Rotherham United might have been relegated at the end of the season but you have to try and take some positives from the season.
We might all have had a moan about how many chances we’ve had, how many times we’ve hit the post, seen a shot go inches wide but to get all those opportunities we proved that we could get in good positions.
We beat play-off side Brentford away, gave a good show of ourselves against newly relegated from the Premier League Bournemouth, took Premier League side Everton to extra time in the FA Cup game at Goodison Park, won away at Hillsborough, Middlesbrough, Preston, Bristol City and Derby and lost by just one goal in both games against champions Norwich City.
Although we might have the idea that our strikers didn’t score as many as they perhaps should have, Michael Smith and Freddie Ladapo got nineteen goals between them – Smith getting ten and also having three assists – more than the top two strikers at Huddersfield, Birmingham, Nottingham Forest, Coventry, Luton Town, Preston, Millwall and Middlesbrough who all finished above us.
We did actually sign some good players. Viktor Johansson, I believe, is an excellent goalkeeper who is good in the air, takes catches and is a brave ‘keeper. And what a signing Wes Harding has been – he just seems to take everything in his stride. I also have to mention Lewis Wing who we had on loan from Middlesbrough – this lad just keeps going and will be an asset to anyone next season (if only it could be us ….)
Then we have to talk about money and a year in the Championship has reportedly been worth £7 million, probably a godsend with having an empty stadium all season.
Now, if we can just take all those positives into League One next season. Of course I realise we are going to lose some of our players, possibly one’s we really can ill afford to lose, but we must have learnt over the past year or two that we really have to invest during the summer to take the League by storm which I think most Millers fans will be expecting.
Up The Millers.
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Players will be sold and i believe the millers have definitely had there day with regards a instant return to the championship , it’s going to be a tough old season 21/22 and i just done see Rotherham united at the top end of the table whatsoever , will be interesting to see what bargain basement players warne brings in but am sure they will all meet warne’s good human beings criteria ,but hey let’s stay positive and hopefully the millers will survive in league one but promotion not a chance .
Nowt wrong wi a few years in league 1,thats what we r, think yoyoing doesn’t do any good just brings on expectancy r negativity especially thro some quarters of so called miller’s fans, your only as big as your fan base
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Daz, I actually think we would have benefited with an extra season in League One this time, not gone up via Covid. And you do know that fans of other local sides call us ‘moaning Millers’ don’t you!
caz you must admit we have had plenty moan about when i moan next season i will try to be more constructive c in l
Constructive criticism in my mind is not a bad thing. We can all moan, CinL, but I’d rather focus on the better things, though, when I’m at a match I can moan with the best of them although often in my mind!