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January Not our best month. We had so many chances against West Brom but we were so poor. WBA xG of 1.40 which includes a penalty, ours is 2.51. Dike headed in after just 7 minutes, Davis equalised finally after 85 minutes. Ball comes in, Matazo is judged to of gone to heavy on the attacker and WBA have a 93rd minute pen that Maja hits past Viktor. Not good enough. It didn't get better against Cardiff, we had to rotate but we found ourselves 2 - 0 down after 13 minutes and it looked like we were going to lose when it hit half time. I gave them a good shouting at and Sarr and Bramall pulled it back to 2 - 2 in the second half. Even game in the end, have to do better at home. Another bad game. Davis put us up after 11 minutes but Pickering equalised from a wild shot from the edge of the box which Viktor could have done better. Hyam headed in to make it 2 - 1 to Blackburn after 29 minutes, we were the better side but poor at the back. Davis equalised in the 52nd minute for a draw. I rotated my midfield/wingbacks against Swansea and we just, battered them. A hat-trick for Davis and a hat-trick for van Hooijdonk. We were 3 up when Swansea pulled one back through Kuhharevych but it didn't matter. Much much much better football. Pretty sure this is my first 10 rating in FM24. Still 4 points ahead somehow after a poor month. Great in cups mind, you'll see that below. FA Cup Brown scored a brilliant overhead kick. We weren't class but we were clinical. Deserved win. Tough draw but we've beat them once this season and we're at home. Carabao Cup Villa were poor, their only chance was from the spot. I have no idea what Villa were doing, their tactics made no sense. Easy game. Into the Carabao Cup final! We're against Spurs, it'll be a tough ask. Deadline Day After Nombe left, nothing else has changed. No one has left, no one was brought in, this is the squad that will win us trophys or bottle it. Al-Duhail were looking at Viktor for a long time, they went for Pickford instead. Everton then had interest in Viktor but didn't bid, thankfully. Humphreys has had interest from Belgium but I don't think they could afford him. That was about as much interest as I had. I would have potentially tried to cash in on Krafth due to his insane value but he's currently injured. My 1.5mil valued RB plays aswell as my 12mil valued RB. Everton spending that much on wages and are 22 points behind us. Then again Bolton are also above them and are spending over a mil less a week . Next Month So many games still, we need a break . We'll just keep going and see what happens. This is a HUGE month for us, there's a few teams we need 3 points against due to their poor form.

December Brilliant month. Bolton were not a bad side at all we were just clinical. Kapic got us off to a good start after 25 minutes and Sarr doubled just before the break. van Hooijdonk scored our 3rd after 53 minutes but Bolton had a chance, from the spot. Viktor saved another penalty after another Burke foul . Iroegbunam finishing the scoring after 76 minutes and that was that. Frustration. We shouldn't have lost against Southampton. Davies and Crooks both missed big chances but that's the difference between champions. With their only chance, Sulemana found Ballard with a low cross to put past Viktor and a big 3 points for Soton. We battered QPR, they didn't have a shot. Obafemi scored after 13 minutes and that was that. Obafemi kept his streak against Birmingham. Putting us ahead after 14 minutes and doubling just before the break. Davis scored out 3rd after 51 minutes and it was another game with not many chances, but we took them. Bolton were much better at home. Welsh scored his first Rotherham goal, driving into the box and hitting in after 3 minutes and was impressive to see for a CB . It was a very tough and even game through out. Late on Sarr with a very wonky pass saw Bolton break and Dempsey played through Edwards to equalise. Even game, even points. We battered Ipswich, it should have been more than 3. Davis scored after just 7 minutes, we scored twice but were sadly offside. Needing another goal Koumetio back from injury headed in after 72 minutes. Ipswich did pull one back in the 89th minute and it was a nervy end. Welsh was fouled in the box, penalty given. Davis stepped up and Hladky saved. Thankfully just a minute after Davis did score with a great goal. We're very much a home team. Still top by 6! Really happy considering the run. Alot of tired players and a few injuries. Carabao Cup We took our chances, Arsenal were poor, they didn't really... do anything to show they were a Prem team pushing for Champions League. Being at home helped alot. We know we can beat Villa! Youth intake Not really happening . Next Month We do have some interest in some of our players, I'd rather not sell but if big bids come in, I can't say no. Nombe has gone, after his wage demands, I listed him and I think he played once. He's moved to Swansea for 2.9mil. 2 upfront, 1mil over 1 year. I think it's a month we can do well, we'll just need to rotate to keep players fit as that's alot of games again.

We've got strength in depth this season with some players showing they'd be able to cut it in the Prem. Really chuffed with how it's going. For some reason Swedish players and Rotherham United go hand in hand together .

November Brilliant month but not all green! We got off to a great start against Everton, Crooks struck it, it's hit Patterson and gone in for an own goal after 5 minutes. We doubled out lead after 66 minutes from the penalty spot, van Hooijdonk converted. Koumetio headed in Bramalls corner in the 77th minute for all 3 points. van Hooijdonk struck a goal of the month freekick, finally scored one with his 16 freekicks! To give us the lead after 11 minutes against Plymouth but they matched us all game. Burke conceded a penalty which Hardie converted after 51 minutes and a draw it was. Bonny gave Sunderland the lead after 29 minutes and they were the better side. Sarr was played in and O'Nien has tackled him.. with the ball going into his own net. An own goal to equlise. Davis found himself in good space to hit in a loose ball just before half time to give us the lead. Sunderland came out better in the second half and we struggled. Ekwah hit in a good strike to equlise after 53 minutes and a cross from Hume found Jack Clarke for Sunderland to take the lead after 60. Bramall found Davis for his brace to equalise in the 72nd minute and even more bad luck for Sunderland. A low cross to Davis which he probably would have converted if O'Nien wasn't there but he was, and it was another own goal that gave us the win! Mad game! A Sarr brace, both assisted by Crooks who converted himself in the 93rd minute for an easy win against Bristol City. Another easy game against Hull. Iroegbunam hit a great strike to give us the lead after 28 minutes and Crooks thread a great ball through to Azeez who slotted in for his first senior goal after 53 minutes! 7 points clear! G'wan Sydney. 3rd in a row Next Month Hectic month, Bolton are playing well and we have them twice. Southampton are just behind us. A huge month in the title race imo!

October What a month, we capitalized on clubs poor forms. Davis gave us the lead against Blackburn after 19 minutes. Adams headed in after 33 to make it 2 and Koumetio headed in after 81 to make it 3. Easy win. Cardiff were given a soft penalty after 28 minutes but Johansson denied Emerson. We went in level at the break and it was all down to quality finishing, it was an even game but Burke headed in our first after 57 minutes. Bramall headed in a low cross after 60 minutes and Krafth headed a ball into the box with Sarr nodded past the goalkeeper after 76 minutes, 3 headed goals by different players. Why I like my physical players . van Hooijdonk got us off to an early lead against Swansea after just 5 minutes and Kapic doubled after 28 after a brilliant through ball from Sarr. 19 year old Ben Lloyd pulled one back for Swansea after 44 minutes with a great shot from the edge of the box. Koumetio headed in after 90+5 to seal all 3 points. We absolutely battered Watford, 3.64 xG vs 0.16. 37 shots, 16 on target vs 2 shots and 1 on target. Bachmann was unreal in net for Watford. Bramall gave us the lead after 17 minutes with a quality finish from the edge of the box. Crooks doubled after 83 minutes after a great surge into the box and a great finish. During the game Davis and Obafemi missed an absolute sitter each. When Tom Ince popped up in the 93rd minute scoring a Shearer-esque volley I thought it was going to end up in a draw but we held on, we have to finish better when we have THAT many chances! We're top but Southampton are chasing! My 2nd manager of the month award and it's in a row . Carabao Cup WHAT A WIN. City did not turn up at all, even with their "backup" players, every one of them walks into my team, I thought we'd won it in 90 minutes and I broke my unwritten rule, I always tell my sub if you're winning, even if a CB isn't playing well, don't sub them, it always ends up in a goal if you sub them. I brought on Welsh and Scales, Welsh passes Alvarez the ball, barely under pressure, people to pass too and it makes a mistake like that. I was gutted. Thankfully we held on, took it to pens and we won. Hopefully a home draw helps us out. Facilities Slowly upgrading the club facilities. Next Month Everton will be tough but hopefully we can get 10+ points here.

September Iirc, out first green month! Tough game against Stoke. Mehdi Leris gave them the lead after 10 minutes, Keinan Davis pulled one back and Leris was there to give Stoke advantage again after 37 minutes. van Hooijdonk equalised in stoppage time of the first half for both sides to gin equal. The winner came through van Hooijdonk scoring a 51st minute pen, phew. 'Boro didn't register a shot on target and I thought it was going to be 0 - 0. Kapic put us ahead in the 58th minute and I made some changes which saw goals. Karacic made is two in the 77th and Sarr finished the scoring off in the 83rd. What a come back! Taira scored after 12 minutes and Naismith scored a pen in the 32nd minute which I thought we were down and out. Sarr scored an absolutely beautfil strike just before half time to pull one back. Crooks scored a cracker to equalise in the 51st minute and substitute Krafth scored the winner after 60 minutes. Absolutely class against West Brom. They didn't have a shot, not on taget, a shot! Davis put us ahead after 12 minutes and it looked like a routine 1 - 0 but our subs had a huge impact. Crooks scored another cracker in the 85th minute and great pressing from Sarr forced a mistake in the WBA backline giving Obafemi a clear cut chance which he hit in the bottom corner for his first Rotherham goal after 94 minutes. Zanden is giving me a selection headache, so is Karacic tbf. Both are playing class. Deservedly top of the league. I have one LWB top of assists and another LWB in avg rating . (Not sure why last months Palace loss is on there). My first Manager of the Month award . Do feel like Crooks was robbed for a goal of the month. He didn't even get top 3 and 1 of his goals was amazing, better than Tiehis goal of the season! New Contract Keep the good times rollin' Carabao Cup That was such a tough game, feel like we won because we were at home. Boring Next Month Surely we can get 9 points from these 4 games. Tbf none of the teams are doing well, Blackburn are 23rd and Watford are 24th.

August Good start to the season! We were cruising against Coventry, 3 - 0 and looking good, van Hooijdonk had got himself a brace on his debut with Rathbone scoring out 3rd. Sakamoto pulled one back in the 59th minute and then Ben Sheaf pulled another back in the 91st! Nerves came in but Tim Iroegbunam scored a great goal to make it 4. Portsmouth didn't stand a chance. Rathbone scoring in the 63rd minute and van Hooijdonk in the 67th for all three points. We didn't play our best against Wigan. Adams headed in two Bramall corners to give us the win. Defensively solid, attackingly struggled. We were the better side against Luton so it was a shame to draw. Brown gave them the lead after just 3 minutes but van Hooijdonk equalised after 15. Gaspar put Luton back after 27 but Rathbone equalised in the 35rd. We kept going at them but we couldn't get the ball in the net again. A great strike from Rathbone after Karacic stole the ball and set him up was the differnce against Preston. Johansson was injured for the Palace game, he may have been the difference. Adams gave the ball away needlessly against Crystal Palace, they countered and Eze put them ahead in the 41st minute. van Hooijdonk equalised in the 43rd minute but a mistake from Scales at the back saw Palace take all 3 points after Sobolev hit in after 65 minutes. Look at Bolton go! Carabao Cup Their manager came out after and went "Rotherham aren't as good as they think they are". You had 1 shot off target all game . A mad 3 minutes! Tough game next. End of Transfer Window Why on earth would I loan out my best CB . I mean, the name of this thread is rebuild, so 17 players seems alright . We've creeped up the wage table. Players I brought in on deadline day. Mr. Versatile and it'll help us. Not been impressed with some of the new CBs at LCB and Burke is a better player with Premiership experience. He is injury prone but he's here as a squad player with pace to burn. Nombe won't be playing much, he's out of favour after moaning over and over why he thinks he should be paid 20k a week... We're got a good squad and I can't see why we can't push playoffs again. Next Month I'd like to think we can get 6 points here!

Season 2 - 2024/2025 Pre-season went well even though I didn't actually play any, I was too deep into finding actual players for the team. The squad so far: If you know anything about the 2023 Rotherham squad, you'll see most of them aren't there. I didn't want to lose the likes of Blackett, Odoffin or sell Hugill and Tiehi but they priced me out on contracts. A couple wanting 15k+ a week, others 20k+ a week, it wasn't happening. I got some good money for both Odoffin and Hugill and I've broke the transfer record on a single transfer. I still need some depth but let's get into who is who. Loaning in from parent club City just hasn't been possible. They either wouldn't loan me the player or the player wouldn't come. The players that would aren't championship level so I've had to look abroad to get in depth. We do have a a 22 year old DM coming in to play backup to Stjepanovic. 155k for my Clucas replacement, he does have some issues but my scouts wouldn't stop telling me about him. A better backup than Phillips. Davis is a risk, he has injury problems but if I get him going, I think he'll be a real assest to the team and a replacement for Hugill. Blacketts replacement. Lindsays replacement. For 850k I think van Hooijdonk is a steal, I'm looking forward to him and Davis uptop. Cheap squad player I'm paying a bit of wages but Iroegbunam should be a good rotation option. I'm actually planning on starting Koumetio and training him up, he was cheap, I love his jumping reach and he's only 21! Cheap cover for Krafth. Cheap LWB loan option to push Bramall. The 4th Swede in my team and another Striker to put pressure on starting two. I honestly think 1.5mil is a steal. Play him, improve him, sell him for 15+mil. For 20 he looks absolutely brilliant for me. We're about to kick off the league but our transfers aren't over. Nombe is moaning he wants 20k a week so I'm trying to sell, we need more depth. It's been a harder window than I imagined but I do feel the team is stronger overall. Staff We've had some staff poached so I've brought in some new faces, trying to improve the team the best I can, we're looking very good in the coaching department. Fixtures Alot of games without my full squad . Let's see if they gel and we can get a good few wins under our belt.

Sadly, he pulled out but we have a new Chairman that isn't exactly uh.. exciting.

Is this a boxing day joke!?

End of Season #2 Of course Emil is signing of the season, he's class . Only a C+ when I was supposed to try and avoid relegation . Thankfully we have some money back in the club. Pretty much, just Fiorini in for Clucas after January. I can't believe Dexter is winning so much. He is a handy player being able to play RWB and LWB for me. Time to try and make this squad my own, get rid of deadwood, get in some good loans from City and improve the team!

End of Season Well we started with our Chairman retiring, I guess he'll be passing it on to his son. Nevermind, we've had an update and we could have a takeover. Quite shocked at this one, especially in the second half of the season he was cover at LWB. Two awards for Lembikisa . One of his two brilliant thumps. Absolute class, hoping I can keep him this summer but I may need to look to cash in as his value is about 15mil!!! Be able to get a couple of good players in with that I reckon. There is a CM on a free my scouts are raving about, he does have some weaknesses but he has a good left foot and we need to replace Clucas.

Play-Off Final. So... did we do it? Sadly, we didn't. Adams went off injured and we struggled after that. Brilliant season though! On a positive. Viktor is going to the Euros .

Second Leg We were the better side with some class finishing, on top the final against Leicester it is! A team we haven't beaten and have done alot better under manager Ralph Hasenhuttl. It will be a tough tough game. FA Cup I didn't expect anything else . We had no Fiorini as he can't play against parent club and Bramall was suspened. We didn't get a shot on target, just Tiehi smashing a long range shot against the crossbar. We did brilliant to reach the final. It's the play-off final time!

First Leg That was so so so close, both teams should have scored more. Hugills finishing was the difference. Moraes did score in the 88th minute for Stoke but he was JUST offside. Adams and Viktor were solid at the back. Look how good Viktor has developed . Adams was actually a signing in early Feb. He's been solid as for us. 13 apps, 3 goals, 1 assist, 7.18 rated. Has experience for Hoffenheim and Basel. Right, a proper Merry Xmas to anyone who has read, sadly I can't get the second time game played today as I need to go visit family .

Last Day of the Season Stoke will be a very tough game for us, which all in all is not a bad thing. If we did win the play offs, it'd be because we're beaten the teams that could play in the Prem. At the other end of the table. I wonder how much I can get Rudoni for .

April Brilliant month with a bad ending but it's probably for the best. We were 1 - 0 down to Millwall, they'd only had one shot on target and did all game, I went down and made changes or it looked like we'd lost. Sam Nombe came on and got himself a hat-trick, two of them in stoppage time. Huge win. A cracking goal from Rathbone was the different at Plymouth. It came in the 75th minute and ended though we had chances, we couldn't put them away. West Brom were awful, no wonder they're struggling. Nombe, Adams and Rathbone all on the scoresheet in an easy game. Swansea weren't much better. Nombe got himself a brace and Adams headed home as went 3 - 0 in at half time. Kelly scored late on to make it 4. Viktor was out for the Huddersfield game and Phillips started. Daferner opened up the scoring after 10 minutes, Kelly doubled after 27. Thomas pulled one back for Huddersfield from the penalty spot. Fiorini after assisting two got himself on the scoresheet in the 61st minute. Wharton got his first Rotherham goal after 68 and Fiorini assisted another goal as Hugill scored our 5th in the 89th minute. Firoini is class. In a way, I may have sabotaged our game against Birmingham to make sure we didn't get play offs but regardless we still should of won, Nombe missed a sitter late on that should have scured all 3 puts. Daferner put us ahead after 14 but Stansfield equalised after 31. An ex Rotherham loanee Tariqe Fosu put Birmingham ahead after 70 minutes but Lembikisi equalised after 81. We were terrible against Bristol City, I mean, I did rotate but we were poor, Bristol have beaten both us and Norwich in recent games. Benarous scored after 42 minutes and Sam Bell doubled after 56. I made alot of changes and Krafth pulled one back after 84 minutes but that's our first loss in 16 league games. Thanks to the FA Cup run we did beat our unbeaten record though. We play Cardiff in the last game of the season. In an ideal world, we beat them, Leciester take 6th and we have to play them in the play offs. Player and Young player of the month . I'm hoping we can keep Fiorini next season. . FA Cup Super sub Georgie Kelly. Another 10 men story! Leeds couldn't hit a barn door!!! Haaland to get 10? Youth intake Nothing to see here . None of them will make the cut. Next Month Play offs and an FA Cup Final. MASSIVE season. I really hope we don't win the play offs though, City can gift me the cup .

March Incredible month!!! Especially since Clucas has been injured for the month and his replacement Ferguson is injured for 5 months. It's been a bad month for injuries. We weren't at our best against Sheffield Wednesday with some tired players but Emil Krafth was the difference. A low drive from outside the box on 57 minutes gave us the win. We had the better xG against Coventry but in reality we cancelled each other out. A draw it was. A fantastic result against Norwich, away, down to 10 men after 12 minutes after Cameron Humphreys was sent off but they didn't create any good chances. I went more attacking later on, changing my Mezzala pair from support to attack, Linsday found Georgie Kelly in the 75th minute to take home 3 points. We weren't even at our best against Preston but they offered nothing. We finally got our first goal after Kelly headed in Krafths cross and Krafth himself doubled after 70 minutes after he hit in Bramalls cross. Another player of the week There's a small chance we can sneak a promotion spot, which we do not want. FA Cup Aston Villa were awful at the back! I didn't expect a win at all but they were poor. We made it to the semi final of the FA Cup! Tough game but the easiest draw since the other two were the Manchester clubs . Senior Affliate Talking of Manchester Our finances are shocking, I'm looking to sell a few players in the summer and if we can bring in some of the City youngsters with no wages, that'll be a huge help. We have one currently in Lewis Fiorini who I wouldn't mind keeping, so to have him for free would be great. Next Month So many games, we have injuries, suspensions and tired players. I wouldn't even say we have any hard games left now apart from the FA Cup so this could be a good month. I can honestly see us finishing 2nd, heck if we do finish 3rd, I might even somehow throw it. I can't get promoted, I'll just finish rock bottom of the Prem with the players I have, I think two players are honestly capable of playing in the Prem, two. Just depends on who can stay fit through an 8 game month. We'll see. Merry Xmas everyone!

February Brilliant month. Considering how complimentary I'd been about Southampton last time we played, they were awful. It easy and they had one shot on target all game. Cluclas, Rathbone and Tiethi all on the scoresheet with Tiehis strike netting his goal of the month . We had a lucky escape against Leeds! Gnonto found a loose ball and space and put Leeds ahead after 3 minutes. We couldn't deal with them, they were too quick and good for us. Out of nothing, Fiorini squares the ball to Kelly who slots in after 73 minutes to equalise, our only shot on target. Leeds had the better chances but it was a draw. We may have fouled them a little to stop play aswell Roles reserved against Hull. Our xG was 3.03, we had so many chances with Cohen Bramall heading over when he basically had an open net to head in. Nombe put us ahead after 63 minutes and I'm thinking I know Daferner isn't doing that well but we're holding our shape. A bad decision later as I subbed him off for Hugill, Hugill gives away a silly freekick and Morton hits the freekick in after 90 minutes! Frusrtration! Another easy game against Watford. They didn't have a shot on target. Hugill put us ahead after 27 minutes and Rathcome came off the bench to be set up by another sub in Bramall to make sure all 3 points belonged to Rotherham after 85 minutes. A quickfire double put us two ahead against QPR. Hugill scoring in the 13th and 18th minute. Duke-McKenna scored a good effort to pull one back for QPR after 19 minutes. Bramall made sure the game was sealed after making in 3 in the 90th minute. Looks like we're play-off bound. FA Cup Look at the xG difference, we FM'd them . A mistake at the back, Daferner pressed and got his first Rotherham goal by hitting into an empty net, it was brilliant to watch . We either have West Ham, Bournemouth, Villa, Palace, Leeds or Man Utd in the next round. Next Month Should be atleast 6 points, I'd say 9 but I don't know where they're going to move the Huddersfield game too. Need to make sure we actually beat Sheff Weds in the league! Just got a few tired legs out there after ET vs Forest.

January Awful in the league, brilliant in the cup. I made a huge error, I cancelled alot of loans before the Blackburn game, so my players were still absolutely knackered from the Sunderland match or injured. We had no chance. Blackburn battered us for 90 minutes. We were dire against Stoke, we looked like we'd never played a game together though we'd just scored 5 in the cup. Moraes scored in the 40th minute and Burger in the 43rd and the points went to Stoke. 'Boro was frustrating. Poor again but we came out trying in the second half, problem is we were offside for two goals that was just poor to be offside. Freekick is hit, goalkeeper saves, Tiehi hits in and he's offside, poor. Kelly pulled one back in the 97th minute through a pen but it wasn't enough. Ipswich was even worse, they went ahead after 4 minutes through Khadra, Hugill equalised and then Morsy was sent off for a terrible tackle. We struggled against 10 men, Clucas put us ahead but Broadhead equalised in the 93rd minute as their GK headed the ball to him as our new loan striker missed the ball, two games he's made two mistakes, I'd have been better off with Eaves. We've dropped down, probably for the better though. FA Cup New players/loans came in and battered Sheffield Weds, was brilliant. We're either against Wolves or Nottingham Forest next. Deadline Day Krafth is a huge signing, Fiorini has been alright before he picked up an injury and Daferner has been awful. He's a huge signing for us. Why I needed to get rid of bad loans, to have wages to bring in this sort of player. In Kioso has also been recalled from his loan Out Green didn't get played, Cafu wasn't my sort of player and I wanted to cash in and get his wage off the books. Bola wasn't playing. I sent Appiah, Revan, Fred back to their parent club to save wage. They weren't needed and it was alot of wage. Eaves may be going to Ireland and we may be getting in a CB for free. We're still bottom of the wage table. Next Month We need to get our form back and win a league game. I can't see why we can't get 6 points in Feb.

I think I'll be alright, some key injuries so I can see results dropping off and Norwich have picked up form. If I get Southampton in the play offs I've lost anyway .

December A month with injuries and rotation but a very good month. A mad game against Birmingham, they were 2 - 0 up within 27 minutes and I thought to myself, we might lose this one, to Rooney, really? Odoffin pulled one back just before the half time whistle and then Clucas equalise just after half time. Ex-Rotherham loanee Conor Coventry put Birmingham back ahead but Kelly set up Appiah for his first Rotherham goal in the 78th minute and Kelly stepped up himself to give us the win after 93 minutes . Nombe put us ahead againt Swansea but Jamal Lowe pulled it back in the 37th minute to enter the half even. Tiehi scored a real belter for his first Rotherham goal and then Oli Rathbone was sent off in the 62nd minute for a secone yellow! It didn't matter though, we were still in control against managerless Swansea and Kelly scored our 3rd in the 83rd minute to seal all 3 points. Close game against West Brom to start with. Blackett headed home after 40 minutes and Kelly scored our 2nd from the penalty spot after 48 minutes. Ex-Rotherham player (I swear in the last two posts I've had so many ex-Rotherham players score against me) Semi Ajayi pulled one back through an assist from... another Ex-Rotherham loanee! All 3 points belonged to Rotherham! Clucas set up Hugill in the 23rd minute against Plymouth to give us a win, a scrappy game. A good draw against Leicester, we lost Bramall early on through injury and had to play scrappy. A draw away is a very good result. 'Boro just got the better of us. Nothing to separate the teams. Howson put Middlesbrough ahead after 7 minutes and Lindsay equalised in the 63rd. Greenwood found a winner from outside the box in the 93rd minute to take all 3 points back to the Riverside. Considering we had to sub Blackett, Rathbone and Hugill against Sunderland through injuries. Nombe scoring the winner in the 69th minute and us keeping a clean sheet is a big win. We may have an injury crisis incoming and January we will need reinforcements. We're without some key players. I really don't want to get promoted this season we'd finish bottom if we did. G'wan Kelly. FA Cup Draw A game we really need to win! Youth intake Excellent intake shows how bad our youth level is. Next Month We have tough games and injuries, it could be a bleak month.

November Another brilliant month! Nombe gave us the lead against APQR after 20 minutes. Rathbone put us two up at the stroke of half time. It was that man Rathbone against scoring in the 55th to give us all 3 points. QPR had 2 shots, none on target. Dykes headed over their only good chance of the game. What a game against Watford!!! Oli Rathbone goal, Oli Rathbone assist from Lembikisa, Oli Rathbone goal and then in the 96th minute, Oli Rathbone goal. This is a new feature for me and the first time one of my players has won it. Oh yeah, they did win a penalty in the first half but they tried a panenka and Viktor laughed at it as he caught the ball. The Leeds game was looking to be a bore draw before Cresswell headed in after Kelly misjudged the flight of the ball in the 82nd minute. Nombe equalised in the 83rd after a huge mistake in the Leeds defense left an open net and a pass to Nombe to hit home, I was buzzing . Sadly, Shackleton hit a long range shot in after 92 minutes for Leeds to take home all 3 points. The Hull match was a great spectactle for the neutral. Seri put Hull ahead after 2 minutes, Rathbone equalised after 11, Hugill put us ahead but Slater pulled one back after 30 minutes and we went in level at the break. Odoffin was robbed of goal of the month after he scored a 30 yarder, I event shouted out loud wtf . Incredible hit. Rathbone again scored to give us our fourth in the 84th minute and Connolly scored a consolation in the 90th. And he here is again. What a month. Rathbone was rightly Player of the Month. Nice guy. Still think Odoffin was robbed . After seeing the replay of Grays goal, both of my players were absolutely robbed! Next Month Alot of games, going to need to rotate. Leicester and Boro have both got new managers, could be an interesting but difficult month.

Right now I'm hoping the same, we're floating in the play offs because some of the other big teams are struggling and alot of managers are being replaced where we're flying high.

October Brilliant month. We were so close to a full green month! Former Rotherham loanee Zak Vyner put Bristol City ahead after 27 minutes but Rathbone again got himself on the scoresheet and equalised in the 40th minute so we went in at the break equal. Second half we were so much better, Nombe getting a brace in the 47th and 48th win and sub Grant Hall scoring his first Rotherham goal in the 89th minute to seal the victory. We were 3 - 1 up against Southampton and we threw it away! Nombe put us ahead after 6 minutes, Rathbone doubled our lead after 25 but they pulleed one back through Che Adams but that man Nombe gave us the two goal lead back. Kyle Walker-Peters scored in the 44th and Adam Armstrong in the 45+1 to equalise. That flank with those two was too good, it was so hard to stop. The second half could have gone either way, we both hit the woodwork but Carlos Alcaraz put Soton ahead in the 82nd minute. They just had too much class but what an attempt. Georgie Kelly replaced Nombe who had picked up a knock the day before the match. Kelly broke his duck and put us ahead against Ipswich Town after 19 minutes and the points looked pretty much done until former loanee George Hirst equalised in the 83rd minute. I was a bit annoyed with myself as I'd make some questionable subs just for fitness as we have three games in the space of a week. Thankfully Captain Sean Morrison headed home in the 88th minute to the points were ours. It was a similiar script against Coventry City. Hugill put us ahead through a penalty after 30 minutes, they scored the next minute but a huge call from the liner to give offside. After that it was all us, I made subs as we had Sheff Weds just days after and Josh Eccles headed home in the 79th minute to equalise, Coventrys first shot on target! Georgie Kelly got his second of the month after 85 minutes, headed in Shane Fergusons freekick. It took 10 minutes for that man Nombe to put us ahead against Sheffield Wednesday but then we just let them attack. Gassama pulling one back for Wednesday after 24 minutes. They got a scolding at half time and after the break we were the better team, we just didn't put our chances away and it ended up in a bitter draw. Huge month though, more points than I expected and a healthy looking table. We're in a play off spot just 2/3s of the season left . Viktor loses his top three spot in clean sheets. Next Month I'd be happy with 4 points. QPR are 23rd and we're at home so I really hope we can win that one. The others are tough games.