The Rotherham United Courier
Squad17 Aug 2026
Alex Cairns signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Alex Cairns commits to Rotherham United for another 2 years.
Squad17 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Mark Gillespie
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Match15 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Rotherham United against Bristol City
0-1 to Bristol City, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Market17 Aug 2026
A long bet from Rotherham United on Michael Miller
He is 16, and nobody at Rotherham United signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
Rotherham United sign John Ellis, one for the future
John Ellis is 16, and Rotherham United have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
Market17 Aug 2026
A long bet from Rotherham United on Peter Mitchell
He is 16, and nobody at Rotherham United signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
In brief
- Market Rotherham United sign Michael Cooper, one for the future
- Squad A first senior shirt for Gabriele Biancheri
- Squad Mark Gillespie has company in his position