Greatest Player To Grace The Championship?

[corbray]

neves has been absolutely sensational this season, hes defo been wolves' best player thats for sure. picking out the championships greatest ever player is pretty hard as brilliant players don't stay in the championship long but adel is defo up there simply coz he dragged a largely average side to the title, neves or sessegnon aren't in adel's league in terms of what they've done for their clubs. take away both players from their clubs and you still have 2 teams more than capable of challenging for the title but take away adel from our season and you have a team that'd be challenging for the playoffs at best

[Shepherds Mush]

Neves is not even the best player in the Championship this season let alone the best ever.

Ryan Sessegnon is by far the best player in the championship this year. and probably the best since Adel.

Bang on. Sessegnon is a phenomenal player.

[maverick69]

Adel was magic for that season.

But surely Kyle Walker has had the most prolific career at the highest level since.

[SpongeParr]

When West Ham came down, they would have had some brilliant players down here. Defoe, Kanoute, Cole?

[corbray]

i was thinking early and i reckon that kevin phillips is actually the best ever championship/first division player. he always scored bucket loads at this level well into his 30s

[Shepherds Mush]

Kevin Nolan had a good season when Newcastle walked it...nowhere near as good to watch as Adel though.

[dogsrrs]

Although it was called Division 2 in them days, Marsh and Bowles were better than Neves.

Don't forget Frank Worthington , Tony Curry , Dave Thomas , Lieghton James , Ricky Hill , and many more ,
Is the championship better than the old div 2 ? I don't think so just sounds better

[Jimmy Floyd Rabbit]

Adel was responsible for 41 combined goals and assists.

Statistically can anyone have have done better than that? That’s a phenomenal return for one season.

[Kirill]

My vote goes to Zesh Rehman.

[OldR]

Although it was called Division 2 in them days, Marsh and Bowles were better than Neves.

Taarabt wouldn't even get in our greatest 2nd tier XI.

[OldR]

Don't forget Frank Worthington , Tony Curry , Dave Thomas , Lieghton James , Ricky Hill , and many more ,
Is the championship better than the old div 2 ? I don't think so just sounds better

Don't you know football began in 92/93!

All jokes aside though, as said above Taarabt wouldn't get in our best ever 2nd tier XI never mind a greatest of all time at that level.

Polls like this should be taken with the pinch of salt they deserve.

[nasser95]

Don't you know football began in 92/93!

All jokes aside though, as said above Taarabt wouldn't get in our best ever 2nd tier XI never mind a greatest of all time at that level.

Polls like this should be taken with the pinch of salt they deserve.

I may be relatively young in this debate... but it's not about him getting into our best ever XI's. it's about him for that one season being better than anyone else in Championship football history and tbh, given his numbers, his performances, his panache and the fact that he captained us that season... I don't get how you can disagree with that statement.

[OldR]

I may be relatively young in this debate... but it's not about him getting into our best ever XI's. it's about him for that one season being better than anyone else in Championship football history and tbh, given his numbers, his performances, his panache and the fact that he captained us that season... I don't get how you can disagree with that statement.

What were Stan Bowles stats in the second division?

What were Rodney Marsh's stats in 67/68?

How do the stats of Frank Worthington, Ray Wilkins, Trevor Brooking or even Stuart Pearson compare?

How would you compare the overall standard of the 2nd tier when Adel had his 'greatest ever' season to the standard when the above were playing?

You see, it's not fact that he was "better than anyone else in Championship football history", it's an opinion. Stats are a modern obsession and you won't find comparable stats with Rodney Marsh in 67/68, for example. Why? because it's impossible to view football in such a manner. They're a con which you should pay very little attention to.

[Kit]

One of the most talented players we have had and certainly the biggest waste of a talent to go with it. Career over by the age of 23-24

Was thinking that myself what a waste, he could have been a Superstar but for some reason seems to have self destructed. That season he was simply sublime and he, Clint and Shaun together in the same team, were the reason we got promoted, don't think I have ever witnessed such a talent for such a short period of time, a real pity.

[cross it Dave]

What were Stan Bowles stats in the second division?

What were Rodney Marsh's stats in 67/68?

How do the stats of Frank Worthington, Ray Wilkins, Trevor Brooking or even Stuart Pearson compare?

How would you compare the overall standard of the 2nd tier when Adel had his 'greatest ever' season to the standard when the above were playing?

You see, it's not fact that he was "better than anyone else in Championship football history", it's an opinion. Stats are a modern obsession and you won't find comparable stats with Rodney Marsh in 67/68, for example. Why? because it's impossible to view football in such a manner. They're a con which you should pay very little attention to.

Taken from StanBowles.net

“Bowles played a pivotal role in helping Rangers secure promotion to the First Division, scoring 17 goals in 35 league appearances, in his debut season for the club in 1972-73. Rangers established themselves in the top flight over the course of the 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons before mounting a challenge for the title in 1975-76.”


He made his debut on 16/9/72 against Brian Clough’s Forest, scoring a great goal, I am honoured to say I was in the Loft watching it.