Ipswich will face Swansea City tomorrow with Gorman also hoping that the dreaded curse of the manager of the month strikes again.

Roberto was given that accolade yesterday which many see as a curse although they only have to look back at Roberto’s record last season and how many manager of the month awards he won then to show that it is not something that the Swans boss works with.

Speaking to the Green ‘Un, Gorman said “He can have it. Jim will be happy because it is a curse. It does seem to happen every time that whoever wins manager of the month loses the next game.”

That said, Gorman revealed he is an admirer of Martinez and his brand of football. He said: “It is good to see a young manager getting his teams to play good football. He is getting Swansea to play in the same vein he did and I respect him for it.”