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WHY BARNSLEY HAD LITTLE CHOICE OVER SALE

EMOTION: Patrick Cryne

BARNSLEY’S takeover by Chinese billionaire Chien Lee is simultaneously exciting and slightly ter rifying. In Patrick Cryne, the Tykes were one of the few remaining elite-level clubs with a wealthy fan at the helm. So it has been ever since their formation in 1888.
Though money has proved scarce over the years, at least fans knew they had an owner with emotional investment. Now, who knows what Lee’s motives are?
For Barnsley, though, there was little choice. Either stagnate and decline in the hunt for a local white knight or take a leap of faith with the...

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