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Coppell Wins LMA Manager of the Year 2007

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Post Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 10:46 pm Reply with quote
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Reading manager Steve Coppell has been honoured with the LMA’s highest accolade, by his fellow managers, for the second year running. At a packed Awards Dinner held at the Crowne Plaza hotel, Nottingham, Coppell was received the coveted LMA Manager of the Year Award, just 12 months after receiving the same award.

The Royals followed a season in which they were promoted to the top flight for the first time, with an amazing 8th place in the Premiership, narrowly missing out on qualification for the UEFA Cup.

In a poll amongst all Football League and Premiership managers, Coppell was the overwhelming winner.

In the other Award Categories, Sir Alex Ferguson was the Barclays Manager of the Year. Roy Keane received the award as the Coca Cola Championship Manager of the Year, whist Yeovil Town’s Russell Slade and Hartlepool United’s Danny Wilson were voted Coca Cola League One and League Two winners respectively.

The LMA Special Achievement Award was presented to long serving Crewe Alexandra manager Dario Gradi.


Well done to Steve and to Sir Alex who wins the Barclays manager of the year Very Happy Also, to our favourite son Roy Keane who has successfully guided Sunderland to the Premiership and won manager of the year for his respective division. What a legend.

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Post Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 10:57 pm Reply with quote
Really glad to see Coppell get his just awards.

What a fantastic job. Such an intelligent and level-headed guy. He could turn out to be one of the Premiership greats - potentially the next Man United Manager? I hope not, because he'd be pretty darn good.

Hopefully he keeps the Reading ship steady next season and firmly docks her in the Premiership for a long stay.

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Post Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 11:33 pm Reply with quote
J-Axe wrote:
potentially the next Man United Manager?
That is a dam good shout.Whenever ive chatted with mates about the next Man U boss,no one has mentioned him.But ex-player and all that.wonder what the odds are?has to be worth risking a couple of quid.

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Post Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 11:55 pm Reply with quote
On Betfair u can back it at 50's and lay at 85's.

On another not Ranieri is the favourite for the Man City job at 2.88s... very short odds. I haven't heard anything aboutt his.

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Post Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 12:44 am Reply with quote
marcofoo wrote:
On Betfair u can back it at 50's and lay at 85's.

On another not Ranieri is the favourite for the Man City job at 2.88s... very short odds. I haven't heard anything aboutt his.

Excellent odds,cheers marco.im off to log in.

Ranieri @ladbrokes,today was evens.......25/1 3 days ago!!

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Post Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 6:52 am Reply with quote
Congratulations Stevie, fully deserved award.... Here is to the best manager in the history of Reading F.C. I am however slightly concerned that Coppell may be taking a little too many of the plaudits... I don't see the players getting enough praise.

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Post Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 11:03 pm Reply with quote
floody wrote:
Congratulations Stevie, fully deserved award.... Here is to the best manager in the history of Reading F.C. I am however slightly concerned that Coppell may be taking a little too many of the plaudits... I don't see the players getting enough praise.

I'd say Alan Pardew had a good shout at being Reading's best ever manager. Coppell is only expanding on what Pardew had already built. Without Pardew we wouldn't be where we are.

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Post Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:56 am Reply with quote
hoopy wrote:
floody wrote:
Congratulations Stevie, fully deserved award.... Here is to the best manager in the history of Reading F.C. I am however slightly concerned that Coppell may be taking a little too many of the plaudits... I don't see the players getting enough praise.

I'd say Alan Pardew had a good shout at being Reading's best ever manager. Coppell is only expanding on what Pardew had already built. Without Pardew we wouldn't be where we are.


I was having this discussion just the other day actually. Both have been fantastic influences at the club and yes i agree without Pardew we would not be where we are but i just feel that Pardew could not have taken us any further than he already had - One of the reasons that he left. It took a manager like Coppell to come in sign one or two players and in however way he helped - Romp to the Championship title. I think Coppell shades it over Pardew for the way he has successfully steered us to a fantastic season in the Premiership. Not letting himself be influenced by th media, sticking to his guns with regards to playing a weakened team in the Cups. I also think that Steve has so far been tactically more sound than Pardew in many areas. I am sure you will remember when Pardew,continually home or away, always stuck with the formation laving Nicky Forster, who was never particulalry prolific, on his own up front. A tactic that saw us play some of the most frustrating and poor football i have seen.

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Post Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 9:09 am Reply with quote
steve coppell has coped well in the premiership 4 his 1st season with reading as they done pretty well in the season

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