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YOUNG GUNS PROVE VALUE OF TYKES’ RECRUITMENT POLICY

Chris Dunlavy

AS A critic of Barnsley’s recruitment strategy in recent seasons, it is only fair to redress the balance.
Whilst far from perfect and guilty of making errors, the Tykes’ American owners implemented a strategy and stuck to its principles – if not the specifics – regardless of results on the pitch.
The result is a youthful team that is vastly outperforming expectations who, if sold today, would fetch transfer fees far in excess of what was paid.
Take Callum Styles. The ‘Bury Baggio’ was signed for £500,000 in 2018 and provided scant...

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