Hill looks set to fill Barnsely hot seat

It seems as if Orient have won their battle to keep charismatic manager Russell Slade at the club.

The O’s boss was a target for Championship side Barnsley, but O’s chairman Barry Hearn rejected a

request from the Yorkshire side to speak to him regarding the job at Oakwell.

Now Rochdale manager Keith Hill, who initially turned down the post, appears to have had a change of heart and is set to be named as Barnsley’s new manager this week.

Slade, who has a year on his current contract to run, has been offered a new long-term deal.