iancognito Posted 5 May 2015 Posted 5 May 2015 From Wiki The recipient is chosen by a panel of Football Association members and announced alongside the Player of the Month on the first or second Friday of the following month MON won it 3 times and even Peter Failure won it in September 2000 when we went top of the league.
Hirsty The Blue 94 Posted 5 May 2015 Posted 5 May 2015 Jose will be given it because everyone loves him.
Jace Posted 5 May 2015 Posted 5 May 2015 Hopefully Pearsons done enough to steer himself away from it with his osterich comment
cc_star Posted 5 May 2015 Posted 5 May 2015 Mourinho surely? Seeing as our record was similar to Chelsea and they beat us
Xen Posted 5 May 2015 Posted 5 May 2015 Adrift at the bottom of the table to (what the media is generally billing as) almost certain safety, following 4 straight wins and a single loss to the team that's dominated the division - and even in that match we held our own for much of the game. Through April, Chelsea were the ONLY team to score more points than us (13 to our 12), with Everton playing 1 less but having a marginally higher PPG (2.5 vs 2.4). Sure, Jose has won the league, but that was always going to happen. There's a minor argument that their fixtures were 'tougher', but at the end of the day we were playing teams well above us in the table (generally) whereas they've played teams below them. Oh, and while Jose's team has got the results by playing efficiently, we've got the results by playing attractive, exciting football. Pearson HAS to win it, regardless of off-the-pitch events... MotM curse is a myth. Expectations get raised by the preceding form that won the manager the trophy, and when that form comes to an end the fans blame the 'curse' for their performances rather than the natural course of events.
ousefox Posted 5 May 2015 Posted 5 May 2015 Mourinho surely? Seeing as our record was similar to Chelsea and they beat us I'd argue our efforts were a little more impressive and surprising.
Haydos Posted 5 May 2015 Posted 5 May 2015 Mourinho surely? Seeing as our record was similar to Chelsea and they beat us That's not really how it works.
Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot Posted 5 May 2015 Posted 5 May 2015 http://www.foxestalk.co.uk/forums/topic/100240-aprils-manager-of-the-month-award/
foxes_rule1978 Posted 5 May 2015 Posted 5 May 2015 Mourinho surely? Seeing as our record was similar to Chelsea and they beat us I think there is more to it... we looked down and out before April now we are out the relegation zone with 5 wins from 6... what Pearson achieved over that month is more impressive in my view
cc_star Posted 5 May 2015 Posted 5 May 2015 I think there is more to it... we looked down and out before April now we are out the relegation zone with 5 wins from 6... what Pearson achieved over that month is more impressive in my view 4 wins and one defeat from 5 in April. If there's more to it, then great. Pearson will get the recognition he deserves
kingcarr21 Posted 5 May 2015 Posted 5 May 2015 Pearson is the only candidate surely. To turn around our woeful form. Spending 140 days at the bottom of the league. Having only won 4 games all season. To see us win 4 on the trot and climb out the drop zone is nothing short of remarkable. we havent even relied on 1 player. The whole team has contributed and as an attacking unit we look threatening going forward. Before April we were the team that everybody wanted to play as we couldnt defend to save our lives. Now i would put it out there that we are the most feared team atm knowing what atmosphere we create as fans and our never say die attitude in games. We are scoring goals for fun and even made Chelsea look mediocre first half. Chelsea had a great month but there supposed to be picking up the points they did. We were dead and buried and facing relegation in the face. We are on the verge of breaking premier league records after Aprils performances. MOTM can only go to 1 man. The ostrich lover himself The Sexy Bastard
Trav Le Bleu Posted 5 May 2015 Posted 5 May 2015 MotM curse is a myth. Expectations get raised by the preceding form that won the manager the trophy, and when that form comes to an end the fans blame the 'curse' for their performances rather than the natural course of events. An appropriate post from Xen.
shen Posted 5 May 2015 Posted 5 May 2015 Chelsea had a great month but there supposed to be picking up the points they did. We were dead and buried and facing relegation in the face. Beating Man Utd, drawing away against their worst rivals and not concede a goal in either game? Beating the form team (us) with a sterling 45 minutes? Picking up the most points in April? I'd say Mourinho has a pretty strong case. It'll be a close one!
tom27111 Posted 5 May 2015 Posted 5 May 2015 Vardy could be in with a shout for Player of the Month? Goals and assists, terrorising defences and winning a lot of plaudits.
Guest ttfn Posted 6 May 2015 Posted 6 May 2015 Vardy could be in with a shout for Player of the Month? Goals and assists, terrorising defences and winning a lot of plaudits. Fairly confident Harry Kane did a goal in April so he's a shoo-in
Aus Fox Posted 6 May 2015 Posted 6 May 2015 Just a thought but if Pearson had been sacked after the Spurs game on Boxing Day, with a new manager appointed who achieved exactly the same results and style. Would the new guy be up for manager of the season?
shen Posted 6 May 2015 Posted 6 May 2015 Just a thought but if Pearson had been sacked after the Spurs game on Boxing Day, with a new manager appointed who achieved exactly the same results and style. Would the new guy be up for manager of the season? Ifs and buts... You could argue that Pardew has potentially saved two clubs from relegation. Koeman made a Southampton side stripped of many of its stars play even better than last year. Mourinho is obviously the strongest candidate of all with a flawless season in the League. Pulis yet again saving a team from relegation. There are many very strong candidates there. They would arguably deserve it more than someone who was only there for 5 months and saved a team that many predicted would stay up at the start of the season.
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