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TYKES SO LUCKY TO HAVE LEADER LIKE PAT

TRUST: Patrick Cryne

IN AN age when oil barons, oligarchs and faceless consortiums rule the game, Patrick Cryne is a welcome throwback.
A local boy made good. A fan with a fat wallet. A “reluctant custodian” who used his personal fortune to save Barnsley from closure.
News that the terminally ill 66-year-old is nearing the end of his battle with cancer is a tragedy for his family, but also a sad day for football.
It is 13 years since Cryne, who made his fortune selling computer software, teamed up with Peter Ridsdale to rescue the Tykes.
Since then he has struck out alone and...

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