In daily life, when they have to deal with people and situations of all manners, football managers should learn how to compartmentalize. Michael Duff is going to do just that on Saturday. The head coach of Barnsley to Cheltenham Town, the team where his time as a professional footballer started and where his career as a senior manager started isn’t an ordinary one.
It’s the town where he and his family still reside, as his ex-Robins favorite and his assistant Martin Devaney. Most of those in the main stand at Whaddon Road are going to know Duff quite well.
The affiliation is going to be with the white and red of Cheltenham but several of them are going to have a soft spot for the white and red of Barnsley, too. Duff is going to get a Cheltenham legend, an opportunity to bid farewell to anyone associated with the club he holds dear after not bidding a proper farewell during the summer when he had left for Barnsley. Continue reading “Michael Duff – Barnsley FC Head Coach Opens up before His Return to Cheltenham Town”
Since the 1-1 draw with Port Vale at home, Barnsley have won three games in a row. The draw with Port Vale was followed by the 3-0 away win over Cambridge United despite finishing the game with ten men. Barnsley didn’t play the final quarter of the game with the full complement of their team after English defender Liam Kitchingwas sent off midway into the second half. At the time of his red card, Barnsley were leading 1-0 thanks to the first half strike from Devante Cole. Eight minutes after Kitching was sent off, Robbie Cindy doubled the lead for Barnsley. The game was sealed when substitute James Norwood scored the third Barnsley goal in stoppage time. 
Leeds United were massive favourites to seal a place in the EFL Cup third round and they did just that thanks to the 3-1 win at home to Barnsley. The Premier League side took the lead through new signing Luis Sinisterra. Colombian winger Sinisterra scored his first goal for Leeds United since he moved to English football from Dutch giants Feyenoord. His goal arrived just before the midway point of the first half. 
