November Manager/Player of the month short lists – Newcastle fans will be interested to learn that Steve McClaren has brought the ‘swagger’ back to Derby County…

Rafa Benitez gets nomination for manager of the month award but has tough competition from Sheffield Wednesday and Norwich City.

Alan Pardew has picked up more manager of the month awards than Jose Mourinho this season, despite Chelsea having walked the Premier League title.

Alan Pardew has won the November manager of the month award, this follows his nomination last month when Sam Allardyce beat him to the October award.

Alan Pardew is one of the four managers selected as nominees for the November manager of the month award.

West Ham’s Sam Allardyce has pipped Alan Pardew, Steve Bruce and Jose Mourinho to the October Premier League manager of the month award.

Alan Pardew has been nominated as one of four candidates for the Premier League October manager of the month award.

Slaps on the backs all round as Alan Pardew manager of the month and Tim Krul player of the month for November.

While the headline ‘Alan Pardew Manager of The Month’ seems a cert, the NUFC manager has chosen to speak about his ‘team of the month’ instead.

Alan Pardew takes on David Moyes and has every chance of coming out on top, at least in this month’s Premier League manager of the month rankings.