Millers challenges don't frighten me - Stewart

Stewart is still setting his aims for Championship football in just three years time with the club in a new stadium.

He explained: "I meet football directors at grounds up and down the country and you can see the years of worry etched on their faces. They look worn down by the job of helping their local football club.

"I think that it really doesn't have to be like that and I can honestly say I have enjoyed the last 12 months. I have seen a lot and learned a lot but I have not learned everything. The challenges here don't frighten me and the philosophy is quite simple.

"Fans pay to see good football. They'll come to watch a good side. We want a good Rotherham United side to be playing in the Championship in three years' time and we don't want people to have to catch a bus to Sheffield to see it. "We need to get the community spirit back to the club, in Rotherham, and in a stadium the supporters can be proud of.

"We realise the only way is up and there's still a lot of work to do but we are working hard to get as professional a look off the pitch as there is on it."

Stewart continued by touching on local rivals Donny and their rise to the second tier: "Eight years ago, Doncaster Rovers were playing in front of 1,200 people in the Conference. Now they're getting crowds of 10,000 and more in a smart 15,000-capacity ground in the Championship.

"We have a dream to reach the same level in three years and it's a nice dream. As I've said before, at my time of life I've no time for ten-year plans."

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