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COTTERILL TIPS MILLERS TO BE IN THE MIX DESPITE NARROW LOSS

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The LeaguePaper Team
16 August 2026

By Sean Stephens

STEVE COTTERILL has backed Rotherham United to be a force in League Two this season despite watching his Cheltenham Town team start with a win.
Teenager Jake Evans won it for the Robins after Jili Buyabu had cancelled out Charlie Mc-Cann’s first-half opener for the home side. The Millers have dropped from League One and are beginning life under head coach Alex Bruce’s lead-
ership, but the vastly-experienced Cotterill says they will not struggle this term.
“There’s been talk about Rotherham being in turmoil this summer, but Alex has done...

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