“On Saturday, Rotherham will be invading Sheffield with a war cry and, knowing Steve, he gets his guys up for it and prepared and it will be a real ding-dong. Under my watch, we have beaten them twice and I do not want to spoil the record I have got and hopefully it will be third time lucky and Rotherham going for the hat-trick." Tony told the YP
“I think the banter from Rotherham fans is: ‘We have got to beat Sheffield Wednesday’ and we are looking forward to the game and are excited. With regard to the rivalry in South Yorkshire, Sheffield Wednesday is the big one, no doubt about it for Rotherham. Not big in derby size, but big in regards of our fans wanting to get one over them."
“I think because of the closer affiliation we have got with Sheffield United, even though we like to win, we do not give the war cry like we do when we go to Sheffield Wednesday.”
“On BBC Radio Sheffield, there is a programme called ‘Praise and Grumble’ and fans talk about big clubs and small clubs and whatever. As a Sheffield guy, with a business in Rotherham and living in the town now, this ‘city’ thing that Sheffield is big and Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster are minors makes me smile.
“To me, it is about being big in points not big in size. That is what it is about; where you are at the time and getting the points. I think the ‘little’ crowd at Rotherham will be the ‘big’ crowd in their stadium and they will be shouting and rooting for us." he added.
“We’ve proved we have earned our way into the Championship and can compete with Sheffield Wednesday, regardless of them thinking they are the big club. We’re looking for the big points and both clubs will be up for it.”
Stewart added: “Sheffield Wednesday need to win and so do we. These are precious points and both clubs will be fighting for the win and their managers will hype the players up and won’t settle for anything less than the win."