Into October and we see the latest round of Manager of the Month awards being handed out. A couple of seasons ago, I seem to recall, Neil Warnock picked up at least one of these accolades during our Championship winning season.
Many a fan will lore that this is a prize not favoured by managers. Will it boost his ego too much? Will it detract focus for the next few games? Will the opposing team view it as a 'we'll knock him off his perch' must win game? Will complacency creep in? Or, as many wonder, is it just a jinx?
As soon as the announcements are made, winning fans almost certainly show their utmost concern. Its like the Grim Reaper has cometh with doom and gloom.
Who actually votes for the winner and the criteria that they follow is always a mystery. Form? Maybe. But is it fair judgement, say, if you draw all your games against top opposition and another team scrape a few wins against lesser sides? And yet the latter attains the crown.
This brings me onto the latest winner in the BPL: David Moyes of Everton.
Mark Hughes probably wasn't expecting the prize, of course. But when winning is based upon the toughest test being a draw, with Newcastle, then this surely questions the remit. Or am I just sulky?
However, being the optimistic R's fan that I am, it does mean one thing. You see, Everton's next game is against us at Loftus Road. Surely this is when our luck changes. And boy do we need some at the moment!
With an international break, allowing most of our injured crop to get playing again, and the near certain jinx on the MOM winner, it really MUST be our time to kick start our season and gain three valuable points.
It will also shut Talk Sports Andy Durham up as well!
If you are not able to be there, chewing what's left of your nails away, then Sky will reveal all from 4 o'clock on a week Sunday...Come on U R's!
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