Dean Smith - Confirmed

[Lastfootstamper]

MOTM 18/19 winners, and their subsequent game
August, Bielsa (Leeds), Millwall (a), drew
September, Moore (WBA), Reading (h), won
October, McClaren (QPR), Brentford (h), won
November, Farke (Norwich), Bolton (h), won
December, Adkins (Hull City), Sheffield Wednesday (h), won
January, Mowbray (Blackburn Rovers), Bristol City (h), lost
February, Wilder (Sheffield United), Rotherham (h), won

Doesn't actually look like the curse it gets portrayed as.

Only Championship MOTM? Not World MOTM? Ah well, I suppose global domination takes time, whatever your field. It must've been an easy decision for the panel. Congratulations, brilliantly earned.

But look at who that loss was against?!?!

Prior to Tuesday, they'd picked up a meagre 4 points since, so I'm going to attribute it more to it being Blackburn reverting to type than anything else.

[Roysmert]

Deano we know you'm reading, so bloody well done cocka.
Sir Graham would be very proud.

[geolex]

Sir Graham won it three months in a row so you can stop panicking.

This alleged curse is only mentioned if the winning manager loses next match otherwise its ignored worry not people  no suck thing as  curse or superstitions  .. we will be fine ..touchwood etc etc

[mr underhill]

Ha! When you believe in things than you don't understand, you suffer - superstition ain't the way, brother.

[paul_e]

Superstitions are a funny thing, if you're in control of your own destiny but you firmly believe in a superstition it can have a massive positive or negative effect, making it self-fulfilling.

In this case it's nonsense because very few managers have any belief in it.

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

How many times has Bruce won MOTM?

[Steve67]

How many times has Bruce won MOTM?

He has four promotions you know!

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

Nothing wrong with his long term memory then

[geolex]

How many times has Bruce won MOTM?

not sure but he;s always there or thereabouts

[Brassneck]

How many times has Bruce won MOTM?

not sure but he;s always there or thereabouts

Got us to within 90 minutes of the big league you know?

[Hookeysmith]

I dont believe in superstition



Touch wood

[frank black]

I dont believe in superstition



Touch wood

Me neither...................

Fingers crossed

[OCD]

The number of players that have improved so much over the past few months really says something about the standard of coaching now Smith's had chance to work with them.

[Steve67]

I get the feeling that, even if we do not go up this season, we are in for a highly competitive challenge next season if we are still a Championship side.

[mike]

I remember being completely deflated when the window closed and we'd just signed players like Hause and Mings. I am currently gorging myself on my hat served with an enormous but delicious slice of humble pie.