Redfearn appointed Rotherham manager

He said: “The plan is to get better”.

“There is a lot of ability in the team, and a lot of good players – I saw that first hand this morning and from the games I have seen”.

The ex-Leeds United boss was in good spirits after being handed the reigns at the club following the departure of Steve Evans after three-and-a-half years with the Millers.

“I don’t want to come here and just try and keep this club in the division”. It’s to become an established Championship club and to start challenging at the top end of the table.

“Everything is in place”. Despite his versatility, he has found it hard to get into the Leeds side this season, and could be tempted away with the promise of regular football.

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The Millers have been on the look-out for a new boss since Steve Evans’ surprise exit last Monday and after a rigorous selection process, chairman Tony Stewart is close to naming his new man, with the candidate list believed to have been whittled down to two.

“He’s a local lad, a Yorkshire pudding”, Stewart said.

“This is a club that’s capable of going on to the next level – that’s what excites me, and it’s a real challenge”.

“As far as we were concerned as a board, it ticked all the boxes”.

The 50-year-old has previous experience of managing in the Sky Bet Championship from his recent spell at Leeds United, and his first assignment as Millers boss is a trip to Brentford after the global break.