Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper says he is "honoured" to have been named Manager of the Year by the Midlands Football Writers' Association.
Cooper was appointed as Forest boss in September 2021 and has been the chief engineer of an incredible turnaround in form at the City Ground. The Reds had won just once in eight Championship matches when Cooper took the reigns from Steven Reid (interim manager) after Chris Hughton's departure.
In the immediate weeks after his appointment, Cooper picked up eight wins from 15 - he lost just once in that time frame.