Wise words from MD here: Don't be a 'headless chicken' like Gazza: Michael Duff issues warning to his Barnsley FC players ahead of League One play-off final with Sheffield Wednesday | Yorkshire Post A silly red card early, or allowing Wednesday to 'rush' us a la the Peterborough game, and that lets them in. Keep our heads, control the game, and we win. The management of the Bolton game by Michael was hugely impressive. Same today, and we win. Simple as.
Well, it was early enough, with the equivalent (as it turned out) of a full match to play with ten men. Whether the red card was merited is a matter of opinion, not fact. The only two men whose views matter said yes. But we needed to not give them the opportunity to make that decision. A close on perfect performance, but one rash challenge (eventually) turned the match.
