The Rotherham United Courier
Market10 Aug 2026
Rotherham United turn down Norwich City for Josh Benson
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Ajay Matthews is a medical away from Rotherham United
The deal with Millwall is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Jack Holmes arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Jack Holmes has, at Rotherham United, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Market10 Aug 2026
Eyes on Marvin Kaleta again
The phone has started ringing about Marvin Kaleta again, and this time the name on the line is Leicester City. Rotherham United are listening politely and promising nothing.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Ar'jany Martha signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Ar'jany Martha and Rotherham United agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Rotherham United
Daniel Gore 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Jack Holmes comes home
The shirt still fits. Jack Holmes is back at Rotherham United, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Kian Spence falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Rotherham United rebuffed over Matthew Litherland
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Blackburn Rovers have kept their man, and Rotherham United go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
In brief
- The dugout Kian Spence gets it from the manager
- Market Mark Johnson steps up from the Rotherham United academy
- The dugout Josh Benson knocks on the manager's door