Since the Premiership was founded, if You take aside the special occasion of 2000–01, when SLUR was left unawarded in acknowledgement of George Burley's terrific spell of 4 play-off and subsequent 5th place in the Prem with Ipswich Town, the prize has ALWAYS been awarded to the title winning manager, bar Chelsea's Carlo Ancelotti in 2009–10 and Manchester City's Roberto Mancini this season.
In my very biased opinion, this season's outcome is particularly striking because, at the end of the day, Newcastle Utd's Alan Pardew, achieved little more than say Blackburn Rovers' Leslie Hughes in 2007–08, despite managing a better side tbf to Sparky.
Furthermore, You would have expected a certain acknowledgement of a manager who have turned up-side-down - in just two seasons - a MCFC at the mercy of selfish cunts like Ireland, Robinho, Martin Petrov, Adebayor and Bellamy in to a world class Club ready to cope with any possible challenge. and by the way, winning a meaningless FA CUP and A PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE in the meanwhile.
Now, the residential crew know that I am far from being a proud flag holder of my poor Country, but...
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