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"Shelvey is the best player EVER to play in the Championship"



Ninja Elephant

Doctor Elephant
Feb 16, 2009
18,855
http://www.skysports.com/football/n...loways-championship-team-of-the-season-so-far

Ian Holloway's Championship team of the season so far;

Al-Habsi (Reading)
Bruno
Lascelles (Newcastle)
Jansson (Leeds)
Malone (Fulham)
Knockaert
Shelvey (Newcastle)
Mooy (Huddersfield)
Kachunga (Huddersfield)
Abraham (Bristol City)
Gayle (Newcastle)

He says that Shelvey is the best player ever to play in the Championship which is debatable at best.
 




Normski1989

Well-known member
Apr 15, 2015
751
Hove
http://www.skysports.com/football/n...loways-championship-team-of-the-season-so-far

Ian Holloway's Championship team of the season so far;

Al-Habsi (Reading)
Bruno
Lascelles (Newcastle)
Jansson (Leeds)
Malone (Fulham)
Knockaert
Shelvey (Newcastle)
Mooy (Huddersfield)
Kachunga (Huddersfield)
Abraham (Bristol City)
Gayle (Newcastle)

He says that Shelvey is the best player ever to play in the Championship which is debatable at best.

Can't understand why Dunk isn't in that team.

Shelvey is a good player. Wouldn't agree that he is the best ever though.
 


smeg

New member
Feb 11, 2013
980
BN13
http://www.skysports.com/football/n...loways-championship-team-of-the-season-so-far

Ian Holloway's Championship team of the season so far;

Al-Habsi (Reading)
Bruno
Lascelles (Newcastle)
Jansson (Leeds)
Malone (Fulham)
Knockaert
Shelvey (Newcastle)
Mooy (Huddersfield)
Kachunga (Huddersfield)
Abraham (Bristol City)
Gayle (Newcastle)

He says that Shelvey is the best player ever to play in the Championship which is debatable at best.

Yeah wouldn't say ever but he is bloody good on his day
 










Bozza

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Helpful Moderator
Jul 4, 2003
55,575
Back in Sussex
Interesting that he's dropped Dunk, who was in his Championship team of the season last year (below), given Dunk has stepped up his game to a new level.

He also called McCormack "the best player in the Football League" last season.

Marshall (Cardiff)

Elmohamady (Hull)
Dunk (Brighton)
Keane (Burnley)
Friend (Middlesbrough)

Barton (Burnley)
Stephens (Brighton)
Cotterill (Birmingham)
Arfield (Burnley)

Gray (Burnley)
McCormack (Fulham)
 




spence

British and Proud
Oct 15, 2014
9,811
Crawley
Pathetic to say Gayle when there's been players like Guy Whittingham
 


Nathan

Well-known member
Jan 8, 2010
3,749
Wayne Bridge, Matthew Upson, Vicente - just 3 players better than him who have played for Brighton.
 








Betfair Bozo

Well-known member
Jul 24, 2007
2,094
Interesting that he's dropped Dunk, who was in his Championship team of the season last year (below), given Dunk has stepped up his game to a new level.

He also called McCormack "the best player in the Football League" last season.

Marshall (Cardiff)

Elmohamady (Hull)
Dunk (Brighton)
Keane (Burnley)
Friend (Middlesbrough)

Barton (Burnley)
Stephens (Brighton)
Cotterill (Birmingham)
Arfield (Burnley)

Gray (Burnley)
McCormack (Fulham)

He variously described just about every in form striker as the best in the championship last season, usually one playing for a team he was doing his punditry at.
 








beefypigeon

Well-known member
Aug 14, 2008
959
I'd definitely have Dunk in there, not sure I'd have Bruno as would be surprised if there hasn't been one better RB in the league so far this year. He's amazing obviously but hasn't been quite at his best.
 


Simster

"the man's an arse"
Jul 7, 2003
54,110
Surrey
Obviously his comments on Shelvey are laughable, but it's only the sort of hyperbole you expect with football pundits. I think he's done a pretty good job with his team of the year and it is clear that the only reason he's dropped Dunk from last year is that he didn't want to load it with Albion and Newcastle players.
 


MattBackHome

Well-known member
Jul 7, 2003
11,689
No real issues with the list itself.

But Jonjo best ever? Bale, Kinkladze, Whittingham (Peter), Reid, Phillips, Gomez, The Dagger plus loads more have a case for being better than him.
 




Betfair Bozo

Well-known member
Jul 24, 2007
2,094
Lallana played in the Championship as recently as 2012, just to name one more.
 


mejonaNO12 aka riskit

Well-known member
Dec 4, 2003
21,481
England
I suppose Holloway is referring to the players WHEN they were in the Championship rather than based on what they became (lallana and Bale) or what they were previously.

Shelvey is 24. Proven in the prem (in my opinion).

Others have been in this division when young, or towards the end of their career.

Not often do you see a proven player in his prime in this league.
 



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