Top 10 Championship Players

Discussion in 'League Championship' started by everythingfootball, May 29, 2008.

  1. JackBastard

    JackBastard Member

    Jan 21, 2007
    Bridgend
    Club:
    Swansea City AFC
    Nat'l Team:
    Wales
    The thread is about Championship players, Leedsunited ;)

    Agree with Bodde, obviously, although not until next season again now. Doyle, both Hunts and Kebe at Reading destroyed us between them, SEB & Iwelumo were both excellent for Wolves and Kevin Phillips seems to score every week for Birmingham.

    Didn't think Kightly or Jarvis did much for Wolves when we played them, they just hit it long but had the firepower up front to make the most of it.

    Can't say I've been overly impressed with anyone else, even Paul Smith managed to have a poor game against us for once. Notable mentions I suppose to Wade Elliott at Burnley, who looked a good player, and Williamson at Watford, as usual. Shame he's a complete ******** though.
     
  2. olephill2

    olephill2 Member+

    Oct 6, 2006
    Club:
    Watford FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    What's wrong with Lee Williamson?
     
  3. JackBastard

    JackBastard Member

    Jan 21, 2007
    Bridgend
    Club:
    Swansea City AFC
    Nat'l Team:
    Wales
    Kicked Leon Britton in the ribs while he was lying on the floor when he was playing for Mansfield.

    In the same game that Isyden Christie got sent off for biting one of our players. Their team also contained Liam Lawrence, so suffice to say they weren't the most likeable of sides!

    http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=399231
     
  4. Mad2Ad

    Mad2Ad Member

    Jul 28, 2005
    Leicester, Uk
    Aleksander Tunchev: easily the best player in League 1. Delph, Mackail-Smith, Beckford, Lambert whoever Tunchev is easily the best good knows how we managed to get him down here.

    Leicester has the best squad in league 1 tbf.
     
  5. olephill2

    olephill2 Member+

    Oct 6, 2006
    Club:
    Watford FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Leicester City isn't in the Championship.
     
  6. Mad2Ad

    Mad2Ad Member

    Jul 28, 2005
    Leicester, Uk
    ok ok fair enough allthough Tunchev is still better then any championship player in my opinion. Hopefully not injured for 2 long!

    Best championship players well i'd say Chris Eagles & Victor Moses Probably
     
  7. olephill2

    olephill2 Member+

    Oct 6, 2006
    Club:
    Watford FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Eagles is one of the best, true, but it seems like Kevin Doyle and Stephen Hunt are pretty much putting everyone else to shame right now, particularly Doyle, who's on track to score an insane amount of goals by season's end.

    I still think Seb Larsson is perhaps the most talented player in the division, but he hasn't been as productive this season as wingers like Hunt & Eagles.
     
  8. dupont

    dupont Member

    May 14, 2006
    Bosnia
    Club:
    Birmingham City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Bosnia-Herzegovina
    James McFaddon is as good as anything in the Championship.
     
  9. olephill2

    olephill2 Member+

    Oct 6, 2006
    Club:
    Watford FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    But has he displayed it this season? I reckon Kevin Phillips has arguably had a better season thus far than McFadden.
     
  10. JackBastard

    JackBastard Member

    Jan 21, 2007
    Bridgend
    Club:
    Swansea City AFC
    Nat'l Team:
    Wales
    McFadden and Phillips looked a class above against us. The rest of the Birmingham team weren't great, but when you can bring Phillips, Jerome and Quedrue off the bench, you must be on to something!
     
  11. StanCullis_Dingle

    StanCullis_Dingle New Member

    Dec 30, 2003
    Tipton
    Club:
    Wolverhampton Wanderers
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Ebanks-Blake, Kightly and for me the best fullback in this Division Kevin Foley.
     
  12. WWFCPlug

    WWFCPlug New Member

    Jan 4, 2009
    Club:
    Wolverhampton Wanderers
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Agreed :)
     
  13. ike_11

    ike_11 New Member

    Jul 27, 2007
    Near London Ontario
    Club:
    Liverpool LFC
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    Does James Beattie still play for Sheffield United? Sorry I'm not too familiar with the Championship.
     
  14. olephill2

    olephill2 Member+

    Oct 6, 2006
    Club:
    Watford FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes, and he's got 12 goals in 23 games so far this season.
     
  15. glennaldo_sf

    glennaldo_sf Member+

    Houston Dynamo, Penang FC, Al Duhail
    United States
    Nov 25, 2004
    Doha, Qatar
    Club:
    FL Fart Vang Hedmark
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Kevin Phillips has to be a championship legend by now. Why didn't he move up with West Brom at the end of last season? Seems like they really could use him..
     
  16. WWFCPlug

    WWFCPlug New Member

    Jan 4, 2009
    Club:
    Wolverhampton Wanderers
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Yes he does mate!
     
  17. olephill2

    olephill2 Member+

    Oct 6, 2006
    Club:
    Watford FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I've wondered the same thing; Phillips has been prolific in the Championship for the last few years, but I've found that many Championship strikers struggle to maintain a good goalscoring form once making the move up to the Premiership.

    Phillips is also about 35 years old, so perhaps West Brom wanted to go younger.
     
  18. Dear_Claudio

    Dear_Claudio Member+

    Feb 6, 2005
    Buffalo, New York
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Phillips probably didn't want to fight for his place and serve as a lone striking donkey when he could score for fun in the Colaship. At 35 I'd be worrying about having fun and winning something at 2nd level rather than be miserable in the Prem.
     
  19. ike_11

    ike_11 New Member

    Jul 27, 2007
    Near London Ontario
    Club:
    Liverpool LFC
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    So he's doing pretty well then.
     
  20. olephill2

    olephill2 Member+

    Oct 6, 2006
    Club:
    Watford FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes. He was actually just the subject of a rumor in the BBC's Gossip column the other day - Fulham & Hull were rumored to be interested.

    I think he's Premiership quality, so it's only a matter of time before he moves back up, IMO.
     
  21. olephill2

    olephill2 Member+

    Oct 6, 2006
    Club:
    Watford FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Speak of the devil, it appears James Beattie is on his way to Stoke City in a £2.5m move.

    http://www.goal.com/en/news/1520/st...0/stoke-citys-bid-for-james-beattie-confirmed

    I'll be honest, if I was a Blades fan, I'd be upset. Beattie is crucial for Sheffield United's promotion hopes, and the club paid £4m for him only 16 months ago. Watford sold Marlon King for over £4m last year...I would think Beattie would be worth at least that to Sheffield United.

    Darius Henderson should be capable of ultimately stepping in for the club, as he's a proven goal scorer in the Championship, but Beattie is definitely a better player.
     
  22. shauniemaloney13

    shauniemaloney13 New Member

    Sep 20, 2008
    New York
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ireland Republic
    1. Kevin Doyle
    2. Seb Larsson
    3. James McFadden
    4. Sylvan Ebanks Blake
    5. Cris Eagles
    6. James Beattie
    7. Stephen Hunt
    8. Michael Kightley
    9. Joe Ledley
    10. Martin Paterson

    the players are in random order
     
  23. WWFCPlug

    WWFCPlug New Member

    Jan 4, 2009
    Club:
    Wolverhampton Wanderers
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Can't complain with that list mate! :)
     
  24. RichardL

    RichardL BigSoccer Supporter

    May 2, 2001
    Berkshire
    Club:
    Reading FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Darius was always a bit of a lump when he was at Reading. Great if you could plant the ball on his head 6 yards out, but he had the mobility of a sack of coal and controlled the ball like it was a freshly greased weasel.

    It was no surprise at all that he was hopeless in the premiership.
     
  25. zakinator

    zakinator New Member

    Mar 14, 2008
    South Morang
    Kevin Doyle
    McFadden
    Larsson
    Beattie
    Blake
    Eagles
    Hunt
    Ledley
    Kightley
    Paterson



     

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