Richard Wood will have one
last chance to resurrect his Rotherham career after being recalled from his
loan spell at Chesterfield.
The 30-year-old centre-half,
who joined the Millers in 2014, has yet to feature this season, having made
only eight appearances last term.
He has spent time in League
One on loan at Fleetwood and most recently Chesterfield, but has been brought
back to New York Stadium for cover.
With his contract due to
expire in the summer, Wood now has the chance to try and stake a claim for a
new deal, with boss Neil Redfearn prepared to give him an opportunity.
“Harry Toffolo has a virus so
we have recalled Richard because we needed the extra body, but we wanted to
bring Richard back anyway," Redfearn said.
“He has been out and got some
games and it will be good for me now to have a look at him. He is an
experienced defender and he gives us good competition and cover.
“He is somebody that I
haven’t really had chance to have a good look at, so it will be good for me to
see him at close quarters.
“He played and helped
Chesterfield to a good point against Coventry. He is obviously someone who is
very capable.
“We are light on bodies
because of injuries at the moment so he gives us depth, and he has the opportunity
now to stake a claim for a place in our first team.
“He probably needed to go
out, because he really needed to be playing. He has done that now, and he comes
back to us ready to fight for a place.”
Wood played 90 minutes of
Chesterfield’s 1-1 draw with Coventry on Monday and made seven appearances for
the Spireites in total.
His last game for Rotherham
was in the 0-0 draw with Leeds at Elland Road on the final day of last season.
