Barnsley to appoint Rochdale boss Keith Hill as manager

Hill's Rochdale side finished ninth in League One

Barnsley are set to appoint Rochdale boss Keith Hill as their new manager, BBC Radio Sheffield understands.

The 42-year-old was given permission to speak to the Championship club last week but later ruled himself out of the running for the post.
Barnsley are looking for a new boss after Mark Robins left following a disagreement over his playing budget.
David Flitcroft is also expected to move from Rochdale to Barnsley to be Hill's assistant manager.
Hill was appointed as permanent manager at Spotland in 2007 and this season guided them to ninth place in League One, three points off the play-off places.
Last Tuesday Hill told BBC Radio Manchester that moving to Oakwell would not be the right move for him.
"Nothing has gone wrong it is just down to choice," he said. "We've decided to stay at Rochdale because we are ambitious but we're also happy in our work here.
"Barnsley is a big club, historically it is a big club as well.
"I've been in discussions with the owners at Barnsley and they've been really, really good and it's been enlightening.
"On this occasion it just wasn't right for me. I've done a lot of deliberating over the weekend, you know what myself and Flicker [David Flitcroft] are like. We analyse, deliberate and then we make a calculated decision."
Brian Laws, Kevin Blackwell, Danny Wilson, Phil Parkinson, Alan Irvine and Russell Slade had all been linked with the role.