Rotherham United: Ex-Middlesbrough, Derby County and QPR boss Steve McClaren 'considering' Millers role
The latest on ex-Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren amid links with a key off-field role at Rotherham United
Former Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren is seriously considering an offer to become the director of football at Rotherham United, according to a report.
The 65-year-old, who represented Hull City as a player and led Middlesbrough between 2001 and 2006, has been out of work since the end of his spell as Jamaica boss.
He has been repeatedly linked with Rotherham, who are preparing for life in League Two after their dismal League One campaign ended in relegation.
Steve McClaren ‘considering’ key Rotherham United role
According to the BBC, McClaren is considering an offer from the Millers to become their director of football.
It has been suggested he is keen to get back in the game and is seriously thinking about taking on the mammoth challenge at the New York Stadium. The report has claimed the scope of the role is wide-ranging and that it has proven attractive to McClaren.
McClaren may not have held such a role before but boasts a wealth of experience. He has managed the England national team, as well as the likes of Derby County, Queens Park Rangers and Newcastle United.
In his last spell in club football, McClaren formed part of Erik ten Hag’s coaching team at Manchester United.
Rotherham United uncertainty
There is a considerable degree of uncertainty down at the New York Stadium, with the club yet to make an official announcement regarding Lee Clark.
The former Huddersfield Town boss picked up the managerial baton from Matt Hamshaw in March, but was unable to save the club from relegation.
He only penned a short-term deal as interim boss and was still in the dark over his future when Rotherham’s seaosn came to a close.
Clark has been strongly linked with the manager vacancy at National League outfit Hartlepool United and reports have indicated he could take the reins.
If McClaren does become Rotherham’s director of football, he may find himself playing an integral role in the appointment of a new first-team manager for him to work above.
Rotherham United chairman on club’s shortcomings
Rotherham chairman Tony Stewart spoke candidly about the club’s shortcomings when relegation was confirmed, issuing an apology to supporters.
In a statement, he said: “The older generations of Millers fans are perhaps somewhat better-versed in seeing us at this level of football, but that ‘understanding’ which we are grateful for, does not change the fact that our ambitions are to be in the Championship.
“We have work to do to climb back to those heights and appreciate how difficult that will be to achieve. What it does mean is that we recognise an immediate urgency to cultivate a culture centred around hard work and determination both on the pitch, off it and in the boardroom and combine that with the evolution of a number of practices which will improve our long-term prospects.
“Sincerely, I am sorry that this, our centenary year, which promised so much, has played out the way it has, but I ask that you take this communication in the spirit it is intended as a heartfelt acknowledgement of where we have gone wrong and a powerful statement about our vision for the future and how that needs to look to get us once again moving in an upwards trajectory.”