“Capable of launching a promotion push” – Barnsley eye EFL manager as potential Poya Asbaghi successor: The verdict

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘The Verdict‘ series, which provides personal opinions from the FLW writers regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

Barnsley are considering Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink as a possible candidate for the vacant managerial position at Oakwell, as per a Patreon report from journalist Alan Nixon. 

The Burton Albion boss, who is currently enjoying a second stint with the Brewers, guided his side to 16th place in what has been an extremely competitive League One this year.

Hasselbaink was first appointed by the third-tier club back in 2014, with the Brewers winning fourth-tier promotion under the former Chelsea striker’s stewardship.

The Tykes parted company with Poya Asbahi following their relegation to League One, with the Yorkshire club eyeing an immediate return to the Championship.

Three of our writers here at FLW have shared their thoughts regarding Barnsley’s potential appointment of Hasselbaink…

Simmey Hannifin-Donaldson

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink could be an interesting appointment for Barnsley.

He’s had plenty of experience in the third and fourth tier now and given he is currently at Burton Albion, a move to Barnsley would represent a forward step in his career.

He also has experience of winning promotion after winning the League Two title with Burton back in 2014/15.

The Reds will be looking to bounce back to the championship next season at the first time of asking, if possible, and Hasselbaink knows what it takes to earn promotion in the lower divisions.

Josh Cole

This could turn out to be a very clever appointment by Barnsley as Hasselbaink has achieved a relative amount of success at this level during his time at Burton