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Keeping Rotherham in Championship my biggest achievement - Evans

Rotherham United manager Steve Evans believes that keeping the club in the Championship is the biggest achievement of his managerial career.

Evans has led the Millers through back-to-back promotions from League Two since he took over the club in 2012 but he believes surviving in the Championship is the greatest feather in his CV cap.

Rotherham were deducted three points and fined £30,000 for fielding an ineligible player last week but staved off the drop with a 2-1 home win over Reading on Tuesday night, sending Millwall and Wigan Athletic down along with Blackpool.

Evans said: "When you get points taken away from you it's a bombshell but we had to show resolve, and character and we have done that.

"We have got over the line and they can take our points but they will never take our fighting spirit and passion to stay in the division.

"I have won a lot of promotions and been at Wembley and won the play-offs, I think individually, this was the biggest result.

"In terms of being relieved, we thought we were over the line after Brighton. This for me was bigger than Wembley.

"Winning and keeping them up is the biggest achievement for me.

"This was always going to be the hardest task, now the ambition is to build on that.

"I am very proud of the football club. We have not got everything right, we have had to work tooth and nail to say in this competition, because there are some wonderful clubs."

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