Manager of the month?

riverroyal · by **riverroyal** » 27 Nov 2006 17:14

Surely Coppell must be up there to be considered for manager of the month (again).

Top Flight · by **Top Flight** » 27 Nov 2006 17:37

We have taken 9 points out of a possible 12 in November.

Our defeat at Liverpool was unacceptable and has probably cost Coppell the Manager of the Month award.

And anyway, Coppell doesn't want the highlight of our season to be a couple of good results in November. It is where we are in May that matters.

East End Lady · by **East End Lady** » 27 Nov 2006 17:52

He definitely better not win it. Last time he did we lost the next three games!!

biscuitsrus · by **biscuitsrus** » 27 Nov 2006 17:58

riverroyal wrote:Surely Coppell must be up there to be considered for manager of the month (again).

Coppell Out!

Greenwich Royal · by **Greenwich Royal** » 27 Nov 2006 19:28

Top Flight wrote:We have taken 9 points out of a possible 12 in November.

Our defeat at Liverpool was unacceptable and has probably cost Coppell the Manager of the Month award.

He MUST be punished for this insolence...

handbags_harris · by **handbags_harris** » 27 Nov 2006 21:08

Top Flight wrote:Our defeat at Liverpool was unacceptable and has probably cost Coppell the Manager of the Month award.

Please tell me you're being ironic....

melksham_royal · by **melksham_royal** » 27 Nov 2006 21:35

handbags_harris wrote:
Top Flight wrote:Our defeat at Liverpool was unacceptable and has probably cost Coppell the Manager of the Month award.
Please tell me you're being ironic....

how would he be being ironic? do you mean sarcastic?

bassavage · by **bassavage** » 27 Nov 2006 21:36

I thought we played quite well at Liverpool.

handbags_harris · by **handbags_harris** » 27 Nov 2006 21:38

melksham_royal wrote:
handbags_harris wrote:
Top Flight wrote:Our defeat at Liverpool was unacceptable and has probably cost Coppell the Manager of the Month award.
Please tell me you're being ironic....
how would he be being ironic? do you mean sarcastic?

I know what I mean, even if no-one else does!!

weybridgewanderer · by **weybridgewanderer** » 27 Nov 2006 22:18

last time we one it we went on a terrible run

its a curse to win it in this league

We've got 6 games in december, lets leave that award well alone, I'd much rather take 10 points from the next 6 games!

alad · by **alad** » 27 Nov 2006 22:51

weybridgewanderer wrote:last time we one it we went on a terrible run

its a curse to win it in this league

We've got 6 games in december, lets leave that award well alone, I'd much rather take 10 points from the next 6 games!

Not true. Ferguson has won it twice this season and his side sit top of the table.

This months the award should go to Ferguson again as his side have won 3 and drawn 1 of the games in November and if they win on Wednesday it will be even more impressive but not sure if he'll get it as he won it last month and won it in August.

Between Coppell and Ferguson for me.

pooandwee · by **pooandwee** » 27 Nov 2006 23:58

I would have thought Dowie is a sure fire bet this month

Boston Royal · by **Boston Royal** » 27 Nov 2006 23:59

The talk of a curse makes no sense, unless you believe in the paranormal and Uri Geller. We went on a bad run after Coppell won MOTM because of the fixtures we had.

Even if the fixtures were no harder, you'd mechanically see worse results after winning MOTM. MOTM is awarded after excellent performance, so statistically performance afterwards will be more average, and thus worse than the prior month. (Unless you have a season where you're excellent in every month, like us last season

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Jackson Corner · by **Jackson Corner** » 28 Nov 2006 02:13

Doyler must be in with a shout for player of the month?

TFF · by **TFF** » 28 Nov 2006 09:54

Jackson Corner wrote:Doyler must be in with a shout for player of the month?

I'd rather he won that in February

papereyes · by **papereyes** » 28 Nov 2006 10:20

last time we one it we went on a terrible run

its a curse to win it in this league

Not quite true.

442 utterly debunked it a fe wmonths ago.

mathematically_safe · by **mathematically_safe** » 28 Nov 2006 10:22

That Friday Feeling wrote:
Jackson Corner wrote:Doyler must be in with a shout for player of the month?
I'd rather he won that in February

as long as he wins it for us and not playing elsewhere!!

bigmike · by **bigmike** » 28 Nov 2006 10:33

No give it to MORONiho.... It would be nice for them to be hit by the Jinx of the Manager of the month award

M4 Junction 11 · by **M4 Junction 11** » 30 Nov 2006 13:44

I wonder if the interview on leaguemanagers.com today is a good sign.
CAUTIOUS COPPELL

Sitting just two points off 3rd place in the Premiership, Steve Coppell graciously but reluctantly accepts the plaudits that inevitably head his Reading sideâ€™s way. Harsh experience of previous relegations ensures that Coppell remain cautiousâ€¦ viewed by some as pessimistic Sue McCann found Coppell to be very much the realist.

When we spoke pre season, you thought that your promoted team could take the step up to the Premiership but you wouldnâ€™t know until they did; well your gut instinct appears to have been right doesnâ€™t it?

â€œTo a certain extent yes. I know everyone thinks I just deliberately put a damper on things but the test is the season long test. Weâ€™ve done well up until this stage, thereâ€™s no doubt about that; weâ€™ve picked up points, weâ€™ve got a few hammerings which is what we expected and hopefully weâ€™ve learnt from them. The bottom line is that the elite teams are so much distanced from everybody else and in our real league at the moment weâ€™ve been able to do alright, but the element of surprise that undoubtedly we did have is diminishing and weâ€™ve got to be able to withstand all the tests that are coming.â€

Gordons Cumming · by **Gordons Cumming** » 30 Nov 2006 13:58

I love Steve Coppell.