Wrexham the 'Harlem Globetrotters of League One'

Rotherham United manager Steve Evans has described Wrexham as League One’s answer to the Harlem Globetrotters.

Rotherham are 15th in the third tier having won only one of their first five league games of the season, but are viewed by some as possible promotion contenders following their relegation from the Championship last season.

Evans was asked how Rotherham measure up against some the other sides who are viewed as promotion candidates, and compared Wrexham to the Globetrotters, the American exhibition basketball team.

"We've not played the Real Madrid of League One - we play them a week on Saturday [when Birmingham visit the New York Stadium],” he said.

“And we've not played the Harlem Globetrotters, who will turn up when Parky (Phil Parkinson) brings Wrexham here with the stars that come with the ownership there.”

Evans said Rotherham are “getting there as a team” after losing some influential players over the summer, among them midfielder Ollie Rathbone, who joined Wrexham last month.

"The standards at the top of this league are going to be quite awesome at the end of the season," Evans added on Rotherham’s website.