At a standstill, thinking about a standstill, rewinding to a conversation a long time ago on the benefit of standing still. A lot of noise, talk, matches and goals have passed since a sleeting afternoon at Oakwell when Barnsley were the surprise contenders for a place in what was then called the Premiership. But Danny Wilson´s words that cold afternoon have stuck. Little old Barnsley. It was February 1997 and they were about to play big, bad Wolves, whose manager, Mark McGhee, tended to think the top flight was more their cut. Wilson was the Barnsley manager, brought in by Viv Anderson, who then departed for Middlesbrough. Wilson was 34 and a novice coach, still playing. By 37 his boots had...
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