Barnsley 3 Middlesbrough 2 - Victorious Reds look to have another instalment of ‘The Great Escape’ in production

The original transpired in 2012-13 and then there was a glorious sequel at the tail-end of 2019-20, with the green shoots of recovery beginning as thoughts turned from winter to spring.

Hull and Middlesbrough were beaten at the end of February 2020, just like now and the unmistakable whiff of nostalgia was in the air again at Oakwell.