Skipper's sadness at Ronnie's departure

ROTHERHAM United skipper Ryan Cresswell reflected on the change at the top this week, saying: "We're all sorry to see Ronnie go."

Swinton-born Cresswell was Moore's first signing of last summer when he joined from Bury and he had developed a good rapport with the manager.

Their working relationship came to a sorry end with the heavy defeat at Chesterfield and as a lifelong Miller, the scale of the defeat and the loss of the manager hit Cresswell as much as anyone.

He said: "As captain, I have got to say how sorry the players are to see Ronnie go. It came as a surprise to us all.

"The lads were always 100 per cent behind him and we have to take some of the blame.

"We let down ourselves, the gaffer and everyone connected with Rotherham United on Friday night.

"It was undoubtedly the lowest point of my entire career, not just because we lost 5-0 but because it was a local derby, live on SKY and we had a big following there."

Added Cresswell: "It's about how we react now," he said. "There's nine games to go and we have to try and push on and get one of the top spots.

"We were second around the turn of the year and we can be again. There's still every chance to get back into the top three."