Anthony Knockaert

Top 5 Championship signings of the season

Jonathan Kodjia (Bristol City)

Of the 54 goals Bristol City have scored this season (at the time of writing), Jonathan Kodjia has scored 19 of those. The fact of the matter is that Bristol City quite likely would be scrapping around the bottom three going into the last game of the season if they didn’t have the Frenchman on their books. Steve Cotterill frustrated many by not signing too many players following winning the League One title, but signing Kodjia was certainly an excellent piece of business.

He signed a three-year deal in July after linking up from French side Angers and he has already proved his worth in gold to everyone at Ashton Gate. You have to go back to Aaron Wilbraham on eight goals to see Bristol City’s second highest top scorer, so Kodjia’s goals have played a major part in their revival this season. Of course, Lee Johnson deserves big credit for that as well and getting more out of the pacey front man too.

Kodjia quickly established himself as a fans’ favourite to all Robins supporters. Whilst he can sometimes frustrate in front of goal, as the season has progressed he has showcased much more composure when in on goal. His pace natural makes him a threat and his ability to make well-judged runs in behind means it was inevitably he would be amongst the goals next season. Bristol City are plotting an ambitious campaign next season and Kodjia could spearhead that charge.

Check out our final page to reveal a slightly surprising contender for signing of the season:

Neil Warnock (Rotherham United)

Prior to Neil Warnock taking over at the AESSEAL New York Stadium, Rotherham United were only heading in one direction. Neil Redfearn hadn’t been in the job for too long and whilst it may have seemed harsh to dismiss him at the time, Tony Stewart, the Rotherham chairman, clearly made the right call in bringing Warnock into the football club.

It is just the sort of challenge that the former Sheffield United and Queens Park Rangers boss relishes. There was pressure on him going into the job in the sense that relegation seemed likely, but if they did go down, he wouldn’t hardly have been held completely responsible for it. He knows what is required to galvanise a team over a short space of time with a clear goal on the horizon; Championship survival.

The 67-year-old has history with Rotherham as well, he played over 50 times for them as a player back in the day. He is well-known in the surrounding area having been born in Sheffield, so being close to family would have been a big plus to him as well and that would rubbed off onto the rest of the team. His managerial CV is longer than most but as a character he brings so much more than pure experience. A club like Rotherham just suited him at the right time. It wasn’t long ago that he all but retired from the game. He got a taste for it again as caretaker of QPR and looks quite likely to start a new season entering his 68th year with the South Yorkshire club.

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