I’m Feeling Very Humbled

As a Rotherham United fan I don’t expect a lot of people who aren’t Millers to want us to do well so I have been feeling very humbled the last few days getting messages of ‘good luck’ from supporters of other teams in the Championship – Birmingham City, Middlesbrough, Luton Town and even a Wednesday fan I know said he was ‘rooting’ for us last night.

Fans of other teams appear to look at the Millers differently from our own fans. A Hatters fan thought we were ‘skillful’ in the game last night while, I believe, most Rotherham fans thought we were ‘wasteful’ with sentences including words such as ‘barn doors’ being bandied about the social media pages. Personally I do think some of our players have some lovely footballing skills but we tend to end up lumping it in the air in panic.

Of course fans from other teams don’t follow the Millers like our own fans do and don’t see them week-in, week-out although this last month Sky TV has certainly tried to rectify that with Rotherham appearing to be on every time you turn that switch!

This season has been very much a roller coaster for Millers fans who in their hearts knew we could never compete with the top sides. But this time a few years ago we were already down and out while on the last game of this season we have something to fight for. And if our players aren’t up for this fight I don’t know when they ever will be.

We will probably lose all the players we have on loan but luckily we have a couple of lads who have come bursting through the ranks who really should be playing in their home club shirts next season.

Going back to this season we can’t even say ‘it’s in our own hands’ because even if we win we are reliant on other teams to win or lose (and how would you feel as an Owls fan having the dilemma of winning your last game that would keep the Millers up and send you down?)

One thing being a Miller it is never a dull affair but that one time wouldn’t it be nice to be safe with two or three games to go – just once!

Thank you to all the fans from other teams who have suddenly become Millers for a game or two! Have a good summer and we hope to see some of you next season.

Up The Millers and remember the good times are just around the corner.