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All-rounder Toney is my Champ kingpin

David Connolly
FORMER EFL STRIKER AND TALKSPORT PUNDIT

I KNOW goalscorers tend to hog the end of season awards, but I still can’t look beyond Brentford striker Ivan Toney as my Championship Player of the Year.
I’ve based my choice on players I’ve seen live and the impact they’ve had on their sides.
Norwich playmaker Emi Buendia was officially named the division’s best player and I can understand the logic behind that.
His Canaries teammate Teemu Pukki also made the shortlist after another prolific campaign, but Toney was the best I saw.
His Bees side are set for a successive third-place fi...

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