Sky Bet Championship: Barnsley's Micky Mellon dedicates Brighton win to David Flitcroft

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Sky Bet Championship: Barnsley's Micky Mellon dedicates Brighton win to David Flitcroft

Sky Bet Championship: Barnsley's Micky Mellon dedicates Brighton win to David Flitcroft

Barnsley caretaker Micky Andrew William Mellon dedicated their 1st away win in ten months to former boss David Flitcroft following the Tykes 2-1 success at urban center.

Goals from Paddy McCourt and Jacob Mellis gave Andrew William Mellon a winning begin in his 1st game in temporary charge.

Former European nation international defender Matthew Upson reduced the deficit with a 62nd minute header, however the Seagulls went right down to their 1st defeat in seven games.

Mellon had special praise for Flitcroft and installation workers Martin Scott and Guy Proctor, saying: "I need to dedicate the win to those 3 guys.

"I've been friends for keeps with David and that i grasp what it's prefer to be ravaged. it had been a tricky night last Saturday however it had been done terribly professionally.

"David could be a nice man and he handled himself with lots of sophistication. he's one in every of my best friends and that i hope that (this win) goes a way to heal him."

Mellon discovered he has not nonetheless been asked to try and do the work for good and stressed that, for the present, he are going to be doing all he will to induce results and see the club climb the table.

He added: "I haven't been asked to try and do it (permanently). however i am terribly keen and wish to try and do well.

"I'm target-hunting abundantly by those higher than ME and once that changes i will be the primary to grasp.

"We knew we have a tendency to had to be extremely skilled at urban center and therefore the key was that I wished U.S.A. to stay the ball.

"I was delighted with each the goals and lots of the time we have a tendency to were in total management. we have a tendency to were determined to pass it and be brave and that we achieved that."

Brighton manager honor Garcia admitted that his side's half show was as dangerous as they'd vie this season.

"We solely vie fifty five minutes during this game," aforementioned the European. "But we have a tendency to did get a reaction within the half and had possibilities for more goals.

"The downside was we have a tendency to started terribly slowly. we have a tendency to wished to begin well, however Barnsley unbroken the ball virtually, and if we do not have the ball we're not snug.

"It's a tricky league and there are not any straightforward games, all the players area unit extremely thwarted at however we have a tendency to vie.

"We should try to improve and perceive why we have a tendency to vie the method we have a tendency to did within the unsatisfying half.

"We ought to improve thus we have a tendency to area unit higher at the beginning of the half. we want to be a lot of centered at that point."
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