Rotherham United have reappointed Stevenage boss Steve Evans as manager after sacking Leam Richardson.
The Millers parted company with Richardson on Wednesday morning, two weeks after their relegation to League One was confirmed.
Evans led the South Yorkshire side from League Two up to the Championship in his first spell in charge between 2012 and 2015.
The Scot and assistant Paul Raynor have signed three-year deals.
“Leam’s departure was not something we took lightly, but following extensive conversations at board level, it was unanimously agreed that a change of direction was needed to give us the best possible chance of bouncing back to the Championship at the first time of asking,” chairman Tony Stewart told the club website.
“In Steve and Paul, we have two individuals that understand the Rotherham United ‘DNA’ and know what it takes to build a successful team. They have a proven track record of success at a plethora of clubs, including our own.”
Evans becomes Rotherham’s third manager of what has been a dismal campaign.
Matt Taylor was sacked in November and replaced by former Wigan boss Richardson the following month, by which time the team had slipped club at the foot of the table, a position they remained in for the entirety of his tenure.
Relegation was confirmed with a 1-0 home defeat by Plymouth on 5 April and they lost their following two games at West Brom and Swansea.
They host Birmingham City on Saturday in their penultimate home game of the season.
More to follow.
