Millers In Search Of First Win

Last updated : 08 August 2005 By Millersmad Staff

The Millers will also be looking for a spot of revenge after they were unceremoniously and rather embarrassingly dumped out of the FA Cup last January by the West Country boys when the teams were then two divisions apart.

Rotherham travel down to Huish Park keen to avoid a repeat of last season, where it took them 21 attempts to secure a league win and Mick Harford is still waiting for his first league win having only secured one point and two goals in six games. They do so on the back of yet another home defeat, their 8th in the last nine games at Millmoor, after Walsall robbed them in the last minute on Saturday thanks to an almighty blunder from Gary Montgomery.

Yeovil, playing at the highest level in their history, also got off to a losing start at the weekend as they visited Oldham Athletic, where Ronnie got his revenge for the cup defeat that was almost the final straw for him as Rotherham manager. They too will be keen for a winning start in their first home g

Harford
Harford: Desperate for first win!
ame so this promises to be a tough game for the Millers but assistant manager Alan Knill believes his team can take advantage of the quick turnaround in games. Talking to the official site: “Games come thick and fast at the moment so we can quickly get the disappointment of the defeat out of our systems. We know there is more to come from the players.”

The Millers’ team news is yet to be known as it is believed one or two players including Lee Williamson may have picked up knocks on Saturday. Wide boy Monkhouse remains the only definite absentee. Yeovil are still hoping that the signing of Argentinian striker Pablo Bastianini will clear in time for him to make his debut