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Hourihane out to dash the Premier League hopes of a club that still adores him Barnsley have finally recovered from losing their talismanic captain to Aston Villa in 2017. Paul Dollery By Paul Dollery Sunday 16 May 2021, 10:00 AM 1 hour ago 8,675 Views 0 Comments THE INEVITABILITY OF the break-up didn’t numb Barnsley’s pain. That they knew it was coming was a matter of little consolation. Conor Hourihane was the most-wanted player in the Championship. The level of adoration the club’s supporters had for their captain was validated by what became of their Premier League promotion bid after he left. When Aston Villa prised him away in January 2017, Barnsley were in eighth place, within four points of a play-off place. By the campaign’s end, they were 22 points adrift in 14 ....