This comes just a week after interim boss Martin Devaney was unable to guide the Tykes to a second successive League One play-off Final at Wembley Stadium, losing 5-4 on aggregate to Bolton Wanderers in a roll-reversal of the two sides’ fortunes this time 12 months ago.
With one regular season game remaining, Neil Collins was fired on April 22nd. The person who replaces him will be Neil Collins’ long-term replacement. Football League World provides the most recent information about the Tykes’ search for a manager.
Neill Collins breaks silence after Oakwell dismissal
Speaking about Collins, who was only announced as Michael Duff’s replacement in July 2023, he recently made a statement reflecting on his tenure as the South Yorkshire team’s manager.
A statement made by Collins on the League Managers’ Association website read, “It was a great honour to be appointed Head Coach at Barnsley FC just under a year ago.”
“I did not make the decision to leave a club that had grown so dear to me and to bring my family back to the UK after seven amazing years in the USA lightly. But I couldn’t pass up the chance to advance my coaching career at a team with such a rich history and tradition,” he continued.
“I am incredibly proud of the work the players and staff put in this season, and I believe we earned the opportunity to try and complete our goal of promotion together. However, I cannot express how disappointed I was to have been relieved of my duties with one game remaining and the club sitting fifth in the table. I want to thank the staff and players for all of their efforts and encouragement while I was a member of the team.
“I put my heart and soul into the job from the minute I arrived and learned a lot from my time at Barnsley,” the Scot said in closing. I’m excited to prepare and spend some time with my family.
