Barnsley are to appoint Valerien Ismael as their new manager after the former Crystal Palace defender agreed a three year-contract. Barnsley are 21st in the Championship and face Millwall away on Saturday before hosting QPR on Tuesday. If there was a chance to go out with my mates I would. Ismael, now 45, played for Palace briefly in 1998 after becoming the club's record signing when he joined from Strasbourg for 2.75million. Firstly at Mansfield, where he became the youngest manager in the top four divisions aged just 33 in 2014, leading them to their highest finish in 14 years, then at non-league Boston United.
Ismael was still a defender.
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