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The 25 Best Players in the Championship - as voted for by you: Part 20 of 25
The story of Middlesbrough’s Marvin Emnes and his time in British football so far is a three-part saga. And the third and current part is so successful at the time of writing that the as-yet unwritten fourth may concern his glorious return to the Premier League. Few could have seen it coming during the first period of his time with Boro.
Marvin Emnes (Middlesbrough)
I can split my experience of …
Stepping Up: Contrasting fortunes for Pratley and Eagles at Bolton Wanderers
Covering the Football League - and the Championship in particular - rather than the Premier League or a specific club, it is impossible to escape comments questioning the quality of players making the step up from the second tier to the top flight. “Championship player”, they say dismissively. So can Darren Pratley and Chris Eagles dodge this label?
Owen Coyle’s summer transfer dealings at Bolton Wanderers represented something of a …
Media Week: What the Premier League really thinks of QPR, Norwich and Swansea
When they are ready, we let them go. So what is in store for those lucky enough to leave the Football League behind for sunnier, or at least richer, climes? Media Week continues with Andrew Thomas - the man behind Twisted Blood - taking a look at the Premier League’s attitude towards newly-promoted clubs.
The dearly-departed Garry Cook mused to the Times a few years ago that the Premier League …
Home from a loan: the Championship’s best temporary moves
Alistair Hendrie gives his opinion on the five best loan players in the Championship last season.
1. Wayne Routledge (Queen’s Park Rangers, on loan from Newcastle United)
Wayne Routledge, who has played for six different Premier League clubs without ever really finding his feet, was bench warming for Newcastle before Neil Warnock brought him to Loftus Road on loan – a move that saw him return to a former club. …