Monday, 28 May 2018

Richard Wood fires Rotherham back to Championship with play-off final double

Paul Warne was happy as Rotherham’s fitness coach in November 2016, when he was persuaded to take over as manager, already the third of the season, to oversee their inevitable relegation from the Championship with some dignity. Not only did he manage that but after reluctantly accepting the role permanently, he has now taken them back at the first attempt, beating Shrewsbury 2-1 in the League One play-off final.

“I’ll struggle to get a job as a fitness coach now,” Warne said afterwards. Not that promotion has entirely convinced him of his own abilities. “It was tough last year. I questioned myself no end of times. The chairman convinced me that I have the attributes to be a good manager. I still try to convince myself that most days.”

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from Football | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2IRD15A

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