The true story behind the 'Balladromic' rise of Barnsley FC which transformed the also-rans and got them to the Championship. Andy Ritchie and Rick Holden overcame all the odds to help the Tykes win their first outright trophy since 1912 in a thrilling penalty shoot out at the Millenium Stadium against highly fancied Swansea. This story gives all the behind-the-scenes details of just how hard the job was and gives an insight as to how they transformed the miraculous achievement.
This is Rick Holden's fourth Book: "101 Things That Get Our Goat About Football"; "Lancashire Cricket Club: Every Day of the Year"; "Football: It's A Minging Life"; were all penned by this lad from the Yorkshire Dales who made it to the top of the English professional game against the odds. He moved into management with his long time pal and former Oldham Athletic teammate Andy Ritchie after Ritchie made him assistant manager at Barnsley FC. This book gives in depth details about coaching and physioing and tells of the struggles that the pair had to endure to get the Tykes promoted. Rick had a unique approach by using yester-years techniques with the modern day players.
This is Rick Holden's fourth Book: "101 Things That Get Our Goat About Football"; "Lancashire Cricket Club: Every Day of the Year"; "Football: It's A Minging Life"; were all penned by this lad from the Yorkshire Dales who made it to the top of the English professional game against the odds. He moved into management with his long time pal and former Oldham Athletic teammate Andy Ritchie after Ritchie made him assistant manager at Barnsley FC. This book gives in depth details about coaching and physioing and tells of the struggles that the pair had to endure to get the Tykes promoted. Rick had a unique approach by using yester-years techniques with the modern day players.
