New boy out of action for Rotherham United

One of Rotherham United's deadline-day signings will have to wait to make his debut after being hit by an injury only days after moving to Rotherham United.

Peterborough United attacker Klaidi Lolos joined the Millers on a season-long loan deal in the final minutes of the summer transfer window that closed on September 1.

He has yet to feature for the first team and won't be in boss Alex Bruce's first-team thinking until next month at the earliest.

The 25-year-old Greek has picked up a problem that is set to rule him out for up to four weeks.

"It's his thigh," Bruce said.

Lolos played for Rotherham's reserve side at Grimsby Town in a Central League Cup tie on Tuesday September 8 and set up a goal for James Clarke in a 2-0 win.

He suffered the damage in that match, although he managed to make the bench four days later for the 3-3 League Two draw with Salford City at AESSEAL New York Stadium.

He was an unused substitute and experienced pain in his thigh when he was put through a series of runs following the final whistle.

"He felt it and flagged it up after the Salford game," said Bruce in the wake of last Saturday’s 1-0 triumph at Northampton Town. "We expect him to be out for three to four weeks."

Lolos hadn't featured for Posh this term before being allowed to leave the Weston Homes Stadium.

"Fortunately, we have options in every area of the pitch," said Bruce who has brought 16 new faces to S60 since his late-June appointment. "We need to have them because you pick up injuries, especially to players who haven't had the matches that they would have liked.

"Injuries are pretty normal when you haven't had that. You get thrust into it and you do pick up the odd issue."

The head coach watched the Northampton clash from the video analysts' gantry in the Main Stand at Sixfields Stadium as he served a one-game touchline ban for the red card he received at Bristol Rovers on September 5.

"I didn't enjoy it," he said. "The lads have just said: 'We would like you to stay up there more often.' I can't shout at them from there, can I? In all seriousness, though, you do get a view of things when you're up high. It gives you a different perspective on the game."

The 41-year-old was in communication with the Millers bench throughout the contest, but he found it hard going as he sought to get his messages through to assistant head coach Steve Agnew, aged 60, and goalkeeper coach Richard Hartis, 58.

"I was trying to get my AirPods working," he grinned. "I was trying to get Aggers to pick up his phone. There's Richard as well. I'd got old codgers on the bench! Neither of them are very good with technology."