Millwall match thread

[beaumontfox]

yes i recognised a fair few who aren 't normally seen at games...

 

[KLFox]

I think the people who were at the match will be surprised to see all this concern about Henderson. For me (and I am not a fan of his) he had one of his best games. Lots of clean handling of crosses. The one where it is said that he fumbled, he was actually knocked oover by a combination of defender and attacker colliding with him. A couple of poor clearing kicks; one where he declined to use his left foot and another which was just bad.

Agree with you there boc... He also saved a certain equaliser in the 2nd half by tipping that header around the post. I agree his kicking was shocking at times!

 

[bocadillo]

Agree with you there boc... He also saved a certain equaliser in the 2nd half by tipping that header around the post. I agree his kicking was shocking at times!

Having seen the reserves game at Motspur Park last week, I think the best kicker out of our three keepers is probably Conrad Logan. From hand he was kicking over 70 yards and well into the other half from 'back-pass clearances'. Can't recall any of them going over the side-line or anywhere near it.

 

[joe501]

Having seen the reserves game at Motspur Park last week, I think the best kicker out of our three keepers is probably Conrad Logan. From hand he was kicking over 70 yards and well into the other half from 'back-pass clearances'. Can't recall any of them going over the side-line or anywhere near it.

is he any good at anything else?

 

[Xantha]

Just back from a weekend away and wanted to say
Well Done Lads!

A good birthday pressie for me that was
Certainly better than last years point at the hammers.

 

[bocadillo]

is he any good at anything else?

He made one very good save just under the bar and dealt with everything else satisfactorily, but to be honest Fulham did not give him that much of a challenge.

 

[alex]

The Chelsea kick off's were allegedly along the Kings Road involving City, West Ham and Pompey thugs....

 

[Real Sharapova]

yes i recognised a fair few who aren 't normally seen at games...

Yes there were a few faces you only see from time to time, Burberry caps amongst them. We certainly took far more down than I was expecting, apparently the stewards had to open some of the lower section up. I had trouble leaving the escort at London Bridge, not helped by the fact that I didn't realise I was still wearing my City hat.:icon_redf

 

[Feriol]

yes i recognised a fair few who aren 't normally seen at games...

i was one of them, but i wasn't involved in any of the trouble. Honest!

 

[Leesoh]

until you want to go home afterwards and they keep you locked in until the Police are ready to walk the train users back up that alley SLOWLY.......

I'm pretty certain it's illegal, article 5 of the EHRC and the Human Rights Act 1998, right to liberty and all that. I wasn't impressed with the padlock either, surely there must be a Health and Safety issue there as well?

Still at least we won!

 

[Real Sharapova]

I wasn't impressed with the padlock

What's the point of wearing a chastity belt without a padlock?

 

[Leesoh]

What's the point of wearing a chastity belt without a padlock?

I thought the combination lock and anti-theft devices would be sufficient?

 

[Steven]

I'm pretty certain it's illegal, article 5 of the EHRC and the Human Rights Act 1998, right to liberty and all that. I wasn't impressed with the padlock either, surely there must be a Health and Safety issue there as well?

Still at least we won!

Like those people who got locked in a side street to Oxford Street, not if the fuzz believe there is real risk of Public Disorder. Freedom, you have none.

 

[bocadillo]

I'm pretty certain it's illegal, article 5 of the EHRC and the Human Rights Act 1998, right to liberty and all that. I wasn't impressed with the padlock either, surely there must be a Health and Safety issue there as well?

The police have the right to detain people to prevent an imminent breach of the peace and to use reasonable force to do so. The people who are detained do not have to be those who are causing the breach of the peace - they can detain those whose presence would lead to a breach of the peace.

In view of the number of officers that they had present, it might be interesting to hear them argue that the use of padlocks was reasonable. But I think it might be equally difficult for us to argue that it was unreasonable.

In view of the disorder that did take place a couple of miles from the ground a whole hour and more after the final whistle, I don't think it is difficult to believe that some breach of the peace would have taken place at or around the station in the minutes after the game had the police not taken the action they did.

 

[fitz]

last week all the talk was of how scared people were to go to millwall, now we've been and our fans kept away from those who people were scared of in the first place and we all complain. i didnt appreciate standing in the cage thingy on a not to pleasant day but i'd rather that than walk through to surrey quays or something

 

[Steven]

last week all the talk was of how scared people were to go to millwall, now we've been and our fans kept away from those who people were scared of in the first place and we all complain. i didnt appreciate standing in the cage thingy on a not to pleasant day but i'd rather that than walk through to surrey quays or something

... but it is not the other fans that worry me. :icon_wink

 

[bocadillo]

... but it is not the other fans that worry me. :icon_wink

Indeed. There was enough 'potential' amongst our own fans on Saturday. (although that is possibly not what you meant, Steven)

 

[lazzer]

im aware there was an organised "weekend trip" to the game via coach for the sole intention of a ruck perhaps the local bill were aware of this too and took the necessary precautions

 

[bocadillo]

im aware there was an organised "weekend trip" to the game via coach for the sole intention of a ruck perhaps the local bill were aware of this too and took the necessary precautions

It rather surprised me just how many of our fans knew the name of the Leicestershire spotter-bobby. Perhaps they are all informants.

 

[Leesoh]

The police have the right to detain people to prevent an imminent breach of the peace and to use reasonable force to do so. The people who are detained do not have to be those who are causing the breach of the peace - they can detain those whose presence would lead to a breach of the peace.

In view of the number of officers that they had present, it might be interesting to hear them argue that the use of padlocks was reasonable. But I think it might be equally difficult for us to argue that it was unreasonable.

In view of the disorder that did take place a couple of miles from the ground a whole hour and more after the final whistle, I don't think it is difficult to believe that some breach of the peace would have taken place at or around the station in the minutes after the game had the police not taken the action they did.

To be honest, I don't see how it does solve the problem. There were more than enough Millwall fans loitering by the time we were let out so they can't say they held us in until the area was clear. All it does is make it easier to identify the away fans. What's to stop their 'boys' moving outside whatever limits have been designated, and ambushing the fans who make it there about 20 minutes after they do, as the chances are these poor unfortunates are the away fans?

If a club has an ongoing problem with it's supporters, then the footballing authorities should be making them do something about it instead of finding new and ingenious ways of trying to do City out of points/money etc. If our fans were that much of a threat, no doubt we'd be thrown out of the football league as a consequence.