Rotherham United boss Steve Evans has admitted that he may be running out of “credit” after his side’s abysmal thrashing at the hands of Scott Lindsey’s Crawley Town in League One.
The former Stevenage man made the move to the Millers at the end of the 23/24 season, after relegation from the Championship to League One had already been confirmed. He oversaw a huge overhaul of the squad which included the additions of Jonson Clarke-Harris, Sean Raggett and Joe Rafferty amongst others.
However, this campaign has been a disaster. Many pundits had placed Steve Evans’ side in amongst the play-off race but after 38 games they find themselves 16th in the League One table, less than 10 points above the drop zone.
Rotherham were put to the sword by Lindsey’s ruthless Reds and in a game that saw them outmatched in almost every department and statistic. Their comical defending not only demonstrated some clear fundamental issues, but also gave the impression that the players had given up before the game even began.
“We want Evans out” rang around the ground as Millers fans let their feelings be heard.
“The fans have watched an abject performance”
Steve Evans was asked about the chants at full time by the club’s official media.
“The fans don’t want to hear apologies – they want the performance to be right.
“I will always protect my players” stated Evans to the Yorkshire Post despite often singling out players and performances and individual errors in previous interviews.
“I think a lot of those players have not got credit in the bank at this football club. Maybe my credit will run out, I don’t know.”
“I thought we defended poorly. Our players have played with a really heavy weight on their shoulders.
“The facts are they have not played in a Rotherham United fashion for much of the season.
“In the games that they have, we have won games comfortably.
“We won’t make excuses. I offer my apologies. The performance was limp and way off the minimum standards.”
End of the road for Steve Evans at Rotherham United?
His current spell has not gone to plan for the club, or Evans and pressure has been mounting for some time. The former Leeds man indicates that his credit may run out, which could be true. It is likely that had he not had a previous successful period at the club then he would have been replaced a long time ago.
However, with just a few games remaining and the end of the season fast approaching the question will be whether a decision now is the right one, or should they wait until the summer.
Rotherham’s decision to change manager with just a few games remaining last season could indicate their feelings. They could always target Paul Warne again…