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Steve collects manager award
On accepting the award, it was hardly surprising to hear Steve praise his players. He said: “I am obviously delighted to be named as Championship Manager of the Month for October. It is the first time I've won it at Burnley.
“We've managed to have a squad to sustain our performances for a month which we probably haven't been able to do in the past, because we have had some good months but maybe slipped at a hurdle across the way.
“I felt it we had a tough month and coupled with the injuries we had in the squad, that has probably made it a bigger achievement. That is all credit to my players though and I would like to dedicate the award to them.”
It is almost five years since a Burnley manager picked up this particular award, when Stan Ternent won it in November 2001 after we'd won four games and drawn one in the month. And if anyone thinks this award brings bad fortune, on that occasion we went into the following month and won the first three games.
Congratulations to Steve and the team on this award, it is well deserved.