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BANNAN, MCGEADY HIGHLIGHT THE CLASS ON SHOW

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The LeaguePaper Team
29 August 2021

IT ISN’T just the big clubs in League One who belong in the Championship. A lot of the players wouldn’t look out of place there, either.
There is an abundance of talent at this level and, in my opinion, a few dozen who could, and should, be playing in the second tier.
Of course, you are where you are in football and, usually, you are there for a reason. But at Sheffield Wednesday for instance, you cannot fail to believe in Barry Bannan and Lee Gregory, both proven Championship players who would walk into plenty of sides at that level.
There simply isn’t another mid...

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