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Championship team and player of the season

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  1. originallambrettaman

    originallambrettaman Mod Moderator
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    Doesn't include any of ours, unsurprisingly...

    Sky Bet Championship Team of the Season

    Goalkeeper: John Ruddy (Wolves)

    Defenders: Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham), Conor Coady (Wolves), John Terry (Aston Villa), Ryan Fredericks (Fulham)

    Midfielders: Tom Cairney (Fulham); Ruben Neves (Wolves); James Maddison (Norwich)

    Forwards: Bobby Reid (Bristol City), Matej Vydra (Derby), Albert Adomah (Aston Villa)

    Manager: Neil Warnock (Cardiff)



    2018 EFL Awards Shortlist (selected)

    Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season

    Tom Cairney (Fulham), Ruben Neves (Wolves), Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham)
     
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  2. Quill

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    I hate it when these sort of things are announced before the season is even over.

    Also, I guarantee Chester has had a better season than Terry, but John Terry is John Terry so he gets in there on name alone.
     
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  3. Citygirl

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    Is John Terry in just because he's John Terry or is he there on merit .
     
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  4. originallambrettaman

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    Sqawka have Terry in ninth place in the season defender rankings.

    Chester is third.

    Some bloke called Curtis is at No.1.

    The only player who of ours who makes the top twenty in any position is Bowen, who's fifth in the Forward rankings.
     
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  5. Citygirl

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    So their stats say that 2 of our former centre backs have more right to be chosen than JT .
     
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  6. Amin Yapusi

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    John Terry deserves to be in it.
     
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  7. Kempton

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    Villa mate at work suggests Chester has been far better than Terry.
     
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  8. Quill

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    Watching the Villa game on Saturday you could tell who actually controlled that defence.
     
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    4-3-3?

    Pah...
     
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  10. originallambrettaman

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    Ryan Sessegnon voted Championship Player Of The Season.
     
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    Well if they're the best forwards in the Championship then all 3 promoted clubs have some serious strengthening to do.
     
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    Cairney's too slow though remember.
     
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  13. BrAdY

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    they ain't the best forwards though
     
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  14. BrAdY

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    i was for some reason thinking he was 23 but he's 27, played in champ for 5 consecutive years since leaving us
     
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    And he's only got one foot :emoticon-0105-wink:
     
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    I like Cairney but the fact he's been playing in the Championship not the Premier League would suggest he has some
    weaknesses in his game , so saying he's too slow or too one-footed aren't completely ridiculous
     
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  17. originallambrettaman

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    He's only playing in the Championship because Fulham refused to sell him for £20m in the summer.
     
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  18. Erik

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    I always liked Cairney as a player, but he was a classic case of somebody whose style simply didn't fit with the rest of the team at the time, nor the managers' tactics. It's regrettable that he was let go but I can see why it happened.
     
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    I’d rather Woods from Brentford than Cairney any day of the week!
     
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    Sky Sports News‏ @SkySportsNews
    PFA Premier League team of the year: De Gea, Walker, Vertonghen, Otamendi, Alonso, David Silva, De Bruyne, Eriksen, Salah, Kane, Aguero.
     
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