Poya Asbaghi hints at timeline of decision on his Barnsley future after relegation is confirmed

Barnsley boss Poya Asbaghi expects a decision to made over his future at the end of the season after the Tykes’ relegation from the Championship was confirmed yesterday. 

A 2-1 defeat to Huddersfield Town last night leaves the Oakwell outfit 11 points back from safety with just three games to play – making it mathematically impossible for them to survive.

The task facing Asbaghi has looked a very difficult one ever since he took charge in November and bar an impressive run of results in February, they have always looked favourites for the drop.

Barnsley are certainly no strangers to bouncing back up to the second tier – with two relegations and two promotions in their previous eight seasons – but it remains to be seen whether the Swedish coach will be the one trusted with leading the promotion push next term.

Speaking to Sky Sports after last night’s game, the 36-year-old addressed his Oakwell future.

He said: “We have conversations all the time. There is, of course, a mutual discussion about the future and I think we will come with answers until the end of the season.

“Right now, it’s about being really disappointed. All of us accepting relegation somehow and then we will reflect on the future.

“Until now, as long as there has been a chance we’ve been caught up with thinking that we will still make it, today we didn’t and the time for reflection will be more from now forward.”

The Barnsley boss added: “You always try to compete to win football games. I knew when I arrived to the job that maybe the chances for us to stay in the league was percentages, I don’t know exactly, but they were pretty low.

“So you have to accept arriving here that there is a big probability that you, in the end, will go through exactly this that