MillersMad Match Thread.....Millers v Reading

[CAMiller]

Are you boycotting or are you going to go along and enjoy one last chance to see the young loanees, Gore, Gray and Baptiste in a Millers' shirt at NYS? It's the latter for me.

[BramleyMiller58]

I'll be there

OAMAAM

[Heliosphan78]

Are you boycotting or are you going to go along and enjoy one last chance to see the young loanees, Gore, Gray and Baptiste in a Millers' shirt at NYS? It's the latter for me.

I'll be going but I'd rather not see the loanees. They won't be here next season so where we can, we should give our own players a chance and as much game time as possible. Let's give them some league experience, instead of players that aren't ours.

I'd start with Yearwood and Cohen Lee in midfield and maybe introduce Gore after an hour or so, depending on how things are going. I'd also quite like to see Jack Holmes start in the role he played v Luton. And please no more Zak Jules, we've got Harrison Duncan who probably deserves a start and two other lads who will be here next season in Agbaire and Adegboyega.

[RU66]

I'm there. J Holmes for Martha got to be. Duncan starting also.

[ScjR]

Home Record
Rotherham have met Reading at home 26 times in all competitions in which their record is: won 42% (11), drawing 35% (9), and losing 23% (6). Rotherham have averaged 1.65 goals per game compared to Reading's 1.12.
Tier 2 W4 D3 L2 Tier 3 W6 D4 L4 Tier 4 W1 D1 L0

Attendances
The highest attendance at home to Reading came in the Third Division match of the 1969/70 season. The 12,827 attendance was Rotherham's second highest league attendance for that season after Doncaster Rovers earlier in the season. The match ended 1-1 with Neil Hague for Rotherham and Les Chappell for Reading. The lowest attendance also came in the Third Division in the 1984/85 season. Rotherham winning by 3-0, Alan Birch after 5 minutes, Willie Raynes on 44' and Mike Trusson on 62'. 2,581 at Millmoor.
In all fixtures at home to Reading, attendances have averaged 5,986.

Full Manager History [1969-2026]
Reading
Ray Henderson W1 D0 L1 Jack Mansell W1 D2 L1 Charlie Hurley W2 D2 L1 Maurice Evans W2 D4 L2 Ian Branfoot W3 D0 L1 Ian Porterfield W3 D1 L0 Mark McGhee W1 D2 L1 Alan Pardew W3 D2 L0 Steve Coppell W1 D0 L2 Nigel Adkins W1 D0 L0 Steve Clarke W0 D1 L1 Brian McDermott W1 D0 L0 Jaap Stam W2 D0 L0 Scott Marshall W0 D1 L0 Jose Gomes W0 D1 L0 Veljko Paunovic W2 D0 L0 Paul Ince W1 D0 L1 Ruben Selles W0 D0 L1 Noel Hunt W1 D0 L0 Leam Richardson W0 D1 L0
Rotherham United
Jim McAnearney W2 D2 L2 Jimmy McGuigan W2 D3 L4 Ian Porterfield W1 D3 L0 George Kerr W1 D0 L1 Norman Hunter W0 D0 L2 Billy McEwan W0 D1 L2 Phil Henson W1 D2 L2 Ronnie Moore W1 D2 L4 Alan Knill W1 D0 L0 Steve Evans W2 D0 L2 Neil Redfearn W0 D1 L0 Neil Warnock W0 D0 L1 Kenny Jackett W0 D0 L1 Paul Warne W1 D2 L3 Matt Taylor W0 D0 L1 Matt Hamshaw W0 D1 L0

Sent Off
Reading: Scott Taylor (1990), Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (2024)

Debut's & Last Match:
Debuts: Michael Proctor (2004), Harry Toffolo (2015)
Last Match: Tony Grealish (1990), Jack Hunt (2015), Stewart Talbot (2004), Andy Turner (2000)

Results from on this day:
Pld 18, Won 7, Drawn 4, Lost 7
25-Apr-28 Sheffield Wednesday 5 Rotherham United 2 Hillsborough 7,000
25-Apr-31 Rotherham United 3 Stockport County 4 Millmoor 2,813
25-Apr-35 Rotherham United 2 Stockport County 0 Millmoor 3,881
25-Apr-53 Rotherham United 0 Huddersfield Town 0 Millmoor 19,777
25-Apr-55 Rotherham United 2 Swansea Town 0 Millmoor 22,033
25-Apr-59 Fulham 4 Rotherham United 0 Craven Cottage 17,861
25-Apr-60 Rotherham United 4 Doncaster Rovers 0 Millmoor 4,000
25-Apr-64 Plymouth Argyle 0 Rotherham United 0 Home Park 16,716
25-Apr-66 Bolton Wanderers 1 Rotherham United 3 Burnden Park 10,622
25-Apr-68 Hull City 2 Rotherham United 1 Boothferry Park 20,591
25-Apr-69 Rotherham United 3 Crewe Alexandra 0 Millmoor 6,831
25-Apr-78 Rotherham United 2 Preston North End 1 Millmoor 5,646
25-Apr-81 Brentford 2 Rotherham United 1 Griffin Park 6,909
25-Apr-87 Rotherham United 3 Newport County 1 Millmoor 2,555
25-Apr-98 Rotherham United 2 Rochdale 2 Millmoor 3,373
25-Apr-09 Bradford City 3 Rotherham United 0 Valley Parade 13,242
25-Apr-11 Rotherham United 0 Gillingham 1 Don Valley Stadium 3,455
25-Apr-15 Rotherham United 1 Norwich City 1 New York Stadium 11,498
Former players
Omar Daley 25-Apr-81, Harry Deacon 25-Apr-1900, Jake Forster-Caskey 25-Apr-94, Steve Neilson 25-Apr-31, Nigel Pepper 25-Apr-68

Not really related to todays opponents but as it's the last home game of the season...
Home record
If Rotherham are to be successful next season one improvement that needs to be made is their home record at the New York Stadium.
At Millmoor, in the 1,945 matches played, Rotherham achieved a 50% win rate. Across most of the 20th century, in football, home advantage was a lot stronger than it is today, in the modern game that sits around 45%~.
At Don Valley, in the 108 matches played, the club recorded a 45% win rate. Despite matches played in an athletics stadium with a running track that was often considered to kill the atmosphere- the club maintained a respectable 45% win rate during their four year stay.
At the New York Stadium, in the 355 matches played to date. Rotherham's win rate declined to just 41%. This is a big drop from Millmoor and even below the 45% set at Don Valley. Rotherham's spells in and out of tier 2 has largely contributed to that drop as the club has struggled to compete financially with the much stronger teams in the Championship. They have struggled for stability against much wealthier opponents.
It would take Rotherham to win their next 63 home matches to get to Millmoor's record of a 50% win rate.

[Old_time_miller]

This a momentous day.

To be able to say farewell to the awful, the shambolic, the useless, the lazy Jules. Dawson. Hugebill. And some others who could not stay fit for 5 minutes.

A word to stewart. Do not try give some contracts again,

I will not see any of them again. Good riddance.

[Spuddy Speight]

This a momentous day.

To be able to say farewell to the awful, the shambolic, the useless, the lazy Jules. Dawson. Hugebill. And some others who could not stay fit for 5 minutes.

A word to stewart. Do not try give some contracts again,

I will not see any of them again. Good riddance.

I would offer the slackers, they know who they are, contracts on a lot less money. Then check out the expressions on their faces.
Will they be insulted, angry, let down and feel that they deserve more?
That's the time they might reflect, or not, on how the supporters feel.

Oh, please don't anyone tell me there has been no slacking.

[mellowmiller]

I'll be there and I'm hoping the people I've sat alongside for years will be there too.
I'll also be interested to find out how many of them intend to renew their season tickets.
As for the game itself, can't say I'm bothered and it will just be something that happens in the background.

[Spuddy Speight]

I'll be there and I'm hoping the people I've sat alongside for years will be there too.
I'll also be interested to find out how many of them intend to renew their season tickets.
As for the game itself, can't say I'm bothered and it will just be something that happens in the background.

Let's hope it's gonna be a good day for all the supporters. I'm otherwise engaged. Best man at a mate's wedding. Just hoping my piles behave themselves.
UTM!!

[Derbymiller]

I will be there after missing the last two due to work. I hope he doesn't play Martha another 90 minutes watching that clown is not the way to end the season. Love to see Duncan get time on the field, the lad does look good when he plays.

[Edinburghmiller]

I?ll be there with family. Don?t get to many games so strangely looking forward to it.

[Jocksgloves1]

I'll be there, but very tempted by the end of season game at the Titans. Think they need a point to win the league.

[MillerBill]

We'll be there to see this final home match of a disastrous season.couldn't make the midweek match.Hoping and praying we will see developments at the top. to look forward to a brighter future and winning again.

[craftymiller]

We will be there as usual let?s hope we play well enough to impress the Swiss.

[wrinkly]

Looking forward to the lap of honour. The 100 or so fans still in the ground belting out -"you're not fit to wear the shirt"
The players sticking two fingers up with one hand and waving a wad of bank notes with the other