Alexander Davis

Defensive Midfielder - Rotherham United U18
20 Aug 2028
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The Rotherham United Courier

6 Dec 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

The dugout

Josh Benson keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Rotherham United may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Boardroom

The silence upstairs is getting loud at Rotherham United

Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.

Market

Leandro Gelpi asks to leave Rotherham United

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Market

Ao Tanaka wants more than Rotherham United are offering

“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.

Squad

Tempers go at Rotherham United

Ao Tanaka 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.

Match

A bad afternoon for Rotherham United against Stevenage

1‑2 to Stevenage, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Market

One of our own: Steven Foster joins the Rotherham United first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Steven Foster is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

Market

Rotherham United promote Alexander Davis from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Alexander Davis 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.

Match

Ao Tanaka the difference as Rotherham United beat Wigan Athletic

Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Ao Tanaka. 1‑0 against Wigan Athletic, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.

In brief