Club to honour brick fans

A PLAQUE is to be installed at the New York Stadium carrying the names and personal messages of those who lost out in the aborted Buy a Brick scheme.

Hundreds of supporters paid money for a commemorative brick to be incorporated into the ill-fated new main stand at the Millers' former home at Millmoor, only for the project to be abandoned amidst the financial problems of the time.

Now the club has agreed to erect a plaque, subscribers from the original list in 2005 are being asked to verify and update their details through supporters' group the Millers Trust.

Spokesman Mark Thomas explained: "The board of Rotherham United has very kindly offered to install a commemorative plaque to be situated inside the New York Stadium to bear the names and personal messages of all those who bought a brick under the 2005 RUST Buy a Brick Scheme.

"The Board is under no obligation to do this and Millers Trust has gratefully accepted this kind gesture.

"It is the sole responsibility of Millers Trust to verify the details of Buy a Brick subscribers on its database. The club will therefore play no part in the verification process.

All update forms will be cross-referenced to the Trust database as part of the verification process. It is necessary for every person who bought a brick to complete an Update Form.

"Anyone who bought multiple bricks will need to complete a separate Update Form for each brick.

"If you have changed your name and or address since 2005, please also provide your previous name and address for checking against the database."

Subscribers can update their details in one of the following ways:

Online: Visit the Trust website at www.millerstrust.co.uk and complete and submit the online Update Form by no later than March 31.

In person at Don Valley Stadium: Update Forms can be collected from the Millers Trust desk situated opposite the Club Shop kiosk from 1.30pm to 2.45pm at the games against Bristol Rovers today, Plymouth Argyle on Saturday, March 10 and Hereford United on Saturday, March 31. Forms can be completed on match day and handed in at the Millers Trust desk before 2.45pm. The Millers Trust desk will not be operational at half time or after the game. Fans can take a form away and return the completed form to the Millers Trust desk at the next home game in the above list if they so wish.

By post: Post the form to: Millers Trust, Rotherham United Football Club (RUFC) Limited, c/o Commercial Department, Mangham House, Mangham Road, Barbot Hall Industrial Estate, Rotherham, S61 4RJ. To arrive by March 31.

After the March 31 deadline Millers Trust will cross-reference the Updated Forms with the Trust database.