An update on Rotherham United and the seven trialists after club meeting

Kyle McAdam is one of the trialists who have parted company with Rotherham United as the start of their League Two campaign fast approaches.

The Millers have had seven players bidding to earn contracts in recent weeks and head coach Alex Bruce was part of a club meeting on Wednesday to discuss their futures.

McAdam, aged 21 has left and is hoping to sign for National league Southend United after playing for them this weekend.

It is understood that some others will remain with Rotherham or now and that some won't wear a Millers shirt again.

The picture will become clearer on Tuesday when the Millers play their final summer friendly, against Derby County at AESSEAL New York Stadium.

As well as left-back McAdam, who has been in Nottingham Forest's junior ranks, goalkeeper Jake Turner, centre-halves Sonny Aljofree and Ewan Otoo, left-back Brandon Williams, midfieder Jez Davies and striker Bruce Anderson have all appeared in pre-season games.

Of those, Aljofree and Otoo have shown up the best.

McAdam featured for Rotherham against Sheffield United on July 25 and again at Darlington on Tuesday.

Saturday saw him press his claims with Southend whose present, left-back, Harry Boyes, is poised for a move to either Notts County or York City.

After the friendly against Aveley, Southend manager Kieran Dyer said: “We’ve had a trialist in and we’ll hopefully do business once Harry leaves, which will probably be on Monday. It’s Kyle McAdam. He had League One experience last season with Mansfield and Northampton and you saw he has a terrific engine.

"He’s a perfect replacement for Harry. If Harry leaves, we’ll offer Kyle something.”

Rotherham face Championship West Bromwich Albion in a home Carabao Cup tie next Saturday and then head to Cheltenham Town a week later on League Two's opening day.

Meanwhile, Millers old boy Reece James played for one of his former clubs, Sheffield Wednesday, as a trialist at Accrington Stanley yesterday.