Neill Collins: Barnsley appoint former Sheffield United defender as boss
"I am fortunate to be working with a squad that just achieved a play-off final but understand there is a lot of work to be done if we want to replicate that success and go a step further.Collins spent five years with Sheffield United before leaving to join Tampa in March 2016.
He is the Tykes' fifth managerial appointment since October 2020, with the club starting the season at home to Port Vale on Saturday, 5 August.Analysis - Big step up but Collins working from solid baseAs soon as Josh Windass scored his 123rd-minute play-off final winner at Wembley to send Sheffield Wednesday to the Championship and keep Barnsley in League One, everyone connected with the Reds feared that Michael Duff would be on his way.
Replacing Duff was always going to be a difficult job, but players, coaches and even chief executives are like a revolving door at Oakwell, with mixed success over recent years. He has been successful in the United Soccer League Championship, but clearly taking over an aspiring League One club in England will be a big step up.
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