If we hadn’t been so negative could we have survived.

[Lolmorgan]

We talk about the Championship like we don’t belong,the big money,the big teams but to be honest I wasn’t too impressed with a lot of the teams.Some poor sides like Swansea yesterday we never gave them anything to think about,if we hadn’t set up all season not to lose & had a go at some of the poorer side we may have got a few more points.Too much respect given.Like you all I’m so disappointed with this,it’s like we were happy to make the numbers up.Once a miller always a Miller but it’s wearing a bit thin,65yrs it’s in the blood but for a lot of the young fans it not.

[Feedthegoater]

Agreed, I wished we'd played 2 up front! Been Bold!
Especially at home!!

[CAMiller]

It's a no from me. We didn't have the players with enough fitness, heart or skill to survive in this league however we played. The refereeing didn't help either.

[Derbymiller]

It's a no from me. We didn't have the players with enough fitness, heart or skill to survive in this league however we played. The refereeing didn't help either.

Good summary CAM, I think the fitness was a big factor even at the start of the season MT said the players were suffering from fatigue, he never got them fit in pre-season, something that PW was excellent at. I think we had some skilful players but we lacked pace in the top third and the wide players are too slow to cross a ball, when we played well the wide players were getting the crosses in. Poor recruitment, the gamble didn't work and a club our size cannot get recruitment wrong, however if you do then you get a promotion!!!. In the recruitment I am also referring to the shambles of replacing MT. I still think there is a leadership issue at Rotherham, whether it is due to TS being too autocratic or just incompetence, I think we have seen that with certain contracts and infrastructure and we are seeing it again with employees not doing their job, letting their colleagues down, the fans and the owners. So many factors against us and to be honest most of them are self-inflected, finances are a huge factor the refereeing doesn't help but physician heel thyself

[Feedthegoater]

True.

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Yep, too many lazy journeymen and overrated tat

[Jimmy Badfellow]

It's a no from me and include having the best training facilities in the country in the mix as well. It would be like putting lipstick on a pig!

[caytonmiller]

Long answer.
Injury's are crippling big clubs (checkout Newcastle results). Small clubs in big leagues it's a recipe for disaster.
For all the fans that slated them. Green and Fred offered us support for the front player.

With out green, Fred, Humphrey, Blackett, Morrison is lways going to hurt a team of our size

Short answer NO

[Jocksgloves1]

There have been some poor teams, but nowhere near as bad as us. The table confirms it. I don't go along with all the not trying stuff. I think we're giving them too much credit.

[Masbroughstreet]

The squad was always unbalanced, it's too loaded through the middle, central defenders, central midfielders and centre fowards, Barely any width and not a lot of pace. Just having two fit half decent wingers all season would've made us competitive at least but I still think we'd have gone down.