20, 2009 | 08:28 PM

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Lame move, Hughes is a good manager and has Man City in a good position if you take into account that this is basically the first season they have money and good players.

Dec 21, 2009 | 12:49 AM

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^^^ Very true...
Maybe they are thinking quick returns on their $$$ like in Dubai...

Oh wait...

Dec 21, 2009 | 02:46 AM

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Sad that City didn't give him til the end of the season which could have been interesting factoring the upcoming January transfers. He wasn't far from turning the team's fortunes around, results don't come quickly in football.