QPR v Rotherham United: '˜We don't want to see this happen ever again'

A 29th Championship defeat of 2016-17, combined with victories for Blackburn and Nottingham Forest and a draw for Burton, would see the bottom-placed Millers bow to what many have seen as inevitable for a number of weeks today – namely, relegation to League One.

The sight of the Millers being relegated before the clocks go forward would put the lid on an horrific campaign for the club and for Rotherham-born Hamshaw it would serve as inspiration to, hopefully, ensure that nothing remotely like it ever happens again.

On the spectre of relegation possibly being confirmed this afternoon, with the Millers without an away win since last April, Hamshaw said: “You should have a lot of disappointed players as nobody likes to be relegated and we will be frustrated and disappointed.

“We have to make sure that the club is not in the position it is in (again) and that no season is like this one ever again in the club’s history because there has been too much upset and unrest.

“Certainly, speaking from a fan’s point of view and as a coach, you don’t want to see this ever again.”

The end of the season perhaps cannot come fast enough for everyone connected with the Millers, but for injured striker Jonson Clarke-Harris, the closing weeks of this campaign could offer a rare chink of light.

The former club record signing has been out since pre-season with a cruciate injury, but is striving towards his goal of featuring before the end of 2016-17 and is, hopefully, on track to do that, according to Hamshaw.

He said: “I had a cruciate (ligament injury) myself and I know how difficult it is to come back from.

“He has wanted to come back for the last two months even though he has not been ready.

“We will look to get him a friendly arranged where he can get some minutes in and if he has two weeks of training, fingers-crossed we should see him in action at some point before the end of the season.

“I think he will come back a better player because I think players can take things for granted and he has seen what it is like to not play.

“I think his mental state, his application etcetera will improve 10-fold and make him a better player.”