Manager of the Season

Dom1878 · May 7, 2012

Who do you think it is?

Two can win the premier league, so its fair to put Mancini and Ferguson in the mix. Mancini has had to battle the likes of Tevez and Balotelli all season, which - im guessing - isnt easy to do!! Ferguson, well, its quite amazing he has stayed at United this long, and he will probably lose the league on goal difference - and no team has ever lost with as many points - even though they may not win, still pretty impressive stuff!!

You have Pardew, who has - wether you like it or not - done brilliantly this season, taking Newcastle to the Europa League and maybe even the Champions League.

Then you have the managers of Swansea and Norwich, both clubs recently promoted and both have had a good season in the permier league. Brendan Rogers looks the more appealing of the two as not only have they performed well, but they have played like Barcelona!! (Well...not quite)

Anyone else really in the mix? Martinez has had Wigan play some lovely football, but they are still in a relegation scrap, so that surely rules him out!!

For me, i'd probably give it to Pardew.

bluejock · May 7, 2012

Owen Coyle

tommye · May 7, 2012

there can be only one. Give it to The King.

*hopefully this will convince Mr Henry to give him another season

Elong · May 7, 2012

Pardew. Bought well, managed well, getting some results. Newcastle are still a bunch of massive weapons though.

Blue 1 · May 7, 2012

Pardew. Hate the bellend but there's no arguing about the job he's done there.

ToffeeBlueNose · May 7, 2012

Pardew for me in the prem deservedly so.

I know who it won't be

at least we're not villa

*sends application to Damons gang

blue61 · May 7, 2012

It has to be Pardew, he's done very well this season, there have been a few times when the barcodes have looked like faultering, but they have kept pulling big results out all season. It would be somewhat appropriate if Moyes gave him the trophy next Sunday, a bit like passing over the green jacket at the US Masters.

manxtoffee · May 7, 2012

If City do end up winning it I think Mancini has done enough to earn it. His handling of the Tevez affair was spot on and having Super Mario must be enough to drive any manager completely nuts, so fair play to him.
Meanwhile, Pardew has done an excellent job up there, above all showing club 'KKK' how you spend your monies after you just lost your biggest asset... Oh the irony.. :lol:

I know he's still classed as bit of a tit, but Ashley at least deserves some credit for pulling them around.

toffeejack · May 7, 2012

KKK for me, it's some achievement to spend that much and finish even lower facing their worse season ever, WHAT AN ACHIEVEMENT!!!!

toffeejack · May 7, 2012

seriously, it should be pardew, well overachieved

Librarian · May 7, 2012

I'd Give it to Woy, if (and only if) he finishes above the Shyte

Tubey · May 7, 2012

Pardew.

peteblue · May 7, 2012

manxtoffee said:
If City do end up winning it I think Mancini has done enough to earn it. His handling of the Tevez affair was spot on and having Super Mario must be enough to drive any manager completely nuts, so fair play to him.
Meanwhile, Pardew has done an excellent job up there, above all showing club 'KKK' how you spend your monies after you just lost your biggest asset... Oh the irony..
I know he's still classed as bit of a tit, but Ashley at least deserves some credit for pulling them around.

Actually I thought his handling of the Tevez affair was appalling. They were walking away with the league, he had an argument with Tevez that could have been handled much better "he will never play for City again", then the team only improved again when Tevez came back. Pardew has done a really good job and deserves it IMO ........

heatmeiser · May 7, 2012

Pardew is an actual sized idiot. I still say they've luck boxed their way through the season.

That swollen faced Italian fella had done pretty well at Chelsea - if they beat Munich it has to be him right?

RFUS · May 7, 2012

Pardew. I hate him and Newcastle and I think (hope) they'll implode next year, but he's been consistent.

Di Matteo has accomplished an incredible amount though, whether they win the CL or not. But I doubt you can really say he's the manager of the season when he's only been a manager for 1/3 of it.