Barnsley sack manager Neill Collins in shock move just one week ahead of potential League One play-off campaign
by talkSPORT
talkSPORT— Barnsley have parted company with manager Neill Collins just 11 days before the League One play-offs get underway. The Tykes currently sit fifth in the table, but are in serious danger of dropping
www.sunderlandecho.com—Ex-Sunderland defender in shock EFL sacking just days before end of season and potential play-off campaign. Former Sunderland defender Neill Collins has been sacked by Barnsley, despite the League One club sitting in the play-off places with just one game to go. Collins, who had been managing in the US before replacing Michael Duff at Oakwell last summer, has kept his side in contention for promotion for much of the campaign. They remain in fifth position ahead of the final game of the regular season, but have not won any of their last five games. Their play-off status is now in jeopardy ahead of the...
www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk—Leeds United promotion-winner sacked by League One club with just one game remaining in season. Former Leeds United defender Neil Collins has been sacked as manager of Barnsley with just one game remaining and his side currently in the play-off places. Barnsley fell to a fourth defeat in five on Saturday after losing 3-2 at Blackpool, leaving them with just two win from their last 11 games. The Tykes were a certainty for the League One play-offs but now sit a point above Lincoln City and Oxford United, in sixth and seventh respectively. The South Yorkshire side host 14th-placed Northampton...
Los Angeles Times—Analysis: Was Dodgers' homestand just a bad week, or sign of potential trouble ahead?. Was it just a bad week, or something more ominous? Near the end of the Dodgers’ recent — and turbulent — 3-6 homestand, in which the team lost three straight series to three non-playoff teams from last year, manager Dave Roberts responded to that question with an unequivocal answer. “I think it’s just a bad week,” Roberts declared. “I really do.” The reality, however, seems a bit more complicated. The Dodgers, as the last nine games showed, don’t look as invincible as many once thought. Granted,...