Add your thoughts on the game here everyone.
UTM.
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Add your thoughts on the game here everyone.
UTM.
It's now or never for this management team for me. If we can't get up for this game there's no hope I'm afraid.
Adapt the set up{four at the back} and play the way we are comfortable with,we can turn this around.Four of us will be putting the frustration we have been through over the last few months and give the team full support tomorrow.Once we get that winning feeling back confidence will return.We have some real quality at this club,if we can keep them fit,we will rise up this table.Get behind the lads.
First meeting
Today's match against Doncaster Rovers marks the 77th Football League meeting between the two rivals since 1925. With the current 76 league matches between them they are currently joint third alongside Crewe Alexandra (76) with the highest oppenent's Rotherham have met in league competition, Lincoln City (89) on top and Swansea City (78) in second, although that figure includes two relegation/promotion league matches in 1987/88. If all competitions are included, the tally rises to 123 matches, making Rovers the Millers' most-played opponent, when accounting for fixtures like the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup & The Yorkshire & Humberside Cup. There have been many interesting match reports from over the years between the two, and you could say they played a small part in Rotherham missing out on promotion to the First Division in 1954-1955 in one of the tightest finishes to the old Second Division. Rotherham who narrowly missed out on promotion to the top flight on goal average. Ironically, it was Rovers who lost heavily at home to both champions Birmingham City (who was third at the time) and runners-up Luton Town in their final two matches; had Rotherham managed even a draw at Port Vale in their own finale, they would have finished as champions. Instead, it remains a history of 'ifs, buts, and maybes.' The rivalry stretches back to October 1925, an era when many visiting fans would make the 15-mile trek to the ground on foot. It was only match #10 for the newly-formed Rotherham United, and over 2,000 supporters travelled from Doncaster to Millmoor. Under a heavy drizzle, Jack Lambert gave Rovers the lead after 20 minutes with a low drive that slipped through the legs of goalkeeper John Mehaffy. Rotherham eventually secured a 1?1 draw when Joe Scott bundled home an equaliser from close range following a goal-mouth scramble on 35 minutes.
Home record v Rovers (all competitions since 1925)
In the 58 matches that have taken place at Millmoor/NYS, Rotherham have won 69% (40 matches), drawing 15% (9), and losing 16% (9).
Tier 2 W4, D1, L2. Tier 3 W7, D1, L2. Tier 4 W4, D0, L1. Third Div. North W6, D5, L4
League W21, D7, L9. FA Cup W3, D0, L0. League Cup W2, D0, L0. Football League Trophy W2, D0, L0. SHFACC W12, D2, L0
Rotherham have recorded an average of 2.12 goals per game, compared with Doncaster's 1.02.
Attendances at home to Rovers
The highest attendance at home against Doncaster was in the FA Cup, third round in January 1951. The attendance was 22,000, which I'm guessing is a estimate?. Danny Williams and Jack Shaw for Rotherham. Dave Miller from the penalty spot for Rovers.
The lowest attendance for this fixture was in the preliminary round of the Sheffield & Hallamshire FA County Cup on the 30th October 1973, Rod Johnson with the only goal of the game. 1,475
In all home fixtures against Doncaster Rovers attendances have averaged 8,300. Total attendance: 481,382
In the dugouts
Doncaster Rovers manager Grant McCann's record opposing Rotherham Utd: Pld 3, Won 3, Drawn 0, Lost 0
Peterborough United: P1 - W1 D0 L0
Hull City: P1 - W1 D0 L0
Doncaster Rovers P1 - W1 D0 L0
Matt Hamshaw's record against Doncaster Rovers: Pld 1, L1
Sent off at home
Doncaster Rovers: Colin Russell (1986/87), Paul Malcolm (1988/89), Paul Heffernan (2005/06)
Rotherham United: Mickel Miller (2021/22)
Hat-tricks at home
Rotherham United: Billy Hick (1930/31), Frank Raynor (1942/43)
Debut's & last matches at Millmoor/NYS
Debut's: Albert Bennett (1962), Frank Carr (1942), Trevor Clarke (2019), Albert Coleman (1928), Sydney Copley (1926), Jack Grainger (1947), Julien Lamy (2019), James Larkin (1942), Jim Myers (1942), M Owens (1943), John Raynes (1949), Fred Robinson (1973), Jack Roscoe (1931), Malcolm Stephens (1957), William Styles (1942), Barry Wagstaff (1975), Harold Wilcockson (1964), Billy Wilson (1933)
Last Match: David Bentley (1974), Jack Charnley (1942), Dennis Churms (1955), Edgar Hardy (1927), James Larkin (1942), Willis Lee (1925), Fred Liddle (1930), Mick Martin (1985), Mark Monington (1998), Robert Moore (1956), Jimmy Mullen (1974), M Owens (1943), Tony Simmons (1986), Glynn Snodin (1992), Walter Spicer (1933), Tommy Tynan (1986)
Appearances (all competitions)
Rotherham Utd against Doncaster Rovers
James Turner 23
Danny Williams 22
Jack Selkirk 21
Jack Grainger 21
Norman Noble 20
Dick Jackson 20
Doncaster Rovers against Rotherham Utd
Fred Emery 24
Brian Makepeace 22
Bert Tindill 22
Syd Bycroft 18
Ken Hardwick 17
Jack Buckley 17
Goalscorers
Rotherham Utd against Doncaster Rovers
Jack Shaw 11
Paul Haycock 7
Ian Wilson 6
Jack Grainger 6
Doncaster Rovers against Rotherham Utd
Bert Tindill 10
Tom Keetley 8
Ronnie Dodd 4
Alick Jeffrey 4
Stan Burton 4
Results from on this day
Pld 15, Won 2, Drawn 5, Lost 8
21-Feb-31 Gateshead 2 Rotherham United 0 Redheugh Park 4,383
21-Feb-53 Rotherham United 1 West Ham United 1 Millmoor 14,861
21-Feb-59 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 Rotherham United 0 Goldstone Ground 18,861
21-Feb-67 Birmingham City 2 Rotherham United 1 St Andrews Stadium 35,482
21-Feb-70 Rotherham United 1 Reading 1 Millmoor 12,827
21-Feb-76 Rotherham United 0 Shrewsbury Town 1 Millmoor 4,947
21-Feb-81 Rotherham United 2 Sheffield United 1 Millmoor 11,905
21-Feb-84 Rotherham United 0 Sheffield United 1 Millmoor 3,396
21-Feb-87 Rotherham United 1 Swindon Town 2 Millmoor 3,004
21-Feb-95 Rotherham United 1 Oxford United 1 Millmoor 2,883
21-Feb-98 Chester City 4 Rotherham United 0 Deva Stadium 2,432
21-Feb-04 Rotherham United 1 Nottingham Forest 1 Millmoor 9,046
21-Feb-12 Gillingham 0 Rotherham United 0 Priestfield Stadium 3,248
21-Feb-15 Wolverhampton W 5 Rotherham United 0 Molineux 20,336
21-Feb-23 Rotherham United 2 Sunderland 1 New York Stadium 10,522
Rotherham players born on this day
21-Feb-02 Robbie Hemfrey, 21-Feb-12 Matt Moralee, 21-Feb-82 Kayode Odejayi, 21-Feb-89 Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe, 21-Feb-55 John Seasman, 21-Feb-89 Josh Walker
Played for both
Goalkeepers
Graham Brown, Rodger Chapman, Adam Collins, Paul Crichton, Craig Davis, Stuart Ford, Gordon Morritt, Andy Warrington
Defenders
Chris Beech, John Breckin, Marvin Bryan, David Carver, Colin Clish, Dave Cusack, Colin Douglas, Josh Emmanuel, Nick Fenton, Fred Gregory, Len Hainsworth, Mick Harrity, John Haselden, Reece James, Dennis Leigh, Richard Naylor, Robert Pell, Paul Raven, Frazer Richardson, Fred Robinson, Ronnie Robinson, Billy Russell, Theo Streete, Chris Swailes, Harry Toffolo, Harold Wilcockson, Richard Wood
Midfielders
Hakeeb Adelakun, Dean Barrick, David Bentley, Albert Broadbent, John Buckley, Winston Campbell, Les Chappell, Jim Dobbin, Shaun Goodwin, Paul Green, Danny Hudson, Rod Johnson, Frank Marshall, John McGinley, Gordon Owen, Ernie Pattison, Ralph Pedwell, Daral Pugh, David Pugh, Chris Rabjohn, Kieran Sadlier, Glynn Snodin, Stewart Talbot, Jon Taylor, Andy Turner, Graham Watson, Martin Woods
Forwards
Kieran Agard, Richie Barker, Jordan Bowery, Darren Byfield, Jonson Clarke-Harris, Tony Cullen, Tony Cunningham, Dick Dawson, Bruce Dyer, Jonathan Forte, Leo Fortune-West, Dick Habbin, Andy Hayward, Ian Helliwell, Justin Jackson, Mike Jeffrey, Keith Kettleborough, Caolan Lavery, Clive Mendonca, Don Page, Nathan Peel, Tony Reeson, Laurie Sheffield, Malcolm Stephens, Paul Taylor, Tommy Tynan, Jerry Yates
Without an appearance
Mark Barnard, Jackie Beynon, Graham Biggins, Gary Clayton, Paul Downing, Steve Gaughan, Jim Harkin, Gary Ingham, Mickey Walker
Town/County
Charles Alton, Rowland Bailey, Phil Bratley, Jimmy Hanwell, Jack Lambert, Dave Mangnall
Prediction: A riot!!!. I would normaly put this as an easy win for Rotherham considering Rotherham's home record against Rovers. However, since Ive got every prediction wrong -Rotherham 1 Rovers 2.
My head says no chance today, missing very important players, a manager that looks clueless and beat, very low confidence in the players and a board that appears to accept relegation in our centenary years. However I think we will win and Watmore will score.
We need MH to play the right formation, players in their best positions and have the correct cover on the bench (no Martha please). We need the win we need the hope the fans deserve it, we are not the cause of the issues, fans react to what happens on the pitch. So we need to get behind the team and for those that go we can hopefully see 3 points and a good 90 minutes performance.
On our way with the usual anticipation and hope. Come on Matt, be brave and try something different today.
COYR.
Close game that we will lose by the odd goal. We have big players missing, the manager hasn't got a tactic in him and we have a soft underbelly, put all that together and what happens is more or less what's been happening lately. I am usually a glass half full supporter, and whilst I will still be there shouting us on, I just feel this will be the scenario. UTM
Great start and lift of early penalty goal. Good intensity to start us off. Keep it up Millers!
(come on CT, get yer arse outta bed!)
Worra tit of a ref !!!