Soccer : Rush joins Barnsley

Liverpool legend Ian Rush has become the latest member of Barnsley's backroom staff as manager Nigel Spackman continues to ring the changes at Oakwell.

39-year-old Rush has taken up a part-time role as the Tykes' strikers coach, a position designed to boost Barnsley's goals tally.

The former Welsh international - a team-mate of Spackman at Liverpool - is believed to be one of the first coaches focusing specifically on forwards' instincts.