Fighting talk from Tim Walter as he seeks to buck Championship trend at Yorkshire clubs
Stoke City v Hull City RECENT Championship history across Yorkshire has shown that following a head coach whose side reached the play-offs in the previous season, or who just missed out, is not straightforward.
Not just in terms of results either.
Chosen as the successor to Valerien Ismael at Barnsley, Markus Schopp’s short-lived reign at Oakwell in 2021-22 never got off the ground. He was replaced at the start of November after one win in 15 games – the Reds have reached the end-of-season lottery in the previous campaign.
Danny Schofield’s tenure at Huddersfield Town in the following campaign was comfortably shorter.
