The Wandering Yorkshireman

To start I’ll mention I’m in Birmingham to watch Coventry v Rotherham. I came in this bar for a quick drink and found they did pies so I have to review one don’t I?

Anyway, the pub has a stained glass image of the BCFC logo so you can tell it’s a ‘home’ pub. Very welcoming and friendly though.

I went for a pint of Carling, priced at £3.30, which isn’t too bad, then chose the all steak pie, priced at £2.50. Again not bad at all. So a pie and pint would cost you £5.80, quite cheap to be honest.

The Carling is nice and cold. The pie is crispy on top and has a generous filling of steak and gravy with a delightful taste. No soggy bottom either which is brilliant as far as I’m concerned.

Bainsy’s Bar gets a decent 8.5/10

At the Wham stadium you can buy both as a meal deal for a reasonable six pound. Very good when compared to some other grounds

Today I went for a chicken and balti pie with a special Accrington Stanley labelled bitter

The pie top it’s self is rather soggy, however the filling is gorgeous, you can really taste the chicken balti in it.

The pint is a lovely smooth lager with a hint of bitter in the after taste. A welcomed break from the main brands

Moving back to the pie it’s self, the sides are crusty, but not crispy, however the bottom is soggy with the filling. The chicken balti filling is one of the best though.

A solid 7/10 for Accrington

I asked a couple of students their thoughts on the strikes happening over the next few weeks at Sheff Hallam University.

Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Leeds United (U23’s)

Leeds United U23’s snatched a draw from Sheffield Wednesday via a late own goal at Hillsborough in the Professional Development League on Monday afternoon.

A strong Leeds side looked to be heading for their first defeat since October, but a late headed own goal by Liam Shaw, who has put Wednesday ahead earlier in the half, gave Leeds a point.

A goalless first half, only noting a possible injury to new signing, Jean-Kevin Augustin, had Leeds on top. But, against the run of play, Wednesday opened the scoring on the hour mark when a Manuel Hidalgo free kick was palmed away by Illan Meslier in the Whites goal, only to be diverted home by Ciaran Brennan.

Leeds got a promising free kick of their own 13 minutes later. Huggins stood over the ball and whipped in a cross too close to the keeper. However, a miscommunication between Joe Wildsmith in the Wednesday goal and a nearby defender resulted in the ball bobbling in.

The score didn’t stay level for long. Dawodu cut his way through the Leeds defence and played in Shaw who fired Wednesday in to the lead only sixty seconds after conceding.

Shaw would end the day with the wrong kind of brace. With time running out he turned the ball into his own net from a Bryce Hosannah cross.

There’s something about a home game and a couple drinks with your mates that makes a weekend worthwhile.

However, let’s jump into the P&P review for the home of the Mighty Millers. I went for the bottle of Heineken, plastic is all the rage these days and it seems very popular with Miller fans as I had one out the cupboard. A little bit warm, but still compliments the pie nicely. The bottle is priced at £4, a little steep, considering it’s just under a pint. A pint of Carling in Elliot’s is £3 in comparison. But not bad.

The pie I went for was Steak and Kidney. Excellent in my option. Not too soggy at the bottom, nice and crispy on to. A good pukka pie with a good helping of meat.

New York P&P rating 8/10

It is confirmed that Rotherham United’s first transfer window of the new decade is complete. Here is how it shaped up with Ins and Outs.

Ins:

Josh Kayode- End of loan (Gateshead), Jerry Yates- Recalled (Swindon Town), Jamie Proctor- Recalled (Scunthorpe United), Hakeeb Adelakun- Loan (Bristol City), Josh Koroma- Loan (Huddersfield Town), Curtis Tilt- Undisclosed (Blackpool).

Outs:

Carlton Morris- Recalled (Norwich City, then loaned to MK Dons), Josh Kayode- Loaned (Carlisle United), Jacob Gratton- Loaned (Scarborough Athletic) Jamie Proctor- Loaned (AFC Fylde), Jake Hastie- Loan canceled (Rangers), Jerry Yates- Loaned (Swindon Town), Akeem Hinds- Free (Lincoln City), Matt Palmer- Free (Swindon Town), Julien Lamy- Loaned (AFC Wimbledon)

Wandering Yorkshiremans rating: 9/10

French winger, Julien Lamy, has joined AFC Wimbledon on loan for the rest of the season

The French winger arrived in the summer of 2019 in his first professional deal. However, he suffered an injury during pre season and has steadily been building up fitness and game time with the Millers Reserves. He also featured in the Leasing.com trophy for the Millers, featuring 5 times in all competitions and most recently against Peterborough at London Road.

The loan move to Kingsmeadow will further Lamy’s development by giving him more first team opportunities.

Matt Palmer was recalled to the AESSEAL New York Stadium today from his loan spell at Bradford City and agreed to mutually cancel his contract with the Millers

Palmer arrived from Burton Albion in January 2018 and won the League One Playoffs that year with the Millers. However, he has since found game time limited with Rotherham and headed to Bradford on loan in the summer of 2019.

Palmer made 24 appearances in total for Rotherham, 14 in League One and 10 in the Championship.

The club put on record that “Everyone at Rotherham United would like to wish Matt all the best for the future”

Edit: Palmer has joined Swindon Town after his contract was terminated at Rotherham. He will link up with Jerry Yates, who is currently on loan at Swindon from the Millers

Long term target, Curtis Tilt, has completed his move from Blackpool to Rotherham United for an undisclosed fee.

Rotherham manager, Paul Warne, is an admirer of Tilt and tried to sign him in the summer transfer window. However, Tilt stayed at the Tangerines, appearing 24 times this season including both fixtures against the Millers. A starter in October and a half time substitute on New Years Day.

Starting his football journey in Non League, Tilt joined Wrexham for a period, including a loan spell at Forest Green Rovers. Blackpool snapped him up in the summer of 2017.

It has been confirmed by the club that Tilt will wear the number 23 shirt.

Huddersfield Town attacker, Josh Koroma, has signed for Rotherham United for the rest of the season.

Originally of Leyton Orient, he played an important role in their promotion back to the Football League in 2018/19 and has racked up 100+ appearances for the O’s.

He signed for Huddersfield Town in the summer and made 9 appearances for Town in the championship. He switches from West to South Yorkshire to up his game time and assist in the Millers push for promotion.