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CLOUGH NOMINATED FOR L2 MANAGER OF MONTH
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Sky Bet League Two: October Manager and Player of the Month nominees
7 Nov 2023 https://www.efl.com/news/2023/november/07/sky-bet-league-two--october-manager-and-player-of-the-month-nominees/ The October nominees for the Sky Bet League Two Manager of the Month Award are: Derek Adams (Morecambe) At the end of June, Morecambe had just six players on their books. Adams has built an adventurous new, young team since then which continues to improve under his guidance, amassing 13 points and 12 goals from six October games. Dave Challinor (Stockport County) A winning run that began in September continued as County won all six of their fixtures in the month with a 13-3 goals differential. They even made light of losing striker Louie Barry to injury as Challinor’s side took over leadership of League Two. Nigel Clough (Mansfield Town) Clough guided his side through a remarkable third unbeaten league month to begin the season, picking up 11 points from five games and conceding just three goals. The highlight was a 4-1 local derby day victory at Notts County. Phil Parkinson (Wrexham) As flamboyant as Wrexham are at home under Parkinson, their ability to grind out results on the road improved in October as they picked up 14 points from six unbeaten games - four of them away - to move into the top three. --------------------------- update, 10 Nov 2023: Stockport County manager Dave Challinor has been named the Manager of the Month. A winning run that began in September continued as County won all six of their fixtures in the month with a 13-3 goals differential. They even made light of losing striker Louie Barry to injury as Challinor’s side took over leadership of League Two. Challinor said: “To win the award back-to-back is a great achievement by everybody at the club, players and staff, and again reinforces that we’re doing things well at the moment and we’re getting the results to back that up. “I still think the difference between our first six games and the last ten games is minimal, but we’ve minimised the mistakes at the back and been ruthless and clinical at the other end. When you combine those two things, it’s a pretty good recipe for winning football matches and that has to continue for us now, we have to ride this wave of momentum for as long as we possibly can.” Danny Wilson chairs the Sky Bet League Two Manager of the Month judging panel. He said: “Dave and his side have carried on from where they left off in September with an 18-point return from their six games in October. Scoring 13 goals and conceding only three has cemented their position at the summit of League Two.” Sky Sports’ EFL pundit Don Goodman said: “Stockport haven’t dropped points in the league since the start of September, and Dave Challinor deserves all the plaudits. He rallied his team after a slow start and now they look like runaway leaders in League Two. “County won all six of their games in October and only conceded three goals. They even managed to find the net 13 times without Louie Barry who missed out due to injury. They’re going to take some stopping this season and could be on for a record points haul.” --------------------------- |
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