The impact of Lee Naylor at Celtic this season is proof that the Coca-Cola Championship is fertile ground for a bargain. The left-back cost just £600,000 from Wolves and his performances have put him in the running for the Player of the Year Award. So is there more where he came from? Herald Sport runs the rule over five possibilities.

  • GILES BARNES (DERBY, 18)
    A product of Derby's academy, he made his breakthrough in season 2005-06 but has shot to prominence during this campaign, scoring eight goals from midfield. The first, against Cardiff City at the end of October, was a crashing injury-time volley which earned them a 2-2 draw. In the next match, he scored both goals in a 2-1 win over Barnsley and then netted the winner the following week against West Brom. He continued his habit of scoring decisive goals by netting the winner against Leeds in December, ending the club's 32-year wait for victory at Elland Road. He is an England under-18 and 19 international and signed a four-year deal with County at the start of the season. He has, apparently, developed an amusing habit of saying whoosh' as he gallops past opposition defenders.
  • MICHAEL KIGHTLY (WOLVES 21)
    Plucked from the obscurity of Conference side Grays Athletic last October, on the recommendation of Wolves assistant manager Ian Evans, the midfielder has flourished. Six goals in 21 matches has proved a remarkable return for a young player who the Molineux club initially thought would require six months in the reserves before entering first team contention. He is contracted until 2009 but has already attracted interest from the Premiership. Manchester United are credited with a long-standing interest, while Aston Villa and Everton have also been linked. If Wolves win promotion through the playoffs, then he is likely to stay. Wolves captain Karl Henry explained the impact Kightly has made. He said: "He has come into training and taken it by the scruff of the neck. You couldn't tell whether he'd come from the Conference or Premiership. He's going from strength to strength and we need him there every game. He's an inspiration."
  • LEE COOK (QPR , 24)
    The left-sided midfielder joined his boyhood heroes from Watford in 2004 and has gone from strength to strength for John Gregory's side this season. His four goals in this campaign, and numerous assists, have kept QPR out of the bottom three. Inevitably, the vultures have been hovering and Cook could move on in the summer. "It's flattering when you are linked with big clubs," he said. "It shows you are doing things right and I want to continue to do that. In January there was interest and I've kept my form going. I don't know what the chairman thinks and what my price is. But if in the summer the right offer comes in, then I will have to move on."
  • DAVID HEALY (LEEDS UTD, 27)
    His scoring rate with Northern Ireland suggests he should be plying his trade in a more rarified setting than the bottom of the Championship. Six goals in four Euro 2008 qualifiers this season, the latest a double against Sweden, has given them a chance of qualification. Healy (pictured) has not proved as prolific for Leeds this season, with 10 strikes, but has still attracted interest from a host of top-flight clubs. He has been linked with a move to Rangers, but is more likely to end up in the Premiership. Lawrie Sanchez, the Northern Ireland manager who has taken over as Chris Coleman's temporary successor at Fulham, is likely to move for Healy if he takes the job on a permanent basis. Everton and Aston Villa are also interested.
  • PAUL MCSHANE (WBA, 21)
    The versatile defender joined from Manchester United last summer as part of the deal which took Tomasz Kuszczak to Old Trafford. Comfortable at right-back and centre-half, the 21-year-old was also handed his Republic of Ireland debut against the Czech Republic in a Euro 2008 qualifier last October, in which he the won man of the match award. McShane was loaned out to Walsall and Brighton before joining up permanently with West Brom from United. At Brighton, he won the player of the season award. He has attracted interest from the Premiership and was linked with a move to Villa, but is focused on West Brom's promotion bid.