The manager of the month curse is a well-known phenomenon.
Mark Robins picked up the award for the Sky Bet Championship after his team won four games in a row.
I talked to him last week. His side was defeated by a single goal on their return to action on Saturday.
The time we spoke before that was when the curse was in action.
The curse of the Manager of the month took its toll on me when I last won this award, in February 2020.
We did get promoted. It did work out in the end.
At that time, Coventry was at the top of League One. The season was cut short by the Pandemic.
The Championship awards were won by gyokeres and russells.
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Even though the Sky Blues were promoted, it was good for them. It was the latest in a long line of bumps in the road for the club, which is close to six years old. He is one of the longest-serving managers in England.
At times, the issues seem to never end. They received an eviction notice from the new owners of the arena.
This would be a big deal for other clubs. It was just another day at the office for the man. There is water on the duck's back.
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Through a series of points deductions, ownership issues, stadium problems and exiles, a global pandemic and more, Robins has led the club to silverware in the EFL trophy, two promotions and then stabilising them in the Championship
He has a secret. He was concentrating on what he could control.
He says it's just about the health of the players. Mental and physical. That's the most challenging thing for anyone.
People have changed since the lock down. They are more tense. The players have done a great job.
I'm proud of everything we've done and the people that have worked here.
Everyone who has been here has been involved in that moment.
It's normal for a manager to pay tribute to the fans.
In the last few years, few supporters in the country have been through as much as those of the city. He means it.
The players deserve a lot of credit, but we have a lot of support. They are the biggest constant and have been wonderful.
They make it possible for you to do your job well. That is impossible to underestimate. Everything that gets done is behind them.
They've been here for a long time and have been through a lot. The players, the staff, the supporters, they all make it worthwhile, even though it has been difficult.
The issues are starting to go away. The club is close to being taken over by local businessman Doug King, who is set to take the helm from controversial owners Sisu.
Robins is cautious but also hopeful about the future.
He says that they are still in a state of limbo. That should happen soon.
I have to wait and see what the new owners bring to the table. You have to be happy that things can move forward.
It doesn't matter if it is happening slowly or not. In order to get to where you want to go, you have to do things in a methodical way.
Joy Seppala has done as much as she can to help us get to this point. Being the owner of a football club is very hard.
We have a bigger budget than League One, but we are still a small team in this division.
It gives us a lot of motivation going forward, and it may give us a little bit more in terms of being able to pad out the squad.
In the last 10 years, no manager in England has achieved more than Robins.
With everything he has done so far, you wouldn't bet against him completing one of the game's greatest comebacks and returning to the top flight.
He wants to get the top six from there and aim for a consistent top 10 finish.
Who knows if we can do that? It will be the plan for a lot of teams, and we need the financial support to get there.
There's still a lot of work to be done, but it's been a team effort to get to this point. Things are looking really good with the possibility of new ownership.
Don't whisper it. The future for the city looks good.
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