We're the Millers - Rotherham United FC

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YORKSHIRE TUG OF WAR FOR FINAL PREM SPOT
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Three teams. Two promotion spots. £100 million. Who's going to get it?

With one game to go of the season three teams are locked in a battle at the top of the Championship as Huddersfield Town, Rotherham United and Leeds United seek to end their seasons is the best way possible: Promotion to the Premier League.

Rotherham have wowed us all this season as they push for promotion and this month was no different, racking up 3 wins, 1 draw and a loss

The Millers succumbed to defeat at Portman Road and drew at home to Leeds but beat South Yorkshire rivals Wednesday at Hillsborough despite having ten men

This was supplemented by a 3-2 over Aston Villa before finishing the month off in style with a 4-1 win at home to Fulham
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THE FINAL DAY
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With only 90 minutes left of the regular Championship season left there are 4 teams in contention for the 2 automatic promotion spots, let's see how this unfolds...

FIXTURES
Brentford v Everton
Derby County v Rotherham United
Fulham v Leeds United
Huddersfield Town v Middlesbrough

KICK-OFF
2nd Minute-Kemar Roofe is far out from goal, he takes a strike... GOAL! Leeds lead
8th Minute-Long ball over the top from Leeds and Lookman's in here... ITS ADEMOLA LOOKMAN AND LEEDS ARE 2-0 UP!
19th Minute-Wells shoots, blocked and it falls for DEMPSEY! 1-0 HUDDERSFIELD!
22nd Minute-Jese scores for Everton and they lead at Brentford!
28th Minute-Van La Parra's in here.. 2-0 Huddersfield!
38th Minute-Romanie Sawyers has scored for Brentford! 1-1!
41st Minute-Ince's ball in it falls for PIAZON! Its disaster for Rotherham as Derby lead!

HALF-TIME
Brentford 1-1 Everton
Derby County 1-0 Rotherham United
Fulham 0-2 Leeds United
Huddersfield Town 2-0 Middlesbrough
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SECOND-HALF
53rd Minute-Camara skips past Fisher, whips it in to Vydra at the near post.. GOAL!
60th Minute-George Williams has pulled one back for Fulham!
62nd Minute-Its two in as many minutes at Craven Cottage as Kebano equalises for Fulham!
67th Minute-Adam Clayton steps up for Boro and slams it home! 2-1!
68th Minute-Jese has scored again for Everton and they retake the lead!
74th Minute-Olsson's ball in, Vydra at the near post.. its all too easy for Derby
80th Minute-Ryan Woods equalises for Brentford!
81st Minute-Woodburn, to Ekstrand.. GOAL! 3-1! Ross Barkley has given Everton the lead again! 3-2! And another goal has gone in at the John Smith's Stadium, its 3-1 Huddersfield!
92nd Minute-Jese scores again for Everton! 4-2!

FULL-TIME
Brentford 2-4 Everton
Derby County 3-1 Rotherham United
Fulham 2-2 Leeds United
Huddersfield Town 3-1 Middlesbrough
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******* bottlejobs
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SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS
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The bottlejobs get another chance

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF SEMI FINAL FIRST LEG
Bristol City 1-2 Rotherham United
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Camp, Fisher (Ball 90), Ekstrand, Turner, Hendrie, G.Evans, L.Evans, Newell (Doughty 77), Taylor, Woodburn, Bradshaw (Le Fondre 77)
I was extremely worried when Bristol scored early on and dominated the first ten minutes but we soon re-found our groove, equalising via Jon Taylor and completing the turnaround with Lee Evans' 3rd of the season, unfortunately Darnell Fisher is out for the rest of the campaign, however long it may last

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF SEMI FINAL SECOND LEG
Rotherham United 3-0 Bristol City
Rotherham win 5-1 on aggregate
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Camp, Ball, Ekstrand, Turner, Hendrie, G.Evans, L.Evans, Newell (Doughty 80), Taylor (Ekangamene 80), Woodburn, Bradshaw (Wilson 80)
As easy as you like! We flew out the blocks with 2 goals in the first twenty minutes which put the tie to bed, we added the cherry via yet another Lee Evans goal, will we be seeing that at Wembley?​
 
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF FINAL
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EVERTON v ROTHERHAM UNITED
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Its the haves versus the have not's at Wembley today as Everton and Rotherham go for the Premier League

LINEUPS
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Everton are playing an attacking 4-2-3-1 whilst Rotherham opt for a more conservative 4-1-4-1

KICK-OFF
2nd Minute-Williams, driving forward for Everton, lays it for Tarashaj, who's found JESE! A massive chance goes begging for Everton
10th Minute-Jake Bidwell with the free kick... OH MY WORD WHAT A GOAL! From thirty yards Jake Bidwell has given Everton the lead! Its his first goal for the Toffees and boy has he done it in style!
33rd Minute-Williams, out wide for Coleman who's burst into the area, Turner goes in... PENALTY!
34th Minute-Jese steps up for Everton.. STRAIGHT AT LEE CAMP!
35th Minute-Bradshaw driving forward for Rotherham, he's tackled but its fallen for NEWELL!!! What a save from Rajkovic!
42nd Minute-Rotherham win it back and here's Woodburn, he carries it forward and finds Bradshaw who unleashes a strike... easy save for Rajkovic

HALF-TIME
Everton 1-0 Rotherham United
Rotherham need a spark if they're to come back into the game

SECOND-HALF
55th Minute-Stanislas, finds Danny Williams who hits it from range, deflection and in! A huge deflection off Joel Ekstrand and Everton are surely in the Premier League!
56th Minute-Harry Wilson replaces Tom Bradshaw for Rotherham
61st Minute-Antony Evans replaces Danny Williams for Everton
63rd Minute-Kwesi Appiah replaces Lee Evans for Rotherham
66th Minute-Ball up to Tarashaj, to Jese, he beats Evans and hits it.. SAVED!
68th Minute-Woodburn's tackled and Tarashaj's in here.. another save!
78th Minute-Jack Grealish replaces Junior Stanislas for Everton
90th Minute-Wilson comes forward now, he plays it inside for George Evans who shoots.. GOAL! Surely too late now though

FULL-TIME
Everton 2-1 Rotherham United
More playoff heartbreak for Rotherham
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1st of July 2018

I'm still not over the loss to Everton. It was heartbreaking. I've lost at Wembley before as a fan, but to lose as a manager was even worse, with the spotlight on my team as they were completely outclassed by an Everton side desperate to return to the Premier League. Still the fight goes on and we have some fresh faces to help us out, let's meet them....

JEAN-JACQUES BAH - ASEC - £275,000
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A goalkeeper with a **** of a lot of potential, unfortunately the one thing he hasn't got is a work permit, which means we'll have to look for a loan for the lad

SHAUN HUTCHINSON - BURTON ALBION - FREE TRANSFER
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Now that we're a club challenging for the playoffs, we need better standard of backup, and Hutchinson is that. Despite being relegated last season with Burton he's good at this level and could help push us on

MARCUS McGUANE - ARSENAL - FREE TRANSFER
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Some decent potential and some good backup in the middle, surprisingly he's a ball winner, from Arsenal. Strange.

CONOR GRANT - EVERTON - FREE TRANSFER
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How ironic is it that the man who could propel us into the Premier League is a graduate of the Everton youth academy? He's a step up on Newell and could be the missing piece of the jigsaw

DONERVON DANIELS - WIGAN ATHLETIC - FREE TRANSFER
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He's as good as Ekstrand and is younger than the Swede and should slot in on the right hand side of the central defensive partnership with Ben Turner

MARC CURRIE - HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN - £180,000
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Our early July business is bookended by good young goalkeepers. Unlike Bah, however, Currie has a work permit and, as such, will be Lee Camp's backup for the coming season
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SCOTTISH WONDERKIDS GO SOUTH
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Two of Scotland's brightest talents have taken the trip south, joining Sky Bet Championship side Rotherham United for a combined fee of £148,000 with the duo leaving their Scottish clubs for the Millers

First to join Rotherham was Tom Smith, who's joined Rotherham for £130,000

Smith, 16, came through the ranks at Livingston, who are affiliated with Rotherham, but never made an appearance at the Tony Macaroni Arena

Smith, who can play in the number 10 role or a deeper position in the midfield, is one of Scotland's brightest hopes and many members of the Tartan Army will be watching his progress with interest
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The second player to join Rotherham was Neil Nicoll, who's joined the Millers from Kilmarnock for £18,000

Nicoll, also 16, is another of Scotland's great hopes with the Kilmarnock born speedster hoping to make an impression at the New York Stadium
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MILLERS MAKE STATEMENT
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Last season's playoff final losers Rotherham United have started recovering from their heartbreak by bringing in four players, and making a huge statement while they're at it

First to join the club was Tarek Alaa, who's signed for a fee of £450,000 from Al-Ahly

Alaa, 18, is one of the hottest properties in world football, drawing interest from the likes of Benfica and Porto but plumped for the South Yorkshire club due to the promise of first team football

The teenager, who scored 17 goals in 51 games for Al-Ahly also has 5 goals in 8 games for Egypt and is surely a future world star
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Next to join was a cheaper signing, but of no less reputation with the Millers bringing in former England international Glen Johnson

Johnson, who made 54 appearances for his country, has joined the club on a year long contract following the expiration of his contract with Stoke

The 34 year old, who has cost a total of £23m, will bring invaluable experience to the Rotherham squad 358 Premier League appearances for West Ham, Chelsea, Portsmouth, Liverpool and Stoke
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Rotherham them returned to their affiliate club in Liverpool with their next signing, bringing in English winger Sheyi Ojo on loan from the Reds

Ojo, 21, of course spent the last campaign on loan at Yorkshire rivals Leeds, with the Hemel Hempstead born player making 28 league appearances for The Whites as he helped them to promotion
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Last but not least is Jermaine Anderson, who's joined the Millers for £950,000

Anderson, 22, spent his entire career at Peterborough, racking up 119 appearances for Posh over a period of six seasons, scoring an impressive 12 goals from midfield

The London-born mifielder, who also qualifies for Jamaica, will be looking to add competition in the middle with the likes of Lee Evans and Michael Doughty
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Decent signings! I'm liking the look of your new Egyptian striker!
 
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MILLERS IN MAJOR CLEAROUT
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Rotherham United have overseen a major clearout this summer, with 7 first team players leaving the club

The first two out of the door were Dexter Blackstock and Lee Frecklington, who left the club on free transfers on the expiration of their contracts

Frecklington was club captain at the New York Stadium, making the 146 league appearances after joining from Peterborough United
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Unlike Frecklington, Dexter Blackstock has now announced his retirement from football, after leaving Rotherham, for whom he scored 4 goals in 9 appearances over 2 seasons, he is now the chief scout at Forest Green

The clearout also saw 5 players leaving for fees, with Henry Ainge leading these with a £1m transfer to Crystal Palace

The teenager, who isn't 17 until July, has joined the Eagles for a fee of £1m and has agreed a 4 year deal at Selhurst Park

Last season's top scorer Adam Le Fondre has also gone, joining Swindon Town for £400,000

Le Fondre scored 16 goals in 32 league appearances last season, but is yet to score this year, scoring his last goal in a 2-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday last November
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Next to go was another striker in Kwesi Appiah, who joined Bristol City for a fee of £800,000

The Ghanian international, 28, made 60 league appearances for the Millers over 2 seasons, scoring 12 goals in that time

Joining him on the out list was ANOTHER striker in Jonson Clarke-Harris, who's joined Exeter City for £200,000

Clarke-Harris, who's Rotherham career was marred by a serious injury, spent last season on loan at Northampton

The 24 year old made 54 league appearances for the Millers, scoring 9 goals in the process
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Last to leave was Ben Purrington, who joined Sheffield United for a fee of £275,000

Purrington made only 1 league appearance for Rotherham after joining from Plymouth, spending the last two seasons on loan at Gillingham and Yeovil, where he made a combined total of 60 league appearances
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MILLERS SIGN THREE
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Rotherham United have really added excitement to this deadline day by bringing in three players with hours to go in the transfer window

The oldest and first signing was that of Peter Whittingham from Cardiff City for a fee of £51,000

Whittingham, 34, was to join Stevenage on loan before Rotherham's eleventh hour bid, with the Millers said to value his experience extremely highly

The Cardiff City legend has left the Bluebirds after 12 years of service and 427 league appearances
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Next to join was another Cardiff City player in Craig Young, who's joined Rotherham for a fee of £600,000

The 17 year old was subject to interest from Premier League sides Rotherham stole ahead and nicked him from under their noses

The Wales Under 21 international hit the headlines last season as he became Cardiff's youngest ever goalscorer at the age of 16 years and 102 days old
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Last to join Rotherham was Marek Koncki, who signed from Legia Warszawa for a fee of £180,000

The 17 year old Polish midfielder made 1 league appearance for Legia Warszawa as well as 2 appearances for the Polish Under 21s
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AUGUST
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Can we actually go up this time? Please?

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Rotherham United 1-0 Charlton Athletic
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Camp, Johnson, Ekstrand, Turner, Mattock, G.Evans, L.Evans, Grant (Newell 90), Ekangamene, Wilson, Alaa (Le Fondre 90)
A solid start as we bag a good win despite a lot of new players still to bed in

LEAGUE CUP FIRST ROUND
Rotherham United 0-2 Rochdale
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Currie, Fisher, Ekstrand, Hutchinson, Mattock, Fyvie, L.Evans, Grant (Doughty 56), Ekangamene, Ojo, Bradshaw (Le Fondre 64)
They had 2 shots

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Bristol City 1-2 Rotherham United
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Camp, Johnson, Ekstrand, Turner, Mattock, G.Evans, Doughty, Grant (Newell 66), Taylor, Ojo, Alaa (Bradshaw 66)
Kwesi Appiah shocked us all by doing a goal

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Rotherham United 0-3 Nottingham Forest
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Camp, Fisher, Ekstrand, Turner, Mattock, G.Evans 36, L.Evans (Ball 37), Grant, Taylor, Ojo, Bradshaw (Alaa 31)
Cheers George! *****.

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Milton Keynes Dons 0-2 Rotherham United
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Camp, Johnson, Daniels, Turner, Mattock, Fyvie, Anderson (L.Evans 64), Grant, Ekangamene, Ojo (Wilson 64), Alaa
A solid away victory in Milton Keynes as we reacted perfectly to the 3-0 demolition by Forest

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunderland 0-0 Rotherham United
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Camp, Fisher, Ekstrand, Turner, Mattock, Fyvie, Anderson, Grant (Doughty 59), Ekangamene (Taylor 59), Ojo (Wilson 70), Alaa
So close

LEAGUE TABLE
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We haven't hit our stride yet​
 
Just out of interest really are Bristol City considered a relatively easy game in the fixture list? One that you would bank on winning? Whenever I see a Championship based story City always tend to get turned over...
 
WWred said:
Just out of interest really are Bristol City considered a relatively easy game in the fixture list? One that you would bank on winning? Whenever I see a Championship based story City always tend to get turned over...
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Not this time, they made the playoffs last season and they're up there again this season
 
Swansea have offered me an interview twice. **** off.
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Also, election tonight, the progression that will be made on the save will be unprecedented (unless I nod off)
 
SEPTEMBER
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Some easy(ish) games this month

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Rotherham United 3-0 Reading
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Camp, Fisher, Ekstrand, Turner, Mattock, Anderson (Daniels 67), L.Evans, Grant (Doughty 60), Taylor, Ojo, Alaa (Young 60)
An easier game than anticipated as the two teenage strikers Alaa and Young strike to see off the Royals

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Sheffield United 1-2 Rotherham United
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Camp, Fisher, Ekstrand (Daniels 81), Turner, Mattock, G.Evans, Anderson, Grant (Newell 69), Taylor, Wilson, Bradshaw (Alaa 55)
Sheffield tried kicking us off the park but we held strong and registered a solid win over another Yorkshire rival

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Rotherham United 3-1 Brighton and Hove Albion
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Camp, Fisher, Ekstrand, Turner, Mattock, G.Evans (Newell 62), Anderson, Grant, Taylor, Ojo, Bradshaw (Young 62)
Tommy Bradshaw! I didn't know he had that in him! Jesus!

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Sheffield Wednesday 0-5 Rotherham United
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Camp, Fisher, Daniels, Turner, Hendrie, G.Evans (Ball 89), Anderson (Wilson 65), Grant, Taylor (Ekangamene 89), Ojo, Bradshaw
TOMMY BRADSHAW! 4 goals in a South Yorkshire derby! Take a bow my son!

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Rotherham United 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers
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Camp, Fisher, Ekstrand, Turner, Hendrie, G.Evans (Ekangamene 68), Anderson, Grant, Taylor, Ojo (Wilson 68), Bradshaw
Then first ten minutes were good...

LEAGUE TABLE
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Looking good so far
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OCTOBER
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We're top but face a tough month

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Middlesbrough 3-1 Rotherham United
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Camp, Fisher, Ekstrand, Turner, Hendrie, G.Evans, Anderson (Alaa 56), Grant (Wilson 56), Taylor, Ojo, Bradshaw
We tried introducing Will Grigg to Fireman Sam but they didn't get along

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Rotherham United 2-1 Millwall
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Camp, Johnson, Ekstrand, Turner, Mattock, G.Evans, Anderson, Grant, Taylor, Ojo (Wilson 67), Bradshaw (Alaa 56)
GLEN JOHNSON DID A GOAL!!!! ALERT THE ELDERS! SOUND THE ALARM!

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Fulham 0-1 Rotherham United
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Camp, Fisher, Ekstrand, Turner, Mattock, G.Evans, Andrews, Grant (L.Evans 78), Taylor (Ekangamene 78), Wilson, Alaa
Jake Andrrews finally got his work permit and gave a solid debut in a good win at Craven Cottage

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Rotherham United 2-0 Hull City
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Camp, Fisher, Ekstrand, Turner, Mattock, G.Evans, Andrews, Grant (L.Evans 61), Taylor (Ekangamene 61), Ojo, Alaa
Jake Andrews is making up for lost time here with two good performances and a goal in his first two games

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Cardiff City 0-0 Rotherham United
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Camp, Fisher, Ekstrand, Turner, Mattock, G.Evans, Andrews, Grant, Taylor (Ekangamene 56), Ojo, Alaa (Brdshaw 66)
So, so boring

LEAGUE TABLE
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A challenging month as we attempt to keep up the pace​
 
Going well? Confident of going up this season? Suppose you'll crack this out tonight haha?
 
issteo said:
Going well? Confident of going up this season? Suppose you'll crack this out tonight haha?
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I'm praying we go up this year haha

I'm pretty apprehensive of entering a transfer window tired, mid-Election so I'm calling it a night :p
 
******* fantastic! I've played Rotherham since 08 for some god forsaken reason, its good to see someone else playing them! Good work getting rid of Belaid, his aggression made him a card magnet. Great signings, your Egyptian looks quality. Good luck for promotion!
 
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