FA Cup 3rd Rd Draw - Rotherham (H), 2pm Sunday 6th Jan 2019

[Zabbasbeard]

So, Rotherham United at home in the 3rd Round of the FA Cup. It will be a pleasure to welcome The Millers to The Etihad. I've got a lot of time for Rotherham United. There's something Indy and off-the-wall about them for me. I've had dealings with them from my days as a representative of the Football Supporters Association back in the late 80s and they were a very amenable club, making their facilities available to us, not to mention their manager, a director and players for a terrific Q & A evening at their old ground Millmoor. A lovely club who I've seen play a few times over the years since the 1980s, twice when we've played them (a 1-1 draw in the 2001/2002) plus in the Football League Trophy last season and several other times with mates when City haven't been involved - at both Millmoor and the current swish ground The New York Stadium. I really admire their manager Paul Warne who turned a team who finished bottom of Division 2 (Championship) and got them straight back up through the play-offs - a great achievement to transform a losing mentality into a winning one and they are looking good to stay up, which would be an even bigger achievement. given their resources. Warne is a terrific man manager and gets the very best out of a squad of limited talent for the level it is at, and like Pep Guardiola he is a top bloke as well. He isn't known as Warniola for no reason. Looking forward to it.

 

[Corky]

RIP Barry sign needs to be made.

 

[Zabbasbeard]

Is the manager now one of the subs back then warne ?

Yes, Paul Warne was a striker for Rotherham in the 2000s. Well respected long serving player. A worker like Dickov without being, err, prolific.

 

[chaddblue]

Wasn't it 2012 after we won the title? I heard them all saying Champions my arse and stuff like that on the way out. We had the likes of Shay Facey, Santa Cruz & a triallist striker playing.

Yeah could have been. I remember Santa Cruz playing but not much else

 

[Wanchope n me Dickov]

So happy with a home draw. I am over from NZ for 2 weeks. Liverpool ticket already bagged. I reckon this game will be on Sunday 6th. Happy days.

 

[mat]

RIP Barry sign needs to be made.

And a "To me, To you" chant for one of our 30 passes moves.

 

[worsleyweb]

I went to rotherham away under Keegan. I think bernarbia scored.

I couldn’t get a ticket so just walked in the main entrance and some old bloke was on the door and I simply said “Man City kit man” and he let me walk straight in. I even had the balls to come back out and get my mate in.

Always liked them since.

 

[Abattoir Blue]

There's simply too much competition to name just one player.

True. But Gelsey Gelse being on that list was weird. Was reasonable for us. And he's still going strong now too at Frankfurt and in World Cups!

 

[The Preacher]

May 4th 1966 at Millmoor. Was there when a single Colin Bell goal against Rotherham that night clinched promotion. Was the first thing that came into my mind when the draw was made.

 

[roypaulknewmyfather]

May 4th 1966 at Millmoor. Was there when a single Colin Bell goal against Rotherham that night clinched promotion. Was the first thing that came into my mind when the draw was made.

Well remembered, have to admit it passed me by, but then a lot of stuff does these days :)