The Rotherham United Courier
Market31 Aug 2026
Rotherham United turn down Sheffield Wednesday for Josh Benson
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Kian Spence goes up and wins it — 7.96
A defender on the scoresheet, which happens rarely enough that everybody in the ground remembers who took the corner. 1 for him, and a mark of 7.96 for the rest of it.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Kian Spence in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Rotherham United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market31 Aug 2026
Emmanuel Adegboyega attracts admirers
The name of Emmanuel Adegboyega has come up in conversations Rotherham United were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
The terraces31 Aug 2026
One of their own: Daniel Gore
He is 21 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Market31 Aug 2026
Millwall are about to pick up the phone
A conversation is coming this week. Rotherham United will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.
Match29 Aug 2026
Rotherham United see off AFC Wimbledon
Three points for Rotherham United, 1‑0 the final word against AFC Wimbledon in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Jack Holmes
Successful dribbles: 18. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad31 Aug 2026
The formation has left Billy Blacker behind
Every shape has positions in it and this one does not have his. Rotherham United will either change the shape, change his job, or change his club, and he is waiting to hear which.
In brief
- The dugout Jason Butler: “That is the standard”
- Market Still no ink between Rotherham United and Billy Blacker
- The dugout No hiding place for Kane Richardson