Awards snub for MK Dons boss Paul Ince
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Paul Ince has been snubbed by the League Managers' Association annual awards - despite a double triumph.
And Ince's agent, Steve Kutner, last night said it was 'a bit sinister' that the MK Dons boss had not won the gong.
Ince, the first black player to captain England, was the only title-winning manager not to be recognised by the LMA.
Sir Alex Ferguson, Tony Mowbray and Roberto Martinez won the awards in their respective divisions.
But Ince, who won the League Two title and the Johnstones Paint Trophy, was beaten to the LMA award by Hereford boss Graham Turner, whose team finished third.
Kutner said: "I consider it a bit sinister that every manager who won the league from the Premier all the way through was named LMA manager of the year except Paul, who won the double in his first season.
"I have nothing against Graham Turner, I just cannot understand how Paul could have been overlooked."
The LMA awards are decided by votes cast by each manager from their respective four divisions.