The Rotherham United Courier
Match21 Aug 2027
26 matches without a win for Rotherham United
The run now stands at 26, and the questions being asked around Rotherham United are no longer polite ones.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Kian Spence: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Rotherham United have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Market23 Aug 2027
Rotherham United say no — this time
The offer from Charlton Athletic for Reece James was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Real improvement from Juan Ibarrola at Rotherham United
Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Juan Ibarrola is 22, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Rotherham United
Ryan Allsop 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.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
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.
Match21 Aug 2027
Bolton Wanderers take the points off Rotherham United
Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad23 Aug 2027
A late step up for Josh Benson
At 27 the improving is meant to be over. It is not: 3 points better than the mark taken at the start of the year, which is the sort of thing that happens to players who take the boring parts of the job seriously.
Market23 Aug 2027
Richard Graham steps up from the Rotherham United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Richard Graham 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.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Steven Collins joins the Rotherham United first team
- Market Rotherham United promote Adam Walker from within
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Ar'jany Martha