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Morning Phantom 

On basis that Piccolo does not get on here this morning, there are memorials for Lee Rigby and Lee O’Callaghan. These are situated to the left of the main ticket office in the west stand - you’ll be in the north stand (in case you weren’t aware)

I don’t believe a dedicated memorial has been finalised for the chairman - all initial tributes, following his passing, were laid in our memorial garden behind the south stand.

1 hour ago, Piccolo said:

We certainly have our idiots at Millwall, but it isn’t quite as ‘black and white’ as outsiders tend to think. 

Some of Millwall’s most respected hooligans have been of Black and Turkish ethnicity. One is now a relatively famous actor, highlighted in the ‘famous fans’ section of the original post. And this continues to this day. The club also attracts many everyday fans from diverse backgrounds… have a look around tomorrow, now that you do not have to be herded from the station direct to the away end.

And as already mentioned, Millwall pioneered the professionalisation of female football back in the 1980s with the Millwall Lionesses. An affiliation we are very proud of. Indeed, it is because of my nan that I am a Millwall fan. It was her who dragged my grandad down The Den and got him hooked just after the war. Her and my aunt Vera used to be regulars back then.

Furthermore, yes much of the fan base is very proud of our armed forces & pro monarchy, but there has always been another dimension to Millwall. People, even some of our fans, forget how pro union and socialist many of the dockers were. And Millwall fans are credited by the Socialist Worker paper for helping defeat the NF in the Battle of Lewisham in 1977 (look it up). 

As a club, we reflect our surroundings… inner city London has its problems, and yes you will find some very nasty people, but you will find lots of brilliant and good people too, from all kinds of backgrounds. I have always argued Millwall are far more Only Fools & Horses than Football Factory, but one of those characterisations is probably easier for people to see from the outside & certainly sells more papers & attracts more clicks.  

 

 

Well said 

Millwall fan here…..from last season, lower tier tickets are now sold first with additional tickets then made available thereafter (in the upper tier). The upper tier is steeper that the opposite stand, and what with persistent standing (fairly normal for most away ends), the safety committee has imposed these restrictions….also, the police have the final say in these arrangements.
Where away clubs do not take up their allocation, Millwall have placed home fans (local community initiatives i.e. schools, kids clubs) in the away end - in a different tier I might add….think this only happened on a few occasions towards the end of last season.