The Rotherham United Courier
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Ar'jany Martha runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 27. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Rotherham United
Duncan Watmore was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Rotherham United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Josh Benson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad17 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Josh Benson
“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.
Market17 Aug 2026
Rotherham United promote Benjamin Bailey from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Benjamin Bailey has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
Jonathan Edwards steps up from the Rotherham United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jonathan Edwards 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
Rotherham United promote Jonathan Reid from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jonathan Reid has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
Rotherham United promote Luke James from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Luke James has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Match A bad afternoon for Rotherham United against Bristol City
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Rotherham United
- Boardroom Rotherham United turn down the training-ground plan