He said: "The backstop date for making the appointment will be a board meeting we have on Thursday week.
"The directors may well meet before that to make a decision."
Meanwhile Reds strikers Michael Boulding and Mark Stallard, who were on loan to Cardiff and Notts County, will not return to Barnsley. Both will be out of contract in the summer.
| Mick Boulding (Barnsley) Information | |||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1976 | Height | 5.10 |
| Place of birth | Sheffield | Weight | 11.3 |
| Nationality | Position | Forward | |
| Comments | Squad No. | 11 | |
| Recent Career History By Club (1999 onwards) | ||||||
| Team | Debut | Apps (+ sub) | Goals | Yellows | Reds | |
| Cardiff | 02/04/2005 | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barnsley | 14/02/2004 | 28 (10) | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| Grimsby | 11/01/2003 | 39 (3) | 17 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sheff Utd | 28/09/2002 | 4 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Grimsby | 22/09/2001 | 24 (14) | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mansfield | 32 (35) | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Recent Career History By Season (1999 onwards) | ||||||
| Season | First App. | Apps (+ sub) | Goals | Yellows | Reds | |
| 2004/2005 | 07/08/2004 | 23 (13) | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003/2004 | 09/08/2003 | 34 (2) | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002/2003 | 28/09/2002 | 14 (5) | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001/2002 | 22/09/2001 | 24 (14) | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000/2001 | 12/08/2000 | 15 (23) | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1999/2000 | 24/09/1999 | 17 (12) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Appearances 127 (+ 69 as sub); Goals 45; Yellow cards 4; Red cards 0 | ||||||
| Mark Stallard (Barnsley) Information | |||
| Date of birth | 24 October 1974 | Height | 5.11 |
| Place of birth | Derby | Weight | 12.12 |
| Nationality | Position | Forward | |
| Comments | Loan - 16 at Barnsley | Squad No. | 25 |
| Recent Career History By Club (1999 onwards) | ||||||
| Team | Debut | Apps (+ sub) | Goals | Yellows | Reds | |
| Notts County | 05/02/2005 | 16 (0) | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Barnsley | 22/01/2005 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chesterfield | 02/10/2004 | 8 (2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Barnsley | 24/01/2004 | 10 (5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Notts County | 168 (16) | 58 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Recent Career History By Season (1999 onwards) | ||||||
| Season | First App. | Apps (+ sub) | Goals | Yellows | Reds | |
| 2004/2005 | 14/08/2004 | 24 (8) | 5 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2003/2004 | 09/08/2003 | 32 (5) | 7 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2002/2003 | 10/08/2002 | 46 (1) | 25 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2001/2002 | 11/08/2001 | 24 (5) | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2000/2001 | 12/08/2000 | 49 (0) | 22 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1999/2000 | 21/09/1999 | 27 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Appearances 202 (+ 24 as sub); Goals 64; Yellow cards 25; Red cards 1 | ||||||