Rotherham United manager Paul Warne has suggested that he still retains the backing of chairman Tony Stewart but also that he will consider his future at the end of the campaign.

The Millers are still in with a chance of surviving the drop in the Championship on the final day of the season, but they will have to beat Cardiff City to have a chance of doing that. Rotherham would also be reliant on the result between Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday as well.

Warne has managed to keep the Millers in with a shout at survival, despite Rotherham having suffered some major setbacks with injuries and refereeing decisions at times. They should have more points on the board already and had chances to win recent vital games against Huddersfield Town, Barnsley and even Luton Town on Tuesday night.

Speaking to the Sheffield Star, Warne confessed that he will consider whether he is still the right man to manage the club at the end of the campaign. He also revealed he has the backing of the chairman still and that he would be surprised if he does decide to walk away from his role.

He said: “I think we will get to the end of the season and I think I am just going to have a couple of weeks' downtime.

“It's great to have the chairman's support but I want to be the right person for the job and if I am not the right person for the job I want the club to do well.

“Fundamentally I am a Rotherham fan, I want them to do well but I am ambitious, I want to do well for my family.

“I will have a couple of weeks where I don’t think about football. I will be amazed if I ever come to the conclusion that I don’t want to be the manager of this amazing football club but that might be taken out of my hands.

“But at the moment, I enjoy the job, I give everything I possibly can for the job and I have the chairman's support currently, but I do know how football works.”

The verdict

There are few managers in charge of a football club that have as much passion for that side than Warne does for Rotherham. One thing that can never be questioned is his desire to give his all and the insistence he gets that from his players as well on the field.

However, there will be some question marks over some of the decisions he has made throughout the campaign. Those come naturally when a team is potentially at risk of suffering relegation. It seems Warne himself wants to analyse things after the season finishes and decide what is best for the club.

It should be of some comfort to fans, whether they would be in favour of him staying or going, that he would be willing to consider his role for the good of the club. Warne might yet keep them in the league, and that would be good to see because Rotherham as opposed to both Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday are well run off the field and for that reason maybe more deserving of survival.