Mucky Duck

Well, I've been stewing on this 'lack of class' comment over the past 24hours or so while Man City and in particular Garry Cooke have tried to defend the manner of Mark Hughes's sacking ??“ and it sucks! It takes an awful lot to destroy the soul of a club ??“ and Man City has a big soul ??“ but this little weasel Cook appears to be trying his very hardest. The sordid episode just makes my skin crawl and the sooner the club gets rid of him and distances itself from him, the better. Personally, I don't think that Hughes was quite the man for the job but that doesn't account for some really ??“ and I yes, I concede ??“ shoddy, classless behaviour. I do feel a little ashamed to be a Man City fan right now. Football, the beautiful game??¦ the ugly business!

Like Chelsea, it (the club) lacks class? I'm getting a bit cheesed-off with comments like this. Manchester City is a great club with sound heritage. Whilst not having the same success that its red neighbours have deservedly enjoyed in the recent past ??“ and having to endure that club's obsession with the Sky Blue's failure to win a trophy ??“ Man City fans are as loyal as you will ever find and until last season it was many fans' 'second club'. OK, the Shiniwatra saga was not too savoury but that's in the past but it still didn't prevent the club from being well-liked, maybe because it was still not a genuine threat. Man City has suddenly become the most hated in the league because a very rich company decided to pump a ridiculous amount of money into it in order to challenge the very dull and monotonous quadropoly the Premiership has endured for far too long. The problem lies with football itself so unless the rules are changed for all, the phenomenon (which I'd rather didn't exist) will continue. As for those pointing the finger at clubs like Man City for bringing too much money to the game, would they desert their own beloved club should it be purchased by a similarly rich buyer? I think not. Furthermore, I'm not happy about Mark Hughes being sacked before being given a fair chance but again this is a modern football problem, not a phenomenon restricted to the richest teams. Unfortunately, instant gratification counts in all walks of life these days and you can bet that now even a manager of Fergie's stature wouldn't get the generous length of time he was allowed in the past to develop his team into winners.

Judging by your superb photos in the past I'm sure it will all look spot on when finished. You're also well on the way to finishing first at this rate??

I'm gonna jump on the Missy bandwagon! I've admired your ingenuity throughout this project! Keep it up.

Your Q1 looks beautifully detailed and weathered. Any chance of some larger gallery shots?