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What are your favourite retired Rotherham players doing now?

There is no better way to make yourself feel old than realising some of your favourite Rotherham players of years gone by are now long retired.

But ever wondered what some of them are doing now they have hung the boots up?

Having played for the Millers, none of them have been able to live off their earnings as a pro, meaning there's an interesting and varied choice of occupation for life after playing.

Here's a look at what a selection of ex-players are up to post retirement.


Mike Pollitt
Then: Serving the Millers with distinction over two spells between 1998-2005, Pollitt proved to be a top-class goalkeeper with an outstanding shot-stopping ability.



Now: Pollitt, who went to Wigan from the Millers, is now the goalkeeping coach at the DW Stadium.

Nigel Jemson
Then: Jemson, on loan from Notts County, wrote himself into Millers folklore with his two goals in the 1996 Auto Windscreen Shields victory at Wembley.



Now: As well as providing matchday hospitality at Nottingham Forest, Jemson is a development manager at a casino.

Martin Butler
Then: Scorer of 29 goals in 104 appearances, Butler knew where the net was at Millmoor, but struggled with injuries.



Now: After gaining qualifications in plumbing and heating, the former striker is now a property developer, with a portfolio of houses in the West Midlands.

Andy Warrington
Then: A reliable goalkeeper who played for the Millers for six years and made over 200 appearances.



Now: After briefly working with the Football in the Community at the Millers, he is now goalkeeping coach at Grimsby under the management of former team-mate Paul Hurst.

Stewart Talbot
Then: A midfield enforcer synonymous with Ronnie Moore's Impossible Dream era, making 126 appearances.



Now: After a brief step into childcare, Talbot is now an overhead line engineer for British Rail.

Carl Robinson
Then: Credited as being one of the best loanees in Rotherham's history, Robinson was only at the Millers for a few months in 2003-04 but made a big impact.



Now: After ending his playing days in the MLS he is currently the manager of Vancouver Whitecaps.

Vance Warner
Then: Laid back defender Warner arrived at Millmoor in Ronnie Moore's first season in charge and left with a Division Three promotion winners' medal two years later.



Now: Leaving the game after his Millers exit, Warner is a consultant at BT.

Colin Murdock
Then: Handed the armband in Rotherham's first season post-Championship in 2005, the Northern Irishman had a difficult time at Millmoor.



Now: Always an intelligent man, Murdock is a sports lawyer in Manchester.

Alan Lee
Then: Famous for THAT goal against Brentford in 2001, Lee is an icon at Rotherham for his three years service in a hugely successful team.



Now: After a knee injury ended his playing career, the Irishman turned to coaching and works in the academy at Ipswich.

Guy Branston
Then: Loveable madman Branston was a cult figure at Millmoor during the turn of the century, he made 116 appearances in five years.



Now: Owner of two online businesses, Branston has turned his hand at media and is also the chief scout at Notts County.

Bobby Williamson
Then: Goaltastic striker Williamson etched his name into Millers history with his scoring antics in the late 1980s.



Now: Management has taken him to the outer reaches of the world where he currently manages the Kenya national team.

Marvin Bryan
Then: The versatile defender was at the Millers for three seasons and celebrated a promotion and two successful fights against the Division One drop.



Now: After a stint as a driving instructor, Bryan has most recently been working in private security in the middle east.

Leo Fortune-West
Then: A talismanic striker, Fortune-West was the spearhead of the 1999/00 promotion-winning squad.




Now: A stint in non-league management was most recently accompanied by a role for Doncaster council.

Darren Garner
Then: Garner spent 10 years at Millmoor and suffered many highs and lows, not least playing at Wembley and scoring the winner against Sheffield Wednesday.



Now: Following a brief spell as a roofer, Garner hits the roads as an HGV driver. 

Tony Cunningham
Then: Scorer of a promotion-winning goal in the early 1990s, Cunningham was a mobile striker who knew where the net was.



Now: Working as a solicitor in Lincoln.

Scott Minto
Then: A silky left-back who arrived at Millmoor in a bid to increase the quality of the Division One squad, but was hit by injuries in South Yorkshire.



Now: A move into the media has been profitable for Minto, who is now the face of Sky Sports' Football League coverage.

Matt Clarke
Then: Local boy done good, Clarke was a homegrown goalkeeper who captained the Millers to Wembley glory in 1996.



Now: Owner of a high-end property development company in Sheffield and Leicester.

Neil Richardson 
Then: A versatile stalwart who had just under a decade at Millmoor, Richardson could play full-back, central midfield, central defence and even had a game in goal.



Now: After an attempt at non-league management, Richardson now works as a scout for Liverpool.

Lee Glover
Then: A then-club-record buy to replace Shaun Goater, Glover found form under Ronnie Moore before injuries blighted his Millers career.



Now: The owner of a promising coaching career, Glover is now senior professional development coach at Coventry.

Kevin Watson
Then: Captained the Millers to back-to-back promotions before being shamefully driven out by the Millmoor booboys.



Now: Just left his role as Stevenage's assistant manager, Watson had previously forged a successful career in the media.

Jason White
Then: Mecurial striker who could just as easily bang it in the back of the net as he could clear the Tivoli End, White was a popular player in Ronnie Moore's early days as manager.




Now: Moved into the financial sector, he has recently returned from a secondment in Shanghai and is a partner in a wealth management firm.

Michael Proctor
Then: Part of a swap deal that saw Darren Byfield head to Sunderland, Proctor enjoyed a fine start to life at Millmoor, but it declined very quickly after that.



Now: Part of the media team at the Black Cats.

Martin McIntosh
Then: An imperious, silky and commanding centre-half, McIntosh was at the heart of the Millers defence for four seasons.



Now: Manager at the Vanarama North club Buxton.

Mark Rhodes
Then: A local lad, Rhodes represented the Millers in midfield for a decade between 1975-85.



Now: Works for successful Rotherham business Yorkshire Windows.

Chris Swailes
Then: The other half of the masterful defence duo with Martin McIntosh, Swailes was a true warrior in his four-year stay.




Now: After survivng four heart operations and a six-inch screw in his heel, the warrior-like Swailes is unbelievably playing for Morpeth Town aged 45. When not pulling the boots on, he is a coach at Darlington College.


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