Wigan Athletic – Joe Taylor
Sure, it might be a little bit of nostalgia, but Joe Taylor is my Wigan pick. He was almost my Huddersfield pick, but at least doing it from Wigan meant I could have Sean Roughan as well.
It’s a no-brainer. People like me, thinking we’re smart, can say he wouldn’t fit now, or we should never go back as much as we want (and Tyler Walker might prove us right), but you couldn’t turn your nose up at Taylor. He’s a scorer, he’s got attitude, and he does work hard as well. He’s the sort of centre forward you love to hate (see also Matt Rhead and Freddie Draper), and I’m convinced he would still fit our setup.
Every week? No. Guaranteed starter? No.
Wycombe Wanderers – Fred Onyedinma
Here we go again. Profile: strong, quick, attacker, physical. It’s like I have a really specific type of player, but Fred Onyedinma fits that profile. He has 14 goal involvements in League One, which again is decent.
I feel he has the attributes to play higher, hardly a hot take when he has Championship appearances for Luton, Wycombe and Rotherham, but him being in League One feels wrong. Here’s a player who turned out eight times for Luton in the Premier League.
He’d be great as an experienced head in a new Championship side, hence taking him over the likes of Taylor Allen and Nathan Lowe.
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