Millers Trust launch rescue fund.

[Rufc89]

Millers Trust have today launched its rescue fund to help see the club through administrator until a buyer can hopefully be found.

Millers Trust have joined up with the clubs former commercial manager Dave Nicholls and legend Dave Watson to help raise funds during the club administration while a buyer can be found.

The Trust has stated that it is not bringing the buckets out for the fans but is looking for local business to help keep the Millers alive during this period of uncertainty.

The club has enough funds to trade until the end of the season according to chairman Denis Coleman, but every penny will help the administrators cause.

The Trust are looking at local businesses, past and present backer and sponsors of the club to pledge money to the fund which will only be drawn out of if needed by the administrator.

The Trust have already pledged £2,000 a month into the fund in order to launch it.

Millers Trust board member John Harrison told todays Advertiser; "We want to provide funds to guarantee the administration can proceed for sufficient time to give the administrator the opportunity to negotiate a good deal for the club."

"Time is needed for all interested parties to work something out without being pressurised by being '48 hours from closure.' As a Trust, any help we can give will add crucial time to the process of resolving the problems of Rotherham United." he added.

Mark Thomas Millers Trust chairman went on to add; "Primarily, we are reaching out to the business community to help us to support the club while interested parties seek a solution. The fans have contributed tremendously over the past few difficult years and one of the best ways we can continue this support is to keep going through the turnstiles. We have a loyal and dedicated fanbase who provide home attendances which are in fact better than most in League Two."

"There is also the exciting prospect of a community stadium under serious discussion. Support from the local business community at this crucial time will be important in helping us to keep the town's football club."

Dave Nicholls will also be helping from his new home in Cyprus using his network of contacts while Dave Watson will be assisting in day to day fundraising.

[Beefy]

It's time yet again for the people of Rotherham to get behind their club and start attending games. If they got an extra 2,000 on the gates it'd make a huge difference.

[Rufc89]

yes. we would love to get an extra 2000 on the gates, but for 2 reasons it will not happen.
1) we will be mid table and have nothing to play for, so it will be dull games.
2) the away fans get 2000 tickets, and we have D&G and barnet to play, so they will bring 50. that means we can only get 5000 of our home fans in.

but would be nice if we could