'I don't want to see them fail' - Evans on Wrexham

Rotherham United boss Steve Evans says he does not want to see Wrexham fail as his side prepare to face Phil Parkinson's men at the Stok Racecourse.

Ahead of the reverse fixture between the clubs in October, won 1-0 by Wrexham, Evans described the Welsh side as the "Harlem Globetrotters" of League One while referring to current league leaders Birmingham City as the "Real Madrid" of the third tier.

Since that triumph in South Yorkshire, Wrexham have kept themselves firmly in contention to secure what would be a third successive promotion.

And while Evans previously poked fun at Wrexham, the Scot heaped praise on "good guy" Parkinson ahead of Rotherham's trip to north Wales on Saturday (15:00 GMT).

"I don't want to see them (Wrexham) fail," said Evans.

"I think Phil Parkinson is a good guy and he can't do any more than go and sign the boy [Sam] Smith, [Jay] Rodriguez and Ollie Rathbone from us.

"I would think their budget is way up there, £4m spent in the January window. That tells you the ambition that lies at Wrexham and it tells you a little bit about our challenge [on Saturday] too."

Rotherham have recovered from a tricky spell by securing wins over Bristol Rovers and Leyton Orient.

And while he feels Rotherham - currently 14th in the third tier - are very much underdogs, Evans says the Millers will look to dent Wrexham's promotion hopes.

"Our aim is to go and win at Wrexham," he added.

"We know that it's going to be tough. I described them in the same way as I did Birmingham at the start of the season - and now Wycombe have joined that little group in terms of having huge finances to try and play Championship football next season.

"But our sole objective has to be to win every game."