The Rotherham United Courier
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.
Match15 Aug 2026
Rotherham United come up short against Bristol City
Bristol City left with the points after a 1‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad17 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Daniel Gore
“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
One of our own: Robert Pearson joins the Rotherham United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Robert Pearson 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
Rotherham United promote Harry Watson from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Harry Watson 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
Michael Morris steps up from the Rotherham United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Michael Morris 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 Henry Ross from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Henry Ross 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
- Squad 5 new faces, and Rotherham United are still learning each other
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Ar'jany Martha
- Boardroom Rotherham United turn down the training-ground plan