Adam Collin's Rotherham career is over after he was one of 11 players released last week.
It marks the end of an era as Collin's exit means only Lee Frecklington and Richie Smallwood remain at the club from the 2013-14 promotion campaign.
It marks the end of an era as Collin's exit means only Lee Frecklington and Richie Smallwood remain at the club from the 2013-14 promotion campaign.
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| Adam Collin was a Wembley hero for the Millers |
It was in the final game of that season where Collin wrote himself into club folklore with his two penalty saves in the play-off final shootout victory over Leyton Orient at Wembley.
But he struggled to make the number one shirt his own at Championship level and after finding himself out of the side towards the end of lthe 2014-15 season, he made just two appearances last term before joining Aberdeen on loan.
Here's a look back at some of his best saves.
Here's a look back at some of his best saves.
Rotherham
2 Crawley 2 - 25/1/14
Collin is
an old hand at making spectacular triple saves and his first effort was to
preserve a point in a home draw with Crawley
early in 2014.
This one
was dramatic as well as it came seconds after Kieran Agard had just scored an
injury-time equaliser to make it 2-2.
With the
Millers still celebrating, the visitors advanced forward and the ball fell to
Nicky Adams, who would sign for the Millers in six days’ time, but Collin kept
it out and then made further stops from Gary Alexander and Josh Simpson to
ensure it was Agard’s goal that proved decisive.
Peterborough 0 Rotherham 1 - 22/3/14
The
Millers were in the midst of a lengthy unbeaten run in League One and they
needed Collin to produce the goods to seal an impressive win at play-off rivals
Peterborough, which was Steve Evans' 100th game in charge
Agard’s
first-half penalty had put the Millers in front and they had to produce a
second-half rearguard display, which Collin was at the forefront of.
His
stellar moment came when he made a stunning save to deny Conor Washington
Leyton
Orient 2 Rotherham 2 - 25/5/14
His
promotion-winning antics at Wembley need little introduction.
The Millers were
on death row in the penalty shootout after a pulsating 120 minutes. Lee
Frecklington’s miss had given Orient the advantage and Evans’ men needed
something special.
And Collin was able to deliver it with back-to-back stops to
send the Millers and their sizeable following into ecstasy.
First he
got down to his left to keep out Mathieu Baudry’s effort and then, after Richie
Smallwood had put the Millers back in front, the keeper went the other way to
produce a fine save to deny Chris Dagnall.
Seconds later he was near the edge
of the penalty area being mobbed by delirious team-mates.
The video
of a miraculous triple save that denied Norwich
With the score at 0-0 and the
Millers coming under the cosh, Collin’s first stop to claw away Lewis Grabban’s
header was special. The way he then got up to block Cameron Jerome’s
close-range follow-up was impressive, but the manner of his agility and bravery
to somehow deny Jerome’s second effort from even closer-range, while sat on his
backside, was unbelievable.
To make
the saves even more valuable, once the ball was finally cleared the Millers
went up to the other end and won a penalty when Matt Derbyshire was clattered
by John Ruddy. Paul Green scored it, but Collin was the real hero.
Rotherham
2 Leeds 1 - 18/10/14
The
Millers were in the middle of a rousing second-half performance against their Yorkshire rivals which had seen them overturn a
first-half deficit thanks to goals from Alex Revell and Jonson Clarke-Harris.
But Evans’ men again found themselves relying on Collin as he produced a fine
low stop to keep their visitors at bay.
After
already palming one low effort from Adryan around the post, Collin went even
better from Mirko Atenucci’s stinging effort as he got down quickly and put a
strong palm on the ball, which turned it on to the post and wide.
The
Millers went on to win the game and that save proved vital.
