Captain Richard Wood took caretaker charge of Rotherham against Wigan Athletic at the weekend, but they fell to a 2-0 defeat at the New York Stadium, their first home defeat of the season in the league.
They have started the season very well, sitting just below the playoff places despite many seasons of struggle in the Championship in which they have become something of a yo-yo club.
Even though they have been tough to beat, they have seemingly lost the winning touch of late though, even before Warne left, as the Millers have won just one of their last five.
Matt Taylor of Exeter City is expected to come in to take charge and first and foremost, his main target will be to avoid a fourth successive relegation at this level; anything more will be a bonus.
They sit just one point above their upcoming opponents Millwall, and true to form in the Championship, the two sides are both not far from playoff contention, but also ominously close to the relegation zone at the same time.
Millwall are a side who do not travel well at all though, as Gary Rowett’s men have taken just one point from their five away matches so far this season, as well as an EFL Cup defeat away to Cambridge United.
In fairness to Millwall though, their four away defeats in the Championship have all come against sides in the top six currently and tipped strongly for promotion.
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These two sides have scored the same amount of goals so far this season, but it is a very different story when it comes to their defensive abilities.
Rotherham have been stern in defence, with the third-best defensive record in the division, while only three teams have leaked more goals than Millwall.
One interesting footnote though, is that Rotherham failed to score in either fixture against Millwall last season, losing both by one goal to nil.
