Andy Scott praised his team for their character after the Millers ended a run of three straight defeats with a hard fought 2-0 victory over Southend at a bitterly cold Roots Hall.

The Millers warmed the hearts of the 123 travelling supporters with debutant Shaun Harrad notching the first, and Alex Revell, against his former club, smashing home the second late on.

It was no more than the Millers deserved. A spirited and committed performance from back-to-front sealed a crucial three points, which put a beaming smile on a clearly delighted manager.

"It was thoroughly deserved, we showed a lot of character especially after the last game at Dagenham when we should have won," he told Millers Player after the game.

"Conditions were difficult to say the least, but we showed a lot of heart and desire. On a better surface, when players would have been a more sure-footed we would probably have won by more."

"We worked extremely hard, we were organised and restricted them to set-pieces and long range efforts."

Scott was also pleased with loan signing Shaun Harrad, who netted the opening goal on his debut for the Millers.

"He hasn't played 90 minutes for a long time, but he's done it tonight, with his energy, and he's a goalscorer. It was a toe-poke kind of finish, and I thought him and Revell worked their socks off. I was delighted with the way they linked-up especially when they were throwing bodies forward."

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