Ted Cann

Goalkeeper - Rotherham United
29 Jan 2029
Monday
Process
111 Edition

The Rotherham United Courier

11 Sep 2028
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad

Toti: 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.

Market

Harrison Dudziak 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.

Squad

Mathias Jørgensen stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Mathias Jørgensen and Rotherham United agree another 5 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Match

A bad afternoon for Rotherham United against West Ham United

2-3 to West Ham United, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Mark Gillespie

“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.

Squad

Dylan Lawlor finally opens his account

He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Rotherham United have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.

In brief

Back issues
81 Edition

The Rotherham United Courier

14 Feb 2028
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market

Lucas Pitt 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.

Match

A bad afternoon for Rotherham United against Middlesbrough

1-3 to Middlesbrough, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Adam Aznou

“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.

Squad

Mark Gillespie lets one through his hands

A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.

Squad

Niels van Soest stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Niels van Soest and Rotherham United agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad

Marvin Kaleta knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Rotherham United, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

59 Edition

The Rotherham United Courier

13 Sep 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad

Mark Gillespie keeps Rotherham United in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Market

Alex Cairns hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Rotherham United can pretend not to have heard.

Match

Rotherham United come up short against Sunderland

Sunderland left with the points after a 1-3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Lamare Bogarde

“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.

Market

A long bet from Rotherham United on Lucas Pitt

He is 20, and nobody at Rotherham United signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.

Squad

Sam Nombe asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

The terraces

The spotlight tightens on Mark Gillespie

Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.

Squad

Luciano Pereyra finally opens his account

He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Rotherham United have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.

Market

Rotherham United bring in Ethan Nwaneri on loan

A season-long audition: Arsenal still own him, but the shirt and the minutes are Rotherham United's to give. A loan is a bet both clubs believe they are winning.

In brief

  • Market Ted Cann placed on the list
  • Boardroom The board put their hand in their pocket
53 Edition

The Rotherham United Courier

2 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Zé Guilherme hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Rotherham United can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

Zé Guilherme: 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.

Squad

Marvin Kaleta asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

In brief