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Collins appointed Barnsley boss

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Barnsley have appointed Neill Collins as their new head coach.

The former Wolves and Sheffield United centre-back has signed a two-year deal to replace Michael Duff, who took over at Swansea last month.

Collins, 39 - a former Scotland B international - returns to the UK after five years in charge of USL Championship club Tampa Bay Rowdies.

Speaking to the club's official website, he said: “First of all, I’d like to say a huge thanks to the Tampa Bay Rowdies for supporting me in exploring this opportunity. Without all the staff and players incredible hard work this would not have been possible.

“I am absolutely thrilled to be stepping back in to the EFL and even more so to be joining a club of this stature. Everything I do will be aimed at repaying the faith showed in me by the owners and Khaled and of course giving the Barnsley faithful a team that they can be proud of.

“I am fortunate to be working with a squad that just achieved a play-off final but understand there is a lot of work to be done if we want to replicate that success and go a step further.

“I can’t wait to get started and work on getting this club back to where it belongs.”

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