Tykes’ ways gave the Big Apple extra spice

Chris Dunlavy a fresh take on football

BRASS Bands. Michael Parkinson. Kes. Some pretty good stuff has emerged from Barnsley over the years.
Still, you can hardly blame Gerhard Struber for ditching a life in windswept West Yorkshire for the shimmering brilliance of Times Square and Central Park.
Yet if lifestyle played a role in the Austrian’s decision to join New York Red Bulls after 11 months at Oakwell, so did frustrations now all too familiar to Tykes fans.
“For me, it is not the goal to always play in the relegation zone,” he said after his ...

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