Steve Evans, the manager of Rotherham, discusses Birmingham City’s “£25 million war chest.”

Rotherham United hope to be competing with Birmingham City at the top of League One

League One boss Steve Evans has cautioned his Rotherham United team that they will be prepared to fight, even against financially strapped Birmingham City, who are already the talk of the third division.

Evans is assembling a Rotherham team to challenge for relegation to the Championship after the team’s disastrous season. Ten new players have already been added by the Scot, including the prolific League One marksman Jonson Clarke-Harris, who left Peterborough United on a free transfer.

The Millers are one of the early favorites because they have advanced to the Championship four times in the previous ten years. But because of their roster and the financial clout of its American owners, Knighthead, the Blues are the overwhelming favorites to win League One.

Evans began his assessment of Rotherham’s opponents by mentioning Blues. In order to increase their finances, Huddersfield Town, another demoted team, sold Jack Rudoni to Coventry City for almost £5 million and hired Michael Duff as manager.