Town boss Roy Keane has been nominated for the npower Championship Manager of the Month award for August. The Blues won three and drew one in the league and were victorious in two away Carling Cup ties during what was an injury-hit opening month of the season.

The other three shortlisted bosses are Millwall’s Kenny Jackett, Cardiff’s Dave Jones and Neil Warnock of QPR.

Speaking last week, Keane said he wasn’t particularly concerned about the gong: “If you think I’m interested in individual awards, either as a manager or a player, you clearly don’t know me.”

The last Town manager to win the award was Joe Royle in November 2004. Keane himself won in February and March 2007 when with Sunderland. August’s winner will be announced on Thursday 9th September.

Elsewhere, former Town keeper Andy Marshall, 35, has rejoined Aston Villa on a one-year deal having been released by the Premier League club at the end of last season.

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ozzydog added 16:34 - Sep 3 noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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bluepeter added 16:40 - Sep 3 ozzydog, are you the one on the right or the left?
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ozzydog added 16:42 - Sep 3 I`m the one in your picture
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canveyblue added 16:45 - Sep 3 He deserves it after last season. Just hope the curse of the award doesn't arise when we play Portsmouth.
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MVBlue added 16:48 - Sep 3 Ossy ossy ossy oi oi oi You are clearly in Aus. Do you know Aussie Blue? Or the Sydney Blue? I should be there next year. Going to have to choose my nametag carefully
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ChambersM added 17:06 - Sep 3 The idea of this award is silly anyway....it only goes on whats happened on the pitch.
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WadzillaBhoy added 17:12 - Sep 3 @ChmabersM can you enlighten me as to what happened off the pitch?
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Fen69 added 17:15 - Sep 3 Hopefully it will go to Neil Warnock & QPR will loose their next couple of games!
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51blue added 17:18 - Sep 3 Elsewhere, former Town keeper Andy Marshall, 35, has rejoined Aston Villa on a one-year deal having been released by the Premier League club at the end of last season. Thats Villa as good as relegated then!
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ITFCkezza added 17:34 - Sep 3 If he does win then i hope that bloody curse doesnt happen but if he doesnt win i would very much welcome it to other clubs
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depressed added 17:55 - Sep 3 That will upset a few on here!!......Ha Ha!
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Bergholtblue added 18:53 - Sep 3 Oh well! If he does win it and we end up losing to QPR and Cardiff, at least we can blame it on the curse.
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Smithy added 18:54 - Sep 3 only Championship side undefeated in league and cup, he should get it but feel it will go to moneybags QPR or Bellamy is the best player ever to have graced the plant Cardiff.
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SiBo added 18:57 - Sep 3 Warnock will probably get it... RK deserves to be in the frame though... who would have thought we would have 10 points after the first 4 fixtures we had? Not many, I suspect... I didn't and I'm an eternal optomist!
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Tractorog added 22:02 - Sep 3 Dave Jones ought to win it. On the face of it he has had a hell of a closed season with the club on the perpetual verge of bankruptcy. Yes a lot is down to the Bellamy deal ... but...like everyone else here I want the curse to hit the other two teams as town play them! :-)
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norfsufblue added 22:15 - Sep 3 Hopefully he will get nominated for every award up to next May ,narrowly missing out on each occassion and but eventually winning Manager of the Year!Well I can dream!
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TractorRoyNo1 added 22:59 - Sep 3 chuck in the draw, you'll be getting manager of the season in may.
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brockleyblueboy added 03:56 - Sep 4 Chamberm you really are adouche bag, you make me laugh with your ridiculous comments, however you are entertaining wallybrain. So what i the gong is cursed or whatever, who would have thought Roy would be up for manager of the month? I know we are riding the top of the wave but lets enjoy it and roll with it and long may it continue I am also sydney based by the way to all those Aussie blues, however the lack of football is killing me so back to tthe UK in 3 weeks - boom baby COME ON YOU BLUES

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bluelady added 08:47 - Sep 4 Personally I think he deserved it much more thsn jones who is busy spending money his club clearly doesn't have. Keane has achieved this with limited resources (albeit due to me + sc tightening the purse strings). That said if its cursed dave jonesneil w take a bow its all yours!!!! Oh and well done big mac last night, you slowly becomming a town legond!
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colonel added 09:45 - Sep 4 Another balanced quality post from ChambersM......... if there was a gong for negativity the book would be closed. In the 2 months I've been viewing TWTD I don't remember a positive post. When having a bad day its just the tonic to make me realise that lifes not that bad afterall. COYB
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Skip73 added 13:06 - Sep 4 ChambersM, do you have a brain?
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dirtydingusmagee added 14:50 - Sep 4 well,what a difference a year makes ! if he gets it fairzeedoozee. Last season was last season ,.
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Mungo added 14:58 - Sep 4 A nomination RK has deserved on our unexpectedly good start this season. I'd be disappointed if Jones won, as the business ethics of Cardiff really don't sit right with me, but you couldn't argue with any of the other three winning. The question is how RK deals with the inevitable 'blip' and dip in form when it comes. That may ultimately define the success or failure of his reign...

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GiveusaWave added 14:59 - Sep 4 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/football/8372387.Black_Cats_open_to_Healy
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BlueFinn added 20:44 - Sep 4 I agree with ChumbersM, this award is more or less meaningless.Also because you can peak one month and then hit the ropes next. It's the whole season that counts in manager's job. Theoretically if you go 2-1-1 (or 4-0-2 when there's more matches in a month) all season, you wouldn't probably win any manager of the months, but you would win the league many seasons. But here's hoping that Roy wins the manager of the month for September...

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