Millwall-QPR Match Reports...Police/Fans

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ESPN

Millwall claimed a first win in six games as they beat npower Championship leaders QPR 2-0 at The Den.

The Hoops went into the game on the back of an 11-game unbeaten run and with an eight-point lead at the top of the table.

But after Steve Morison had slammed in his 14th goal of the season, Neil Warnock's side were reduced to 10 men as Danny Shittu saw red for bringing down Morison and Liam Trotter made the points safe from the penalty spot.

The Lions made three changes from the side that slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Watford at the weekend.

Winger Andros Townsend was given his debut after signing on loan from Tottenham and defender Darren Ward and striker Neil Harris also started.

Kaspars Gorkss came in for the injured Fitz Hall as QPR made one change from the team which claimed a 1-0 win against Leicester on Saturday.

QPR made a bright start, with Adel Taarabt's free-kick from the left picking out Clint Hill, but his close-range header was tipped around the post by David Forde.

The same pair combined again from the resulting corner, but this time Hill headed well wide.

Millwall settled and after Alan Dunne had sent a header over the crossbar, Morison let fly with a drilled effort from 25 yards which Paddy Kenny did well to hold.

Tamika Mkandawire was wayward from distance and Taarabt saw a shot blocked by Paul Robinson on the half hour as the game switched from end to end.

The best chance of the half fell to Morison in the box in the 40th minute, but his fierce drive was somehow kept out by Kenny.

Taarabt let the ball bounce before heading goalwards at the start of the second half, with Forde comfortably gathering.

Millwall responded and Paul Robinson should have done better with a near-post header from a Townsend corner but he failed to trouble Kenny.

But the home side still took the lead in the 63rd minute. Mkandawire played the ball through for Morison, who outpaced Gorkss and slammed the ball home on the volley.

Millwall immediately replaced Harris with Kevin Lisbie and the diminutive forward was straight into the action, firing wide from 12 yards.

QPR made a double substitution in the 71st minute, with Ishmael Miller and Tommy Smith coming on for Akos Buzsaky and Taarabt.

But they found themselves two goals and a man down shortly afterwards.

Shittu fouled Morison, who went on to score, but referee Steve Tanner had already blown for a penalty. Shittu was sent off and Trotter stepped up to fire home the spot-kick.

The lively Townsend could have made it three but shot wide from six yards, while Morison forced another superb save from Kenny at the death as Millwall comfortably held on.

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Official.

Second-half goals from Steve Morison and Liam Trotter condemned the ten-man R's to only their fourth defeat of the npower Championship season at the New Den.

Despite this being a typically tight London derby in the first half, QPR - in truth - never really got going after the break, with Millwall probably doing enough to secure all three points.

The Lions were in front on 63 minutes, after Morison raced clear of the Rangers defence before blasting his shot past Paddy Kenny.

And, after the R's were reduced to ten men when last man Danny Shittu unjustly hauled Morison to ground in the box just 10 minutes later, Trotter stepped up to double the Lions' advantage from the spot.

Neil Warnock made one change to his R's side for the trip to South London, with Kaspars Gorkss coming in to replace the injured Fitz Hall (hamstring).

Kenny was in goal for QPR in an accustomed 4-2-3-1 formation.

Bradley Orr, Shittu, Gorkss and Clint Hill lined up in defence.

Shaun Derry and Alejandro Faurlin were in defensive midfield, behind attacking trio Wayne Routledge, Adel Taarabt and Akos Buzsaky.

Heidar Helguson spearheaded the R's attack.

Roared on by a buoyant, sell-out away following, the R's came out of the blocks fastest in this highly-charged London derby.

Taarabt won a free-kick out on the left and, when he dusted himself down to deliver a beautifully struck, in-swinging cross to the back post, Gorkss' bullet header was superbly tipped around the post by David Forde.

From the resultant corner, Taarabt was again in the thick of the play, with his out-swinging centre this time finding the head of Hill, whose nodded effort sailed just wide of the left-hand post.

Play soon switched to the other end.

Lions debutant Andros Townsend - on loan from Tottenham Hotspur - played the architect, with his pinpoint cross from a corner nodded just over the bar by Millwall skipper Paul Robinson from six-yards out.

But QPR continued to threaten.

Orr and Tamika Mkandawire tussled for possession out on the right-hand channel before the ball was deflected into the path of Routledge.

The diminutive wide-man played a square pass to Buzsaky, with the Magical Magyar blasting his effort inches wide of the left-hand post.

Although the R's had made the greater inroads in the final third, this was - in truth - a half of very few clear-cut chances, as both sides battled for supremacy.

Lovely football - but again little end product to show for it - saw Rangers go close just before the half-time interval.

A neat interchange of passes led to Routledge teeing up Faurlin on the edge of the Millwall box, but the Argentine midfield man's drive flew over the bar.

The Lions had a chance of their own to go into the break a goal to the good.

Morison out-powered Routledge on the left, before his shot from 12-yards out - albeit it from an acute angle - forced a fine block from Kenny, with the R's keeper's smart stop deflecting off his legs and up field to safety.

The R's went close early on in the second half.

Routledge breezed past his marker down the left, before his cross was met by Orr at the back post, whose header went straight into the hands of Lions keeper Forde.

Moments later, Millwall could - and probably should - have taken the lead with the best chance of the match to date.

Townsend's devastating corner from the right was met by Robinson who, with the goal at his mercy, could only head an effort over the bar from close range.

But this soon slipped back into a midfield slogging match, with both sides offering very little in the final third.

That was, of course, until the Lions took a 63rd minute lead.

It came from a direct passage of play but the hosts weren't to care.

A ball from deep cleared both Shittu and Gorkss, before Morison raced clear of the two R's centre-halves.

The former Stevenage front-man made no mistake thereafter, as his stinging low drive from 18-yards out sailed past Kenny into the back of the net.

And, just 10 minutes later, the R's evening went from bad to worse, with Millwall doubling their advantage from the spot after Rangers were reduced to ten men.

The move that led to the penalty was very similar to the build-up to the Lions' first goal, as a long ball from defence put Morison in the clear.

This time Shittu managed to catch up with the Millwall striker, before he unfairly hauled Morison to the ground in the box and, as the last man, was shown a straight red card.

Trotter stepped up and was coolness personified on the spot, as he sent Kenny the wrong way and tucked his effort into the bottom right-hand corner of the net.

Millwall: Forde, Dunne, Robinson, Trotter, Harris (Lisbie 66), Henry, Craig, Mkandawire, Ward, Morison, Townsend.

Subs: Mildenhall, Eastmond, Schofield, Hackett, Barron, McQuoid.

Scorers: Morison (63), Trotter (73)

QPR: Kenny, Orr, Hill, Derry, Taarabt (Smith 71), Helguson, Buzsaky (Miller 71), Faurlin, Gorkss, Routledge, Shittu.

Subs: Cerny, Hulse, Smith, Vaagan-Moen, Ephraim, Chimbonda.

Red Cards: Shittu (72)

Referee: Mr S Tanner

Attendance: 14, 104 (2186)

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BBC

QPR were unbeaten in 11 games before defeat by Millwall
Millwall 2 - 0 QPR

Championship leaders QPR slumped to a surprise defeat against Millwall after conceding two second-half goals.

QPR still have a commanding seven-point advantage at the top however after second-placed Swansea could only draw at home to Watford.
Steve Morison finished low beyond Paddy Kenny from just inside the box to put the home side ahead.
Liam Trotter doubled the advantage from the spot after Danny Shittu, who was red carded for the challenge, conceded a penalty for a trip on Morison.
Millwall's victory, their first in six games, was fully deserved and ended QPR's 11-game unbeaten run.
QPR - who brought in Kaspars Gorkss for the injured Fitz Hall in the only change from the team which beat Leicester on Saturday - started brightly, with Clint Hill going close with a header.
Millwall soon settled, however, and the best chance of the half fell to Morison, but his fierce drive was incredibly kept out by Kenny.
The home side took the lead in the 63rd minute when Tamika Mkandawire put Morison through and the striker got the better of Gorkss to volley home his 14th goal of the season.
QPR were then reduced to 10-men and found themselves two goals behind when Shittu fouled Morison in the 71st minute.
Morison went on to score, but referee Steve Tanner had already blown for the penalty. He then dismissed Shittu and up stepped Trotter to hit home from the spot.
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Guardian

Millwall exact revenge on Danny Shittu in defeat of QPR

Millwall 2 Morison 63, Trotter (pen) 73
QPR 0
Arindam Rej at the Den
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 8 March 2011 21.51 GMT

Millwall's Liam Trotter heads at goal but is denied by the Queens Park Rangers' goalkeeper Paddy Kenny. Photograph: Stephen Pond/EMPICS Sport
This was never going to be a quiet evening for Danny Shittu. Being the main culprit in this shock defeat for the Championship leaders, Queens Park Rangers, was not what he needed.

Shittu was returning to Millwall for the first time since snubbing the club's offer of a new contract in order to join QPR. The booing and barracking had been merciless from a Den crowd that was under the spotlight after unsavoury reports of missile-throwing against Watford and Middlesbrough.

But the home fans' mood was too good to cause trouble when, with the score at 1-0 to Millwall, Shittu conceded a penalty and was sent off in the 72nd minute. Liam Trotter scored from the spot and QPR were on their way to their first defeat in 12 Championship matches.

Kenny Jackett's recently goal-shy side were probably not too pleased to see QPR – boasting the best defensive record in the country – in town. Millwall pressed hard initially, though. Shittu quickly clattered the Millwall legend Neil Harris, doing little to ease tensions, and James Henry swung in a free-kick that zipped past the far post.

Despite their impressive record this season, QPR can occasionally start games slowly but they are never easily unsettled. So it was no surprise when Neil Warnock's men quickly created a chance of their own as Adel Taarabt floated in a free-kick from the left that Kaspars Gorkss met with a header that David Forde tipped over.

Back came Millwall, though, as the on-loan Tottenham Hotspur winger Andros Townsend delivered a corner that was headed wide by the captain, Paul Robinson. Next it was Steve Morison's turn to threaten as he turned sharply and struck a 30-yard effort that Paddy Kenny gathered.

That was followed by an exchange of long-range shots, midway through the first half, as QPR's Akos Buzsaky and Millwall's Harris tried their luck with speculative strikes that flew off-target. Both sides were showing intent but, with the game being played at a high tempo, there was a need for more cool-headedness in the final third.

Millwall managed to finish the first half strongly. Harris's angled, 30-yard volley narrowly cleared the crossbar and Morison then cut in from the left before producing a low shot that Kenny thwarted.

The intensity of the game stayed high after half-time and the best chance came Millwall's way. It is a mystery how Robinson managed to waste it, as he headed over from a couple of yards after Townsend's corner. Townsend was impressing on his first appearance and soon tested Kenny with a well-stuck drive.

Taarabt, supremely talented but sometimes too confident for his own good, then watched his audacious 40-yard, skidding shot trickle embarrassingly off target.

Millwall seized the initiative again, though, when Harris came close, on the hour mark, with a shot that was blocked by some desperate QPR defending. And the home side soon took the lead when Morison collected the ball neatly and surged down the middle before unleashing a shot, from just outside the area, that travelled with too much pace and power for Kenny to get close to it.

The ineffective Taarabt was then substituted by Warnock before Millwall doubled their lead when Shittu dragged down Morison and Trotter stroked in his spot-kick.

After that, Millwall controlled the closing stages, with a weak effort from Tommy Smith being the best that 10-man QPR could manage. As their players came off, their pain was visible on their faces. But it could have been worse. They could have been in Shittu's position.

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TABLE

QPR 36 70 35 57 0-2 FT v Millwall
Swansea 36 63 17 49 1-1 FT v Watford
Norwich 36 63 13 58 3-2 FT v Leicester
Cardiff 36 61 14 55 0-1 FT v Crystal Palace
Leeds 36 60 11 69 2-1 FT v Preston
Nottm Forest 36 59 14 46 1-2 FT v Sheff Utd
Burnley 34 56 12 51 1-0 FT v Hull
Reading 36 54 17 59 3-1 FT v Ipswich
Hull 36 52 3 40 0-1 FT v Burnley
Leicester 36 52 -2 53 2-3 FT v Norwich
Watford 35 50 9 61 1-1 FT v Swansea
Millwall 36 50 8 45 2-0 FT v QPR
Portsmouth 36 50 1 49 1-2 FT v Bristol City
Bristol City 36 47 -4 47 2-1 FT v Portsmouth
Barnsley 36 46 -10 42 2-1 FT v Sc**thorpe
Ipswich 35 45 0 46 1-3 FT v Reading
Doncaster 36 43 -17 49 1-1 FT v Coventry
Coventry 35 41 -7 38 1-1 FT v Doncaster
Derby 36 40 -6 44 1-2 FT v Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough 35 40 -9 44 2-1 FT v Derby
Crystal Palace 36 38 -21 34 1-0 FT v Cardiff
Sc**thorpe 35 34 -27 33 1-2 FT v Barnsley
Sheff Utd 36 32 -24 32 2-1 FT v Nottm Forest
Preston 35 25 -27 37 1-2 FT v Leeds

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QPR Official Site
WARNOCK'S MILLWALL VERDICT
Posted on: Tue 08 Mar 2011

Neil Warnock refused to be too downbeat, despite seeing his QPR side succumb to a 2-0 defeat at Millwall.

Goals from Steve Morison and Liam Trotter condemned the R's to only their fourth defeat of the season and Warnock told http://www.qpr.co.uk: "It just took a defensive lapse for their first goal.

"It was an elementary mistake.

"The first goal was always going to be key, but it was a Sunday League goal from my point of view.

"I've not seen Clint make an error like that for ages, but he's been magnificent for us this season, so I won't be too harsh on him."

Warnock added: "We've just got to get on with it.

"It's only our fourth defeat of the season and it's another game chalked off.

"I'd have taken from seven points from the last 12, and we've got nine, so I can't be too disappointed.

"There's going to be hiccups along the way, but the rest of the teams

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QPR Official Site - What the Papers Said
www.qpr.co.uk/page/PaperTalk/0,,10373~2311558,00.html


WHAT THE PAPERS SAID...
Posted on: Wed 09 Mar 2011

Daily Mail

Queens Park Rangers will be glad that - barring a late-season collapse - they will not have to visit the Den again next season after succumbing to a fiery derby defeat in south London which could have been even more emphatic.

So bedraggled were the Championship leaders by the time they finished with 10 men, after Danny Shittu was sent off for bringing down Steve Morison from behind, that the margin of their loss could have been doubled.

But their five promotion rivals combined to muster just two wins, narrowing Rangers' lead by only one point and leaving them with a seven-point buffer.

Manager Neil Warnock said: 'We knew it would be competitive, with not much football played, but if you concede goals like a Sunday League team would do, you are going to lose games. The first goal was like Raggy A*** Rovers, but I've got to forgive them tonight. I never thought in my wildest dreams that we would be seven points clear at this stage of the season.'

The ferocity of Morison's shot, which put Millwall ahead in the 63rd minute, matched a crackling atmosphere off the pitch in a derby that lived up to its billing.

Chasing a headed through ball from Tam Mkandawire, Morison's arrowhead of a low volley from the edge of the area flew past Paddy Kenny.

Nine minutes later, the Rangers keeper was sent the wrong way from the penalty spot by Liam Trotter after Shittu, booed all evening for refusing a Millwall deal when on a three-month trial there earlier this season, bundled Morison over.

The Rangers defence, so disciplined all season, disintegrated. They were indebted to the magnificent Shaun Derry for leaving with their reputation intact.

The midfielder's hair may be greying, but his tackling has lost none of its zest and he still steps into bearpits such as this with relish.

The outcome might have been different had Millwall keeper David Forde not tipped over a sixth-minute Kaspars Gorkss header, or Adel Taarabt not slightly over-hit an audacious lob two minutes later.

Instead, it was the home side who grew into the match. Captain Paul Robinson powered a first-half header from an Andros Townsend corner a foot over the bar. If that was unlucky, he was wasteful in the extreme five minutes into the second half.

He climbed highest to meet another Townsend corner but, from just two yards out, headed over.

Townsend then forced Kenny to parry a swerving shot as Millwall increased the intensity of their attacks, eventually ripping a deserved win from their London rivals.

Delighted manager Kenny Jackett said: 'It was a terrific night. A great atmosphere and a good link between the players and the crowd. As soon as we got the first goal, you could see the confidence coming into the players.'


Sun

You know it's been a good night at The Den when Kenny Jackett starts cracking jokes.

Millwall's poker-faced chief usually applies his matter-of-fact post-match persona whether his team win, lose or draw.

But second-half strikes from Steve Morison and Liam Trotter saw off 10-man Rangers - who were doomed to defeat once Danny Shittu saw red for hauling down Morison.

Rangers' defenders were twice caught napping with long balls down the middle but Jackett insisted his side's direct style was nothing to do with his gameplan.

Jackett, whose side had won just one in seven leading up to the game, said: "We actually tried to get the ball out wide and around the back of them rather than down the middle where they are very physically strong.

"So Danny wasn't necessarily a target. We needed to move all of the defenders around as QPR are such a tight unit and rarely give goals away. It just shows you that whatever you work on they don't listen!"

But Millwall's most telling achievement was keeping Adel Taarabt quiet.

The Moroccan star seemed content to spray harmless 30-yard passes after being clattered early on by Alan Dunne.

Millwall grabbed the lead in the 63rd minute. Paddy Kenny's free-kick from his own area was headed back towards goal by Tamika Mkandawire, leaving Morison to race through to smash home.

Clint Hill then lost possession on the halfway line to James Henry and the Millwall winger's long ball sent Morison clean through once again.

But Shittu clumsily felled the Lions ace and ref Steve Tanner sent off the big defender. Trotter slotted in the penalty to clinch victory.

QPR boss Neil Warnock said: "It looked as if it was going to be 0-0 unless anyone made a mistake - then we made two. I have to forgive them. They made elementary mistakes and were punished."


Mirror


Danny Shittu was sent off as title favourites QPR suffered a rare systems failure at The Den.

Millwall hitman Steve Morison put the skids under Neil Warnock's men when he burst clear past Shittu to fire the Lions in front in the 63rd minute.

It went from bad to worse for the Hoops 10 minutes later when Morison gave the lumbering Nigerian the slip again. Shittu could only haul him down in the box - and Liam Trotter sent Paddy Kenny the wrong way from the resulting penalty.

Daily Express

QPR manager Neil Warnock accused his players of "Sunday League" defending as Danny Shittu saw red against his old club.

The Championship pacesetters had their lead cut to seven points after their first league defeat since the start of January, as Steve Morison and Liam Trotter netted for Millwall.

"If you concede goals the way a Sunday League team would, you're going to lose games," said Warnock, whose team were unbeaten in their previous 11 league games.

Warnock believed the match was heading for a goalless draw until Morison latched on to Tamika Mkandawire's header just past the hour and sent his volley crashing past Paddy Kenny for his 14th goal of the season.

Morison took advantage of a mistake by Clint Hill with 17 minutes left to go through again, only this time he was fouled by Shittu, who was sent off before Trotter tucked away the penalty.

"The first goal, one header from a header and the kid's through on goal. It's Raggy A*** Rovers," said Warnock.

"For the second one, when have you seen Clint Hill mess about like that? He thought he was Jose Enrique or someone. It's not them really. They made elementary mistakes and were punished.

"I thought Danny did really well before that but it was an elementary mistake."

The only positive was QPR's rivals also slipped up. Warnock added: "I never thought in my wildest dreams we would be seven points ahead in March.

"We want to win the league but, as long as we go up, I don't mind how we do it. It will go down to the wire. It always does."

Millwall have an outside chance of promotion if they put a run together to finish in the play-offs, which boss Kenny Jackett believes is a possibility if they build on this display.

"It was up there with the best performances of the season," he said. "If we can replicate that we can start looking up rather than down.

"We are nine points off the play-offs with 10 games to go. It's a tough call but if you have a sprint finish, you have a chance."

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* By Paul Warburton

QPR hero and fans suffer on bad night at Millwall


FORMER QPR legend Bradley Allen was just one of hundreds forced to wait for up to an hour to get away from Millwall last night – as police took extreme lengths to segregate rival fans.

Police decided that South Bermondsey station next to the New Den was a no-go area and train after train departed to make sure Allen, now working in the media, and everyone else suffered on a wretched night.

Danny Shittu had the luxury of the team coach to ferry him back from south London – but after the defender's second-half red card, he too is forced in to the cold with a suspension following the 2-0 defeat.

Boss Neil Warnock described his team’s defending as ‘Raggy A--- Rovers’ – but on a night when the Lions roared – Warnock reckoned there hadn’t been much in it.

He said: “I couldn’t see anyone scoring unless mistakes were made – and we made them.

“Last season, maybe West Brom and Newcastle were outstanding in the Championship. But this season we’re all much of muchness – it’s just that we’re more consistent than most.”

www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk/london-sport/london-qpr/2011/03/09/qpr-hero-and-fans-suffer-on-bad-night-at-millwall-82029-28304790/#ixzz1G6077UkU

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Photos from last night
www.qpr.co.uk/page/Gallery/0,,10373~2311651,00.html

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LOFTY HEIGHTS

All I can say(, lr, )is that if this atmosphere is allowed to continue unabated it heaps shame and ridicule on the League,
Club Club security and police force.


TUESDAY, MARCH 08, 2011
Rangers' hit by a brick 'Wall.

Tonight the R's faithful made the daunting trip to The New Den in lovely South Bermondsey. After the events of what happened at Loftus Road in late September following the gang travelled in hope of avoiding seeing any trouble at all.

The gang tonight was down to four as Jenson drove down myself, Sam, Lofty and Jenson's friend Smithy.
We hit the road at 3.50 and went to pick up Lofty from Northolt and hit the popular M25 traffic hot spots on our way round one of the most loved motorways in the country. One of the more popular topics on the way was whether there was going to be any trouble tonight and Sam was worried that we might get caught up in it but the four of us lads were there to reassure her and we were all in hope that with Cardiff being down the road at Crystal Palace that it would take the eye of the Millwall lot and would take the trouble as far away from us as possible.
We arrived at the ground in good time and met up with Nik, Iceman and Luke for a good pre-match chin wag, pie and a pint before taking to our seats in the middle of the upper tier and well out of missile launching distance.

Neil Warnock made one change from Saturday's win against Leicester. Fitz Hall dropped out through injury and he was replaced by Kaspers Gorkss.



With 2,200 Rangers' fans behind them it was the R's that started this London derby the better of the two teams.
Millwall's game plan was evident from the start, park the bus and hit Ranger's on the counter and also be very physical. That physical side showed when the first challenge was put in on Taarabt, sending the R's captain flying with a tackle well worthy of a booking and the referee set the tone for the game by bottling it and not producing a yellow card.
From the resulting free kick Taarabt dusted himself down and floated his cross over to the back post and found Kaspers Gorkss who's bullet header was tipped around the post for a corner.
From that corner Taarabt found Clint Hill and he placed his header just wide.
Both Millwall and the R's were battling in midfield throughout the half it was Rangers' that were just about the better team as the half came to a close, Millwall were putting up a good fight on the field and were making it incredibly hard for us to break them down. Helguson was being pushed and pulled all over the place and as soon as an R's player tried doing the same to a Millwall player the ref instantly gave the decision to the home team.



Half time came around and we all decided to stay in our seats as only one kiosk downstairs was open and the space on the concourse wasn't great at all. instead we reflected on the half, which took all of 30 seconds and looked at the other Championship scores.
It was also nice to see the lovely Millwall fans either side of us relaxing after what must've been an exciting half of football for them, especially as they probably only watched about 10 minutes of it at most!

The teams came out for the second half, no changes were made so it was game on.
Rangers' had the first chance of the half when Routledge crossed to the back post and Orr headed straight at the Millwall keeper. All that was needed was a bit of composure and maybe the R's would've taken the lead.
The game then went back to a midfield battle and really killed the atmosphere amongst the fans, it really wasn't pretty to watch but it suited Millwall down to the ground and they were beginning to take charge and were becoming the team in the ascendancy.
On 63 minutes the opening goal of the game came.
A long ball over the top cleared Morrison of Shittu and Gorkss and he raced on before smashing home into Kenny's near post. It was a simple route one passage of play that caught us out but the finish by Morrison left Paddy with no chance what so ever.
In scenes that I've rarely seen before, as soon as the ball hit the back of the net all you could see was half the stand on each side of the ground just charge towards you to goad, not because they cared but because they wanted a reaction off of us. It honestly looked like Morrison had just scored the goal that won the European cup for them, thats how much of a big deal they made of it.
The goal gave the Lions the extra impetus to go and kill us off as we really did not come out in the second half at all.
Ten minutes later and Rangers' were caught out again.
Another long ball caught us out and Morrison broke clear again, this time Shittu caught up with him but was judged to of unfairly fouled him inside the box and as the last man Shittu was given a red card to give him the worst possible return to The Den, especially with all the racist abuse he was getting from the home 'supporters'.
Liam Trotter stepped up and sent Kenny the wrong way and doubled the lead for Millwall. Having already celebrated in front of the away support with his team mates Trotter then decided to dance away in front of us and further goad the away support, as he done for the entire game referee Tanner failed to even have a word and bottled giving Trotter a yellow card for inciting the away supporters.
The second goal killed the game off as a contest but that did not stop the ref and his fellow officials to fail to give decisions in our favour and give everything against us. An extremely frustrating night south of the river for us Rangers' fans!v

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[Macmoish]

I'm not quite clear. I read some messageboard posts that suggested it was really all Millwall. Was it predominantly Millwall - or both clubs' "fans" or...

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Mar 9, 2011 14:02:12 GMT Macmoish said:

I'm not quite clear. I read some messageboard posts that suggested it was really all Millwall. Was it predominantly Millwall - or both clubs' "fans" or...

To be totally honest it was both who wanted to get at each other

[londonranger]

Isle took liberty of cp your excellent post on wb. Sounds awful.



I left about five minutes from the end so the OB made me walk all around the ground to Sth Bermondsey Stn and I had what looked the biggest South London scaghead with two kids starting on me and telling his brats to boot me!!

When I retaliated on him the ****** ran to the OB and wanted me nicked the *****

I then had another knob start on me on the train and when I said how hard he was with all his mates starting on one fella his mates pulled him back thankfully but what a bunch of ***** they are

In any other ground in the Country their fans would be ejected or nicked for what they did throughout the game but the stewards and Police just watch and take no action for whatever reason