A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL

Val’s direct approach is perfect for Tykes

OAKWELL hasn’t hosted a rugby league match since Wakefield Trinity Wildcats lodged at the stadium in 1999.
But at 4pm last Saturday, anyone in attendance would have been forgiven for thinking that Barnsley’s players had returned from their half-time break bearing an ovoid.
The whistle shrilled. The players tensed.
And bang! Cauley Woodrow leathered the ball straight into touch near the Huddersfield Town corner flag.
In the age of tiki taka and gegenpress, witnessing such a sham...