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Players are often
signed from foreign countries, but has it come anything good out of the
Championship trademark and can this league recruit to the Premier League.
Richard Stearman (pic) left Leicester in front of last season and
joined Wolves. He was a young and unproven player five years ago, today
a Premier League player with Wolves.
Brian Jensen, is a legend at Burnley and has played for the
Lancashire club since 2003. He has proven to everyone that he can cope
with life at the highest level.
James Collins was at Cardiff five years ago, and has since then
played for West Ham and Aston Villa. There is no doubt that Collins can
cope with life in the Premier League.
West Ham defender Daniel Gabbidon is today a key player at West
Ham and is established and proven at Premier League level.
England international Darren Bent was at Ipswich in 2005. Darren
is today one of the best forwards in the English game and a proven
goalscorer in the Premier League.
Gary McSheffrey used to play for Coventry and today a player in
the Premier League with Birmingham. Midfielder Matt Jarvis was at
Gillingham and has later joined Wolves and today in the Premier League.
Clarke Carlisle is today with Burnley and a player who have
contributed in the Premier League this season. He was at Leeds United in
2005.
Stoke has a number of players from lower leagues in their squad one of
them is former Leeds midfielder Danny Pugh. Pugh has not been
much involved this season.
Leicester was the club Joey Gudjonsson played for in 2005. He
moved to AZ in Holland and later to Burnley and helped them up to the
Premier League in front of this season. Gudjonsson has also played for
Aston Villa and Wolves at Premier League level.
Andy Marshall is today at Aston Villa. The goalkeeper played for
Millwall in the Championship in 2005. Marlon King, who was sacked
from Wigan earlier in the season, played for Nottingham Forest in 2005.
Dickson Etuhu, Dave Nugent and Tyron Mears were all at
Preston 5 years ago. Today Etuhu is with Fulham, Nugent and Mears at
Burnley.
Carlo Nash also played at Preston, and today he is with Everton.
The well travelled goalkeeper has played at a number of Premier League
clubs.
Dan Shittu who is now at Bolton, played for QPR in the
Championship 5 years ago. His time at Bolton has not worked out as well
as everyone would have expected.
Marcus Hahnemann, Steven Sidwell, Nicky Shorey, Dave Kitson and
Ibrahima Sonko were all at Reading back in 2005, and today they
are all playing for Premier League clubs. Hahnemann is with Wolves,
Sidwell and Shorey at Aston Villa, Kitson and Sonko with Stoke.
Mike Pollitt played for Rotherham and the goalkeeper is today at
Wigan. Pollitt has been a bit in and out of the Wigan team but today
looked up on as a player that has the abillity to play in the Premier
League.
Phil Jageilka was with Sheffield United back in 2005. His move to
Everton has also given Jageilka a chance to play for England, and the
defender could be in the frame for a place in South Africa this summer.
Michael Tonge is another Blades player now playing in the Premier
League. His chances at Stoke has been limited but he must be regarded as
a Premier League player.
England international Ben Foster was in the Stoke squad five
seasons ago, but he had not made his first team debut. Steve Simonsen
is still at Stoke today as he was 5 years ago.
Scottish international Steven Caldwell is today a key player in
the Burnley defence, five years ago he was part of the Sunderland team
that won the Championship.
Dean Whitehead joined Stoke in front of this season after a long
spell with Sunderland. He had played one season for the Black Cats in
2005 after joining from Oxford United.
Watford had a very special player on their books, a youngster named
Ashley Young. Young is today an England international and a key
player at Aston Villa.
Leighton Baines, Jimmy Bullard, Jason Roberts were all at Wigan,
and today Baines is with Everton, Bullard at Hull and Jason Roberts is
at Blackburn.
Jolean Lescott amd Wayme Hennessey were both at Wolves.
Lescott has done fantastic at Everton and Manchester City, he has also
established himself as a member of the England squad. Hennessey has
played a number of games in goal for Wolves and also at full
international level with Wales.
This shows that players from the 2nd level can be good enough for
Premier League, despite people telling the opposite.
Who would have thought that this line up five years ago would be a team
that could have been one of the best in the Premier League.
GK. Ben Foster, Manchester United, England
RB. Jolean Lescott, Manchester City, England
LB. Nicky Shorey, Aston Villa, England
CD. Phil Jageilka, Everton, England
CD. James Collins, Aston Villa, Wales
CM. Jimmy Bullard, Hull
RM. Ashley Young, Aston Villa, England
CM. Steven Sidwell, Aston Villa
LM. Leighton Baines, Everton
CF. Darren Bent, Sunderland, England
CF. Dave Nugent, Burnley. England
This team is proof of fantastic quality that five years ago played at
Championship level. David Moyes and Martin O'Neill are also examples of
great management, spotting talent at a lower level and make them
progress in the right enviroment.
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