The View From The South Stand - Get Rid Of The Manager Of The Month Awards!

This past week Millwall manager Kenny Jackett scooped the League One Manager Of The Month award for Millwall winning five games on the spin in the last month. As soon as he was named the winner I knew we were going to get absolutely hammered come Saturday and we did as we went down 4-0 at home to MK Dons.

Whenever someone is named a manager of the month for their league the media always start talking about the curse as they normally go on a bit of a losing streak. So my question is why don’t they get rid of these fucking awards if they are doomed to turn the fourtune of the winners?

You ask any fan in the lower leagues and they will tell you that finding out that their team manager has won one of these awards is not something to be proud of because they know their team is about to hit some dire form and slip down from their lofty position in the table.

A cynic like me might go so far as to say that these awards are dished out to certain teams, just as they are on a run, in a desperate bid by the FA to scupper their chance of promotion. After all, who in their right mind wants a team like Millwall in the Championship let alone the Premiership?!

I’m not saying that Millwall lost 4-0 yesterday soley because of the Manager Of The Month curse but I sure as hell am saying that I beleive it did not help matters and if we now go on a month’s losing streak you will know who is to blame!