Rotherham Utd

Rotherham to unveil new manager
League One strugglers Rotherham will unveil their new manager at a news conference on Friday at 1330 BST. Former Manchester United striker Mark Robins has been in caretaker charge of the club since Alan Knill was sacked on 1 March. Robins is in the frame to land the post permanently, while Brian Little, Brian McClair, Martin Scott, Keith Alexander and Brian Horton have also been linked. Rotherham are nine points adrift of safety in League One.

Millers boss delighted with point
Rotherham boss Mark Robins was pleased with the way his side performed in the 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest. The new Robins manager said: "I think we did enough to deserve to win the game. They threw a lot of us in the second half to make it difficult. "The effort the lads have put in over the two Easter games has been tremendous, you can't knock the players at all. "What has been missing in confidence is now starting to some back."

Rotherham chairman blasts League
Rotherham United chairman Dennis Coleman has criticised the Football League in the wake of the Millers relegation from League One. Coleman told BBC Radio Sheffield: "We have been up against it since we were docked 10 points at the start of the season for financial shortcomings. "It is time for the Football League to re-look at what they've done. "It is nothing to do with this board or team why the club was in trouble and they've punished us - it's a disgrace."

Rotherham tie Taylor to new deal
Relegated Rotherham have signed teenage striker Ryan Taylor to a new two-year deal at Millmoor. Taylor, 18, had made 12 first-team appearances this season before a bout of glandular fever in November kept him out for the rest of the season. He told Rotherham's website: "Hopefully that is all behind me now and I will be able to start next season 100% fit." Taylor follows defender Stephen Briggs in agreeing a new deal with the club following its relegation to League Two.

Millers sign Harrison and Tonge
Rotherham boss Mark Robins has signed midfielder Danny Harrison and full-back Dale Tonge. Harrison, 24, joins the Millers after being released by Tranmere Rovers, where he started over 100 games. Tonge, 22, was also a free agent after being released by Barnsley at the end of the season with 50 first-team appearance behind him. However, Robins is resigned to losing midfielder Martin Woods, 21, who joined from Sunderland last summer. "Martin will leave the club - we have known that for a week and it's disappointing, but we have to move on," Robins told the club's website.

Rotherham keeper needs operation
Rotherham goalkeeper Steven Cann faces a spell on the sidelines to have surgery on a dislocated shoulder. Cann, 19, was injured in training and is expected to have an operation to repair the damage within the next week. The Wales under-19 international joined the Millers in the summer after being released by Derby County. Rotherham boss Mark Robins has brought in Sheffield United keeper Jamie Annerson, 18, as cover and gave him a reserve team debut on Tuesday.

Rotherham sign defender Cresswell
Rotherham United have signed Sheffield United central defender Ryan Cresswell on a three-month loan deal. The 19-year-old impressed Millers boss Mark Robins when playing for the Blades reserves against Rotherham's second string on 5 September. He was an unused Rotherham substitute in Saturday's draw with Notts County. "He has come in as an emergency loan because Ian Sharps is out and Ryan will give us that bit of cover," Robins told BBC Radio Sheffield.

Northwich boss signs trio on loan
Northwich caretaker boss Dino Maamria signed three players on loan before Thursday's deadline for loan deals. The first recruit, Huddersfield striker Lucas Akins, 18, is yet to start a first-team game for the Terriers but has made six substitute appearances. "The move will be good for him," boss Andy Ritchie told his club's website. Maamria has also signed Crewe striker Nick Farquharson, 19, until 3 January while Rotherham defender Natt Kerr, 20, has joined for a month.

Boss Robins scoops monthly prize
Rotherham boss Mark Robins has been named as the League Two manager of the month for November. The Millers won all four of their league games in the month although they were beaten by Forest Green Rovers in the FA Cup. Robins said: "This award is really for everyone at the club." The other contenders for the award were Chesferfield's Lee Richardson, Hereford's Graham Turner, and Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson.

Rotherham display pleases Robins
Rotherham boss Mark Robins was generous in praising his side after their 2-0 win against Chesterfield. Robins told SSB: "For me this is the best performance of the season so far. "We keep on getting better and better and as long as we keep our feet on the ground and now look towards our game at the weekend we should be fine. "I am absolutely thrilled with the performance, it was fantastic everybody did their job well."

Kerr & Akins stay with Northwich
Natt Kerr and Lucas Akins will stay at Northwich for a second month on loan. Rotherham defender Kerr, 20, and Huddersfield striker Akins, 18, helped Vics to seven points from three games during their first month with the club. "Both have made a big impact since and I wanted them to be a part of things for a little longer yet," boss Dino Maamria told the Northwich Guardian. Kerr was sent off in Northwich's FA Trophy loss last weekend and will miss their Sentanta Shield tie at Barrow.

Ross extends loan with Rotherham
Sheffield United midfielder Ian Ross has extended his loan at Rotherham to cover the whole of January. Ross is set to join the League Two club permanently on a free transfer but with a sell-on fee. The 21-year-old, who progressed through the Bramall Lane academy, joined the Millers in November. Ross has played just two League Cup games for the Blades but had gained first-team experience from loan spells with Boston, Bury and Notts County.

Rotherham sign keeper O'Donnell
Rotherham United have signed teenage Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Richard O'Donnell in a three-month loan deal. The 19-year-old will provide cover for first choice Andy Warrington in Mark Robins' squad at Millmoor. The Millers are short of keepers as reserve team stopper Steve Cann is injured and Robins was keen not to rely on youth team players. O'Donnell is yet to make a senior appearance for the Owls after coming through the club's youth system. He recently completed a loan spell with UniBond League side Buxton.

Robins frustrated as Millers held
Rotherham boss Mark Robins admitted his League Two high-fliers had been profligate after they could only draw 1-1 with Wycombe at Millmoor. "We should have put the game to bed in the first half when we were wasteful on one or two chances," he said. "We were made to pay for it in the second half, although they had one or two efforts on goal too. "It's a point against a team around us in the table, but it's disappointing not to have taken all three points."

Rotherham facing financial crisis
Rotherham say they will go into administration unless a major injection of cash is secured in the near future. The club have filed notice to appoint an administrator and, unless the financial picture improves, will be docked 10 points as they were in 2006. The League Two outfit cite Inland Revenue debts as a major problem. They say they were close to a deal with a group last week but that was dashed because of the terms and conditions of the lease for their Millmoor ground. "Over the past two years the board has been working very hard to reduce the level of operating losses at the club," Rotherham said in a statement. "It is plain that things can not continue like this and that time is not on our side. We are not yet at a stage where a certain future for the club can be definitively guaranteed. "We are conscious of the need to protect the club from any possible action from any of its creditors. In order to combat this, we have filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator. "If no deal can be brokered then administration would be the only option for the club." The Millers could become the third Football League club to go into administration this season, following Luton and Bournemouth. Filing notice of intention to appoint an administrator - as Bournemouth did last month - gives the club a period of protection from its creditors while they are bidding to avoid administration. However, under new rules introduced by the League last summer, if Rotherham (or any club) go into administration after the fourth Thursday in March, the 10-point deduction will be suspended. If the club is relegated the points will be deducted from their tally at the start of next season. If the club stays up the 10 points will be taken off their final total - and if that drops them into the relegation places, the club will be relegated.

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