Manager: David Bassett

Ground: Oakwell

Players In: Mitch Ward from Everton for £200,000, Alex Neil from Airdrie for £25,000, Lee Jones from Tranmere (Free), Carl Regan from Everton (Free)

Players Out: Craig Hignett to Blackburn for £2.25m, Nicky Eaden to Birmingham (Free), Georgi Hristov to NEC Nijmegan (Free), Tony Bullock to Macclesfield (Free)

Last Season v Wanderers: The two teams battled out a 2-2 draw at the Reebok, with Gardner adding to an own-goal for Bolton and then at Oakwell we were treated to another draw, this time the scoreline being 1-1. Dean Holdsworth was the scorer for the Reebok men.

Last Year's Top Scorer: Craig Hignett

Key Man: The departure of Craig Hignett to Blackburn has left a huge void to fill for Barnsley manager Dave Bassett. Hignett was Barnsley's top scorer last year, and that was from midfield. The onus is now on Neil Shipperley to score the goals that Barnsley need to mount a serious promotion challenge, but he has never been too prolific in the past...

Directions to the ground: Travelling supporters should travel on the M1 until they reach Junction 37. Here they should exit and follow the signs to the ground, which is approximately two miles away.