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We are not just there to be also-rans

Barnsley may have been the unfancied side that reached the play offs to most people but for those that watch Championship football they were one of the sides that went about their business very quietly and clearly deserve their place in the top 6 of the division. They always say…
Saturday, 15 May 2021, 7:53

Barnsley striker eyeing a Premier League place

As footballing stories go, the story of Barnsley striker Victor Adeboyejo is one of the better ones as he prepares to set out on a play off adventure that he hopes will end in a little over two weeks time with a place in the Premier League. Back in 2016-17,…
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 8:18

Barnsley boss on their “incredible” achievement

Have the mind games started already at Oakwell with Barnsley manager Valรฉrien Ismaรซl already talking up their 5th place finish as “incredible” ahead of the two-legged semi-final with the Swans. The Tykes got a point yesterday against champions Norwich which was enough to lift them above Bournemouth into fifth and…
Sunday, 9 May 2021, 10:38

Rooney: “I thought we deserved something from the game”

Wayne Rooney could see his Derby County side relegated next weekend after they were the victims of a Swansea fightback at the Liberty Stadium which saw the Swans move past the eighty point barrier thanks to goals from Morgan Whittaker and Connor Roberts. It must have hurt Rooney and Derby…
Saturday, 1 May 2021, 17:56

Rooney on the Derby County “pressure situation”

Wayne Rooney brings his Derby County side to South West Wales on Saturday still looking for the points that he hopes will keep them in the Championship for another season. The Rams are still facing up to the possibility of relegation and go into the last week of the season…
Friday, 30 April 2021, 8:10

Warburton – It Was “Tremendous”

Unlike the words of his counterpart it was difficult to argue with the assessment of Mark Warburton after last night’s game when he summed up his team’s performance as “Tremendous” as they took all three points home from South Wales. The Swans were once again made to look second best…
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 8:38
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