Sheffield Wednesday’s Wembley opponents appoint new manager - and it’s not Darren Moore

The Reds lost manager Duff, following their play-off final defeat to Wednesday, with Duff opting to move up to the second tier rather than remain in League One.

A statement from the club read, “We are delighted to announce the appointment of Neill Collins as our new Men’s First Team Head Coach on a two-year deal.”

The club’s CEO, Khaled El-Ahmad, commented on appointment by saying, “We are happy to be able to bring Neill to Oakwell to work with our staff and continue upon the foundation we implemented at the start of the last campaign.

“The primary focus is now allowing Neil to settle in and begin to build relationships with the staff and players at Oakwell and commence preparations for the upcoming season.”

Meanwhile, Collins himself 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.”

Former Wednesday boss, Darren Moore, had been amongst the favourites the job on the bookies given his past affiliation to the Tykes.