September Manager and Player of the Month nominations

The nominations for the Sky Bet League Two Manager of the Month award for September 2016.

Derek Adams (Plymouth Argyle)

Adams guided his side through an almost perfect month, collecting 13 points from five unbeaten games and only conceding two goals. He has added a pragmatic dimension to his team’s play with top spot in Sky Bet League Two the reward.

John Coleman (Accrington Stanley)

Coleman had to lift the club on the pitch after the heartache of missing out on promotion on the final day of last season and subsequent player departures. He made light of a difficult fixture list to garner 11 points from five unbeaten games.

Steve Davis (Crewe Alexandra)

Davis has rewarded the faith of the Crewe board following relegation to steer Alex into the Sky Bet League Two promotion picture. September saw his side record three successive victories on their way to picking up 10 points from five games.

Paul Hurst (Grimsby Town)

Changing a winning side following promotion is a difficult task. Summer departures of key players forced Hurst to rebuild, but three wins and a draw from five games in just his second month as an EFL manager is a notable achievement.

The winner will be announced on Friday.






The nominations for the Sky Bet League Two Player of the Month award for September 2016.

Sonny Bradley (Plymouth Argyle)

The heartbeat of a defence which conceded just two goals in five September games. Powerful in the air, strong in the tackle, Bradley has a no-nonsense style at the back and even found time to head home a late winner against Cheltenham Town.

Gary Roberts (Portsmouth)

Three goals and two assists for the creative hub of a Portsmouth side which moved into the top three. Roberts dictates play and has the vision and technique to find team-mates, while his goal against Barnet shows he can finish with style.

Jon Stead (Notts County)

The 33-year-old shows no sign of slowing down. Five goals in as many games took his season’s tally to nine. Always willing to drop deeper to link up play, a lovely strike against Leyton Orient showed he is comfortable shooting from distance.

Nathan Thomas (Hartlepool United)

Five goals in five games from the left wing, including two lovely finishes at Yeovil Town, is impressive enough to add to his positive style. It becomes remarkable when you learn that he scored every one of Hartlepool’s goals in September.

The winner will be announced on Friday.

Adams will get MotM, Nathan Thomas PotM

Homeslice wrote:

Adams will get MotM, Nathan Thomas PotM

Yeah id go with that as well homeslice 

Adams should get it, I would be very surprised if he did not.

Can't argue against NT.

VillageGreen wrote:

Adams should get it, I would be very surprised if he did not.

Can't argue against NT.

Likewise. I thought his goal at HP was a fluke but the goal he scored on Saturday was pretty much a spitting image.

His goal at HP was a cross all day long, dangerous little player though when right in the head. Come back ejh