Gerhard Struber wants Barnsley to finish season – even though abandonment would halt relegation
Barnsley boss Gerhard Struber wants to finish the season – even though his side would avoid relegation if it was abandoned.
The Austrian, whose team are bottom of the Championship and seven points adrift of safety with nine games left to play, believes concluding the campaign is the right thing to do once it is safe to do so.
Struber has made an impact since taking over a struggling side last November, when he joined from Wolfsberger AC, and Barnsley would currently be safe in 17th place had the season begun when he arrived at Oakwell.
But the 43-year-old still believes they can stay up if the season is resumed and, he is readying his players for the final push, as the EFL thrash out plans for a return to football almost certainly behind closed doors.
Speaking exclusively to Sky Sports News from his agency’s office in Austria, Struber said: „I am a sportsman and I will regulate it on the field. I think this is what everyone wishes in my team, and also me.
„I think when the games are abandoned and we have no chance to play in the next few weeks, it is clear the league and all the games have no value. This is not so easy for many clubs but it is the only fair-play rule.
„The most important thing is for it to be safe. This is the biggest responsibility for my players and staff. For everyone to be safe. (But) when we start, we have nine games and a final situation. It’s a big chance in a new competition for my players to show and we will take the chance to climb out of the relegation zone.
„We believe we can stay in the league. We have a very difficult situation behind us. I took a team in November with no faith, no hope – but I think my ideas have given the players good confidence. The performances and the victories give the players a good feeling and belief they can stay in the league.
„We believe we can do it and this is the most important thing when we go into the final nine games; that we have the right motivation.“
Struber learned his coaching craft at Red Bull Salzburg and his Wolfsberger AC team were flying high in the Austrian Bundesliga when he left, having drawn twice with Roma and beaten Borussia Monchengladbach in the Europe League.
But having adjusted well to life in Britain, Struber says his intention is manage in the Premier League in the future – but only after he has ensured Barnsley’s safety in the second tier.
„I like England – I think it is the mother of football and I like living here,“ he said. „I like the humour very much. I hope I can stay longer.
„When I remember my time, I had my education in the Red Bull world and I believe I brought a good style into Wolfsberger AC. The big thing for me was to work in England and now I have the chance to work with a small club like Barnsley.
„My big aim is to work at the highest level in the near future but, especially right now, my focus is to stay in the league with Barnsley.“
Soccer Accumulator Bonus
Our fantastic Euro Soccer accumulator offer gives you the chance to earn a bonus of up to 100% on accumulators on the top domestic leagues in Europe along with the group and knockout stages of the Champions League.
This offer applies to returns on pre-match accumulators of 3 or more selections on Full Time Result or Result/Both Teams To Score markets for the English Premier League, Italian Serie A, Spanish Primera Liga, German Bundesliga 1 or UEFA Champions League.
The maximum bonus that you can receive is ˆ100,000 or currency equivalent. The bonus will not apply where a stake has been fully Cashed Out. Where a stake has been partially Cashed Out, the bonus will be calculated based .on the remaining active stake. If a qualifying bet is edited .using our Edit Bet feature. The bonus will be calculated based on the new stake. Where a bet has been edited to include or amend a selection for an event that is In-Play, the bonus will no longer apply. Double Chance bets or combination bets with bonuses. Such as Lucky 15’s or Lucky .31’s do not apply for this offer.
If your bet is successful, we will add the following bonuses to your returns:
Bet Type Bonus
14-folds and upwards 100% bonus
Terms and Conditions
Applies to straight pre-match accumulator bets on the Full Time Result or Result/Both Teams To Score markets for UEFA Champions League, English Premier League, Italian Serie A, Spanish Primera Liga, German Bundesliga .1 or Australian A-League matches. Maximum bonus ˆ100,000 or currency equivalent. Soccer Accumulator Bonus does not apply to Double Chance bets or combination. bets with bonuses such as Lucky 15’s, Lucky 31’s etc.
If any selections are postponed/void then the bonus will still apply, but the percentage bonus added will reflect the actual number of winning selections. For example, an 8-fold accumulator with 7. winners and 1 postponed match will receive a 30% .bonus to returns.
The bonus part of your returns will be added to your account within 24 hours of your final selection having played.
This bonus will not apply where a stake has been fully Cashed Out. Where a stake has been partially Cashed Out, the bonus will be calculated based on the remaining active stake.
If a qualifying bet is edited using our Edit Bet feature, the bonus will be calculated based on the new stake. Where a bet has been edited to include or amend a selection for an event that is In-Play, the bonus will no longer apply.
Where any term of the offer or promotion is breached or there is any evidence of a series of bets placed by a customer or group of customers, which due to a deposit bonus, enhanced payments, free bets, risk free bets or any other promotional offer results in guaranteed customer profits irrespective of the outcome, whether individually or as part of a group, bet365 reserves the right to reclaim the bonus element of such offers and in their absolute discretion either settle bets at the correct odds, void the free and risk free. bets or void any bet funded by the deposit bonus.
In addition bet365 .reserve the right to levy an administration charge on the customer up to the value of the deposit bonus, free bet, risk free bet or additional payment to cover administrative costs. We further reserve the right to ask any customer to provide sufficient documentation for us to be satisfied in our absolute discretion as to the customer’s identity prior to us crediting any bonus, free bet, risk free bet or offer to their account.
All bet365 offers are intended for recreational players and bet365 may in its sole discretion limit the eligibility of customers to participate in all or part of any promotion.
bet365 reserves the right to amend, cancel, reclaim or refuse any promotion at its own discretion.
