Rotherham United land new first-team coach

The Millers have reached agreement with Exeter City for Jonathan Hill to join the staff of manager Matt Taylor.

The two men had worked together at the League One Grecians before Taylor left St James Park to come to AESSEAL New York Stadium with number two Wayne Carlisle earlier this month.

The clubs had been in been in negotiations over a compensation payment for Exeter for the services of the well-travelled and well-respected 52-year-old.

Taylor confirmed yesterday after Rotherham's Championship clash with Hull City: "He's up here tomorrow and in on Monday."

Hill was in the dugout for the Grecians for the final time yesterday as they won 2-1 at home to Fleetwood Town.

"We've tried to be as respectful to Exeter as we possibly can be," Taylor said. "Hence why he's done the game with them today. He'll be with us first thing on Monday morning."

The new boss also wants to appoint a goalkeeper coach but there has been less urgency in that search as former Millers shot-stopper Billy Mercer - who has worked at Burnley in the Premier League - is helping out in that area on a temporary basis.

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Who is Jonathan Hill?

Danny Welbeck, Michael Keane, Jesse Lingard, Ravel Morrison, Dimitar Berbatov, Scott Parker, Darren Bent and John Arne Riise ...

These are just some of the Premier League players who have come under Hill's tutelage.

The first four were youngsters at Manchester United when was a youth coach there. The others were playing for Fulham while he was part of Rene Meulensteen's first-team staff at Craven Cottage.

Hill made his way in coaching after being forced to stop playing in his teens because of injury.

The Red Devils aren't the only side to have benefitted from his services at junior level, with Wigan Athletic, Blackburn Rovers, Everton and Manchester City all among his previous employers.

After working for Fulham, he became sporting director at Sheffield Wednesday under Carlos Carvalhal, and has also worked abroad as technical director for the Jordanian FA and in Norway as head coach of Tromso and TUIL FK.

He joined Exeter in the summer.