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  1. It is January 31st, 1858 and the world's largest ship is launched, sideways, from Napier Yard, Millwall. Such were the technical difficulties of building such a large ship, 692 ft, that it was the very last of its kind from the J. Scott Russell leased yard at Napier. The ship was the SS Great Eastern designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel; The maritime connection is a strong one between what is generally known today as the Isle of Dogs and Bristol. Much of the timber and concrete sub structure used for that famous launch remains today amongst the docklands housing developments that sprung up long after the Millwall docks, that came in 1860, and the thousands of terraced docker houses had gone. Millwall football club itself has not played in Millwall since 1910. The success of ship building forced them out and they have played in various locations of Bermondsey ever since. They even dropped their nick name 'The Dockers' and became the Lions as we know them today. Bermondsey was the most bombed part of London in WW2. The Germans called it Target Area G. It had previously been a very wealthy part of London with an Abbey that had rivalled Westminster with an estate that spread across many home counties and even as far as Somerset *. There was a history of faith on this site as far back as the 8th century when it was granted privileges by Pope Constantine for a monastry at 'Vermundesai' becoming the Priory of St Saviour attached to the French Abbey of Cluny in 1089 and well noted in the Domesday Book. Perhaps not so bizarrely for the time the Abbey was dissolved in 1537 by Henry VIII and the estate was acquired by Sir Thomas Pope (founder of Trinity College Oxford) who broke up the Abbey buildings and built a mansion for himself. Today, however, the Abbey and its original site, has been extensively dug by archaeologists. On January 7th, 2017 another long standing Bermondsey resident saw news of its possible fate plastered across the press. Millwall, already no strangers to moving, faced the real threat of being forced out by Lewisham Council so said the Daily Mail. Kent Live announced that Millwall fans are "not happy about the prospect of moving 50 miles into their county". While the Bermondsey land in question does not include the New Den it does engulf the ground and with a category 2 Academy, like our very own, the club would rightly be very fearful that the leasehold facilities they would lose nearby, such as training pitches, would deprive them of Academy 2 status. In short, their prized academy players would leave to local rivals. For this reason Millwall would have to move to preserve that status. In September 2016, the Labour run council approved plans for those CPOs as part of a mass regeneration project for Bermondsey. Both Bermondsey & Rotherhithe, under Southwark, and Lewisham councils are overwhelmingly Labour councillor run. More recently it appears they have won a stay of execution in the CPO battle and will, for now, be able to remain exactly where they are. So what was once famously known as the London Larder, maker of Garibaldis, and is often coined that again today with the famous Borough Market will, for now, have a football club in it. But the subterfuge and shenanigans lurk. A previous senior Labour councillor of Lewisham, Mushtak Malik, is CEO of Renewal the very company seeking the development. But enough of that for now. Maybe we will revisit this on another match day. Lets welcome Millwall fans today folks and hope their mad mad element stay away. We all know the vast majority of football supporters are decent folk. Enjoy the match. * maybe later.
    28 points
  2. Watch out Joe! If you're learning history by reading the OTIB forum you're going to end up believing some crazy things
    7 points
  3. Staggering johnson still has some supporters on here.
    6 points
  4. I said it all last season and I will repeat again because it is so completely obvious to everybody but LJ. Our midfield is unfit for purpose and playing 2 of them out of position makes it even worse.
    6 points
  5. Condensed Version Millwall They launch ships sideways from the German area G. Abbey of Clancey is from there (wife of Peter of Crouch and neice of George of Clooney). Abbey has been visited extensively by Archaeologists. City 2 - 0
    6 points
  6. Why is the pitch outside the stadium?
    6 points
  7. I've found a live stream for paint drying if anyone's interested.
    5 points
  8. What else would you do on a Saturday ? Go for a few pints at the Friendship Stadium ? Watch Bjorn Borg re-runs. Play your collection of Abba CD's Chase some naked, blond, nubile, large breasted, horny female around your back garden with the hope of ........................................................... Hold on Tommy, why are you watching this shit ?
    5 points
  9. ******* fuming. What a waste of a Saturday. No one above a 5/10. Millwall should've won that. Bored of Johnson. **** off
    4 points
  10. Look what this idiot was saying earlier. Clueless!!
    4 points
  11. The flagstaff at Anfield is (believed to be) one of the Great Eastern's topmasts. It was broken up on the mudflats of the Mersey, in 1888.
    4 points
  12. All fascinating stuff H , thank you . They are a proper football club . Love'em or hate'em they remain close to their roots . Famous players to have graced their club Teddy Sheringham and Keith Harris , their legendary top scorer and ventriloquist, now manager. The club are famously known for the antics of their salt of the earth supporters who are largely misunderstood. This will be a test for us today make no mistake.Newly promoted clubs fight hard to hold onto what they achieved and we will need to be on our game to win. I think we'll have a bit too much class for them and predict a narrow home victory.
    4 points
  13. And Ipswich have spent how much? About 50p was it? Precisely. Which, frankly, is what every single team in this division should do... 3 million now, 100 million if promoted... If ever there was a no brainer for a short term experienced gaffer over a total novice this division is it. That indeed is a frightening prospect.
    3 points
  14. It amazes me that a coach cannot see the glaringly obvious. I was equally surprised when he said recently what great options we have in midfield.
    3 points
  15. Mystery, we did play really good stuff against Barnsley, Plymuff and 1st half v Brum. For those games we had Hegeler CB, now although he looked defensively a little suspect (culpable for Brum's winner) he was doing the carry out of the ball from defence and his passing is good. Wright & Baker look better defensively, but neither can bring the ball out in a controlled manner and get us moving forward as Hegeler showed. Add in Paterson showing for the ball and being heavily involved, followed by two 'do a few little runs and spend the rest of time being a passenger' performances and that goes some way to explaining the poor displays.
    3 points
  16. Well that was horrific. For those that couldn't make it count yourself lucky.
    3 points
  17. 3 points
  18. 3 points
  19. well go and bloody watch Swedish football then!!!
    3 points
  20. Disappointed Eliasson not getting a start, given how poor Paterson was Tuesday. Sends the wrong message for players to keep their place after really poor performances.
    3 points
  21. No Flint in the squad again I've heard. Hes really ****** his career up. Edit-confirmed
    3 points
  22. OtIb on the one hand and Trump on the other. You gotta feel for the guy.
    3 points
  23. You'd think that we had great options on the bench with the amount of money he has spent on it. He looks totally out of his depth.
    2 points
  24. We lost at Brum after outplaying them with our superb pressing and movement . I believe the team have been told to rein it in a bit so as not to run out of steam . The problem being that since then we've been pedestrian and the tempo is difficult to pick up again. Another criticism I have from today is the fact that we kept on floating in long balls to their big ,well organised defence . Only once did anyone , Joey B , get behind them and cut it back . All in all defence looking quite solid , midfield , hello ,is there anybody there ? and the attack isolated . A lot of work to do I'm afraid.
    2 points
  25. Yeh and he will get 20 Fulham fans to replace you
    2 points
  26. Fair play to Cardiff, sacked a useless manager that had them at the bottom of the league and less than a season later with Warnock they're leading the way! I'm sure we'll be better off with Lee in the long run though......:laugh:
    2 points
  27. Poor result, you'd think we should be winning these games. But a clean sheet and a point, onto the next one.
    2 points
  28. I'm no LJ fan but we are mid-table as it stands. I'm happy with that even though we appear to be inconsistent to put it mildly.
    2 points
  29. Bye LJ, you've had the money and we're still shit. Time to toddle off.
    2 points
  30. Frankie good save, and great follow-up block, as Millwall nearly snatch it... FT 0-0... Johnson OUT!
    2 points
  31. 2 points
  32. When you look at things stand, it may not have been an exciting half and or approach play was not good. But the score is level they are the team that has been running and pushing for 45 and our normal game is high pressing and quick 3-4 pass moves, which we didn't see this half. Whatever has or hasn't worked so far this season our is way higher than this and we don't normally play a possession game, yet we are dominating possession. I said earlier in the thread I think we'll start the 2nd at a much higher tempo.
    2 points
  33. That is what happens when a tactical genius plays half of his midfield 4 out of position.
    2 points
  34. Im going 3-1 city with another high flying start only to fade in the second half for a Millwall consolation. Crowd of 18,200 Score outside the ground: Millwall 6 arrests to Citys 3
    2 points
  35. The 'Howling Roughs' of Millwall had their ground closed to fans following crowd trouble in 1920 then again in 1934 and 1950. That lad is becoming well ingrained on the psyche I see.
    2 points
  36. We used to meet up at the 'Try Again' off North St- very peaceful pub and would often get a small number of away supporters in there and no trouble and a great way to chat to the 'opposition' as fellow supporters. One saturday in Div3 ( JJ or TC era) a group of about 15-20 ( maybe more) Millwall were running down North St away from police and a group of about 5-6 burst into the Try Again, punched the nearest guy and ran out again. It happened so quickly that , I'm sad to admit, there was a deeply comedic element to it. No real injury and the guy who was fine got bought several drinks.
    2 points
  37. Can definitely see plenty of goals going in this game. Fancy a 3.5+ bet
    2 points
  38. Danny Baker supports Milwall so I'm not eating a sausage sandwich today as a matter of principle.
    2 points
  39. Big win for City today. Bag full of goals (3-5). Second home win of the season, but the Millwall fans will not be happy. Up the City. AND another day without nuclear destruction tfj
    2 points
  40. I see they have pulled the "Fake Sheik" thread on asschat because it was offensive. Offensive to who? The original News of the World fake sheik?
    2 points
  41. Here's what will happen.. SL builds and pays for the UWE and leases it to BCFC Women. Dwane Sports sell The Mem to SL, repays their own loans, pocket the rest and say goodbye.' SL moves the Rugby club back to their righful home and the pikeys **** off and die.
    2 points
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