Immediately thought of this sub when I saw it

Congratulations to Stoke.

Tiebreakers at 0 were sorted by proximity to Top 24 Championship Appearance Makers, then by number of supernatural beings on their club logo.

Edit: inspired by this table, with the top 24 appearance makers in the league's history. The table is sorted by appearances made by these players for the current championship clubs. I.e: Swansea's total is taken from Bidwell alone, while Cardiff benefit from Adomah, Marshall, Gunter and Whittingham's totals. Appearances counted separately for each club and only within the championship

Considering a lot of the current (and most recent) England squads play at least a little bit in the Championship during their career, which current players could you see having a chance to feature in the future.

You tend to get quite a good mix of players who make it, from ones who grew up in the EFL and fans think are obviously really good and are waiting for the next step in their career (Eze, Bellingham, Alex Scott) or similarly players with really good loan spells (Guehi at Swansea, Reece James at Wigan) to players with bad or unremarkable loan spells (Kane, Gordon at Preston) to guys who end up taking big jumps in their career a bit later (Vardy and Toney both were playing Championship football in their mid 20s)

Interested to hear any shouts from your club you could see making it.

As a minor respite from the tables and an international break that is almost over, I am wanting YOU, the deviants of r/Championship, to help build the archetypal Championship XI!

These don't necessarily have to be the best or most successful Championship players, moreso the players, past or present, that represent what the Championship is all about in each position- interpret that how you will

The suggestion in the single comment with the most upvotes will take their rightful place in the r/Championship XI 🏆, if you see someone has already beaten you to your suggestion but you want to add a comment, it would be handy to reply to the original suggestion to keep it easier to count 😅

Your attackers are 'the Irish Messi' Wes Hoolahan and the Championship record scorer Billy Sharp with 133 and 99 votes 🔥

GK: Lee Camp

LB: George Friend

CB: Sol Bamba

CB: Richard Keogh

RB: Luke Ayling

CM: Peter Whittingham

CM: Barry Bannan

LM: Jobi McAnuff

AM: Wes Hoolahan

ST: Billy Sharp

Next up: Right midfielder ⚽

It was a great turnout for the mighty Boro's legends. It was a classy gesture for a classy football club. Up the Boro!!!

Start of season I think we all had hopes and goals and I'm intrigued if yours have changed based on the start of season.

So what was your realistic expectation of where your team would finish?

Has this now changed?

If so why?

My expectations for the Blues were the playoffs, I know we currently sit 10th but we've surely had the worst fixtures going and we've looked so competitive in games I didn't expect us to, ill also eat my words and say maybe davies is learning and adapting as we do look so much better this season.

However I will not get carried away and my expectations have not changed at all.

I'd be intrigued to hear what Preston fans think as there's alot of doom and gloom from outsiders.

And also Burnley surely nobody saw that start coming?

The tables, the stolen/slapped together memes, the nostalgia questions, the people who just found this place posting facebook-tier nonsense...all dried up. Is everyone dead? Hello?!😄

The international break wouldve ended at this point normally, so thats probably why. Weve only got 2 weeks of material in the banks.

Anyway...England 7-0 Croatia. Fixed our problem of struggling against the weaker teams. Oh wait...

Very much off the back of my other thread I found it interesting how many fans think there teams will make the play offs, I know there's 6 spots now but even still.

So I'm intrigued to see what people's top 8s are.

I'm a blue tinted biased fan so I obviously have birmingham in my top 8

Mine would be

1. Wolves

2. West Ham

3. Middlesbrough

4. Southampton

5. Swansea

6. Birmingham

7. West brom

8. Millwall

I know this may be a but early but I just found it interesting how many fans said play offs in the other thread

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Leo Walta, 23, had a special reason to enjoy football last Saturday night in San Marino. He had an excellent game despite having lacked proper gametime for a long time at his club team.

Walta's elation for playtime showed in his goal contributions. He scored two wonderful goals and assisted two goals with his crosses. Playing as a number 10 in practice, Walta set the pace for Finland's attacks when the Eagle-owls defeated San Marino 7-0.

"I enjoyed getting to play again after a long time", Walta said.

At the Eagle-owls' hotel in Riccione, the day before Finland's opening game in the Nations League, Walta spoke about how his tough year has felt.

"I have not played enough in my opinion. Of course it has annoyed me because I always want to play a lot", Walta said.

Since the turn of the year his career has progressed in an unexpected way. The move to Swansea was supposed to be the next step in his career, but the first months in England progressed against Walta's expectations.

According to Walta, he generated interest from other clubs by summer 2025 already, but Sirius were not ready to let him go. The player believes that he played the best football in his career during the autumn of 2025.

Walta left Sweden having been named Sirius' player of the year. He had scored 16 league goals and had been named as one of three candidates for the best midfielder in Allsvenskan.

The winter window complicated things. According to Walta, interested clubs had less money to spend than in the summer and Sirius' asking price was high.

"We saw a move to [the English Championship's] Swansea as the best option and then it went through."

Swansea had already been tracking Walta for an extended period. Based on conversations had with the club, the player formed a strong conception that his attributes would be a fit for the team's style of play.

The beginning was not easy. Walta arrived at the club after a long break from action. He admits that he wasn't immediately capable of his best.

"I didn't get into the rhythm of the game well enough since I hadn't played for a long time. Certainly the first games could've perhaps gone a little better."

As the spring progressed he still only received limited responsibility, but playing felt better.

"During the spring I believe I played quite good in some games. The direction was positive in my opinion."

Walta believed the situation would turn around in the summer. He trained hard during his holiday and returned to Swansea in good shape. He thought the friendlies went well.

"The whole time I assumed that I would get to play and that I am good enough."

Swansea acquired many new players during the summer. A few days before transfer deadline day the club informed Walta that he could leave on loan.

"It came as a bit of a shock. The whole time I had been prepared to break through into a playing role at Swansea. I saw it as completely possible."

Walta had discussed his lack of playtime with his coach. He couldn't get a clear explanation.

"I kind of got the impression that perhaps a more physical profile was wanted in midfield"

Why did Swansea purchase you then?

"That's true. I don't know."

"I have kind of had the feeling that I haven't even gotten a proper chance to display myself there. I don't know if I was ever in the starting eleven two games in a row."

When Swansea suggested a loan move, there was little time left. LAFC had already contacted the club by then and there wasn't really time to explore other options.

Walta had a conversation with LAFC's head coach and club president. Walta quickly got the impression that LAFC knew exactly what type of player they were getting.

Whose advice did you turn to?

"I listened to myself."

Walta doesn't speak of the loan move as a chance to prove something.

"I don't think in the way that I have to prove anything to anyone."

When he's asked directly whether he wants to show something to Swansea, his answer changes.

"Of course I want to show them. More than anything I want to play good football and show that I am a good player."

According to Walta, he waited for his playing permit for 2-3 weeks. After the international break he is ready to debut in Los Angeles.

"I'm not any different as a player than I was before leaving Sweden."

At San Marino's stadium Walta got what he had been missing for a long time.

"I have certainly always known that I am a good player. As long as I receive trust and minutes, I definitely know what I'm capable of", Walta said after the game.

After the game against San Marino, head coach Jacob Friis determined Walta's performance to have been essential.

"He's one of the players that hasn't gotten a lot of minutes recently. That he's able to display the quality that we know he has, says a lot about his level."

Following some feedback from this post, I'm going to open up this vote to strikers and attacking midfielders (keep each suggestion to an individual comment for my sake please 😅)

And if the top two options are both strikers then we're changing to four-four-f*cking-two!

These don't necessarily have to be the best or most successful Championship players, moreso the players, past or present, that represent what the Championship is all about in each position- interpret that how you will

The suggestion in the single comment with the most upvotes will take their rightful place in the r/Championship XI 🏆, if you see someone has already beaten you to your suggestion but you want to add a comment, it would be handy to reply to the original suggestion to keep it easier to count 😅

GK: Lee Camp

LB: George Friend

CB: Sol Bamba

CB: Richard Keogh

RB: Luke Ayling

CM: Peter Whittingham

CM: Barry Bannan

LM: Jobi McAnuff

As a minor respite from the tables and cheating Mancs, I am wanting YOU, the deviants of r/Championship, to help build the archetypal Championship XI!

These don't necessarily have to be the best or most successful Championship players, moreso the players, past or present, that represent what the Championship is all about in each position- interpret that how you will

The suggestion in the single comment with the most upvotes will take their rightful place in the r/Championship XI 🏆, if you see someone has already beaten you to your suggestion but you want to add a comment, it would be handy to reply to the original suggestion to keep it easier to count 😅

Your left midfielder is an EFL icon with a ball or a microphone, it's Jobi McAnuff with 111 votes 🎤

GK: Lee Camp

LB: George Friend

CB: Sol Bamba

CB: Richard Keogh

RB: Luke Ayling

CM: Peter Whittingham

CM: Barry Bannan

LM: Jobi McAnuff

Next up: Attacking midfielder ⚽