Are ****ing awful. Watched them v fulham other day. Apart from sheer pace from izzy brown they offered very little. And he offered the same. Pace merchant. Fulham never got out of second gear. Didnt need to. And for those who want to take some pyrotechnics with you. Youll need to ram them properly up your arse. Theyve got sniffer dogs.
Fair enough. And yes they are terrible table doesn't lie looking forward to playing them at the new York in january.
In February I was a guest of a friend of mine in his box at the New York for Rotherham’s game against Brentford. Their stadium occupies a very good location just outside the town centre, close to the old Guest and Chrimes site. It is fairly simple in construction, but manages to allow for a fair atmosphere to be generated given that it is closed in. It’s modular in construction, like many smaller modern stadiums, and would allow for expansion should the club’s fortunes take an upturn. Knowing one or two Rotherham supporters (I worked at least partly in the town for over 27 years in one configuration or another) I couldn’t help but feel pleased for them that they had a modern, small but comfortable base which they could call home. Millmoor was allowed to fall into decay by the previous owner, and imagine having to play your home games for 4-5 years in DeeDah Land (at the Don Valley Stadium). I recall a female colleague bemoaning the lack of atmosphere there, and I rather mischievously saying “It seemed OK when U2 played there!” The Brentford game was a few games into Neil Warnock’s great escape act last season, and it seemed Colin had already managed to get the squad playing above themselves, showing passion and commitment. They won 2-1 that day, and went on to survive with some comfort. I don’t know whether Warnock staying was ever a realistic option, but in Tony Stewart and Neil, you would have had a mighty clash of egos, and I imagine that the price of an extended stay would have been the guarantee of major funds to upgrade the playing squad. Mr Stewart had already pumped huge amounts into the club, of course. The appointment of Alan Stubbs turned out to be disastrous, and whatever Warnock had conjured out of the players was quickly extinguished by Stubbs, who proved (as if it were needed) that there is a vast difference between the Scottish leagues and even the second tier of English football. I did think that Kenny Jackett could have been a perfect fit to pull the Millers up and drive them forward a little. Who knows what prompted his premature exit? I have a lot of time for Rotherham. Like us, they live in the shadow of the “massives” and they thrive on over-achieving. John Breckin, who is assisting Paul Warne in his interim management is a real gentleman, and was of course our own assistant manager/coach under Mark Robins. He seems to me to be Rotherham’s equivalent to Barry Murphy. Such men are rare, and should be treasured. Whether Tony Stewart is as philanthropic and public-spirited as Patrick Cryne, I know not. But I hope for the club and their supporters that they can secure a permanent manager/head coach who can drive them forward the way Hecky has done for us. I see us in them, and vice versa. And most of all, I hope they give the massives a bloody nose on Saturday.
