The Rotherham United Courier
Market17 Aug 2026
Blackburn Rovers come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Rotherham United did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Daniel Gore
Successful dribbles: 26. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Rotherham United baulk at the price for Brandon Austin
Tottenham wanted more than $1.4M and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Rotherham United go back to the board over Brandon Austin
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $1.5M — a club that wants Brandon Austin enough to be asked twice.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Rotherham United
Kian Spence and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Rotherham United
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market17 Aug 2026
Andrew Murphy steps up from the Rotherham United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Andrew Murphy has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: David Parker joins the Rotherham United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. David Parker is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Robert Harris joins the Rotherham United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Robert Harris is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Match Rotherham United come up short against Exeter City
- The dugout Peter Atkinson: “No excuses”
- Transfer targets A loan move for Connor Barratt is in the works