Following Nathan Jones’ decision, a League one boss is on Rotherham United’s managerial radar…

With Jones reportedly turning down the Millers job, Rotherham are looking towards a familiar face once more.

 

The Millers have suffered a lot after surviving the drop last season, with Taylor winning just two of the first 16 league matches of 2023–24, which led to his departure in mid-November.

A number of names have been linked to the South Yorkshire outfit in recent weeks, but they are still yet to make an appointment, with Taylor himself already landing a new job in that time with Bristol Rovers.

It looked as though Rotherham were closing in on their new man over the weekend, but there has been another twist in the tale.

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Having been spotted at St. Andrew’s on Saturday afternoon in the stands during the Millers’ goalless draw against Birmingham City, it was revealed that Nathan Jones was the man that the Rotherham hierarchy had honed in on as their next manager.

The 50-year-old had built solid foundations at Luton Town before jumping ship to Premier League side Southampton last November, which was an ill-fated three month stint with the Saints as they struggled to get results under the Welshman before his sacking in February.

And whilst Rotherham were hoping to appoint Jones as their new manager, it was reported by Football Insider that he has in-fact turned down the chance to turn around the Millers’ fortunes, and that has been backed up by the Rotherham Advertiser.

That means that chairman Tony Stewart has to return to the drawing board in search of Taylor’s successor, and he looks likely to now try and turn to an old friend.

The Rotherham Advertiser has claimed that while multiple candidates are now still in the frame, one of them is once again Steve Evans, who was linked right at the very start when Taylor was sacked.

Evans, of course, had a successful stint at the New York Stadium in the past, winning back-to-back promotions with Rotherham from League Two to the Championship in 2013 and 2014 before departing the club two months into the 2015-16 campaign.