No coaching role for Barker, say Millers

Barker, 33, has had to hang up his boots after surgery and made only ten appearances during his second spell with the Millers after rejoining last October and scoring against Grimsby.

Chief Operating Officer Paul Douglas told the Star: "He has an ability to analyse situations, is a very intelligent chap, thoughtful, a good communicator and very articulate.

"Richie has gone some way to getting his coaching badges, and is not somebody who will fall back on waiting for others to help him.

"We did discuss the possibility of a coaching role at Rotherham and he thought about it, but we are a small club with a small budget and didn't have positions we could create," added Douglas.