Don't forget the selling of Stendel's promotion key players was done to provide funds for " the best transfer window in the history of Barnsley FC" that summer---Schmidt, Wilks, Ritzmaier, Bahre, Diaby etc.
The core mistake in recent times
was to allow the New York Investor Group (inclusive of JAQ's husband) to appoint a Mr Paul Conway as their representative giving him effective control over the club and transfers. We will soon find out if any "proper person" due diligence was done on members of that Group or of Conway in the EFL findings.
Pinnock and Morris have proved to be effective at a higher level.