Millwall v PNE The New Den 27/1/2024 15.00HRS

[themaclad]

As hostile as it gets, been a couple of times once by train, the rival factions in formation dancing was a treat to see.
If you get bored of Lowe's attacking football!!!! there is plenty of train action to focus on



What film?

LAST TIME OUT





FORM GUIDE

LIONS 11 PNE 6

MANAGER

Joe Edwards (born 26 September 1986) is an English professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Championship club Millwall.

Playing career
Edwards is a product of Chelsea's youth academy since the age of 8, and worked his way up their youth categories. He was released by the club at the age of 16.[1]

Coaching career
Shortly after being released, Edwards was approached by Neil Bath to join Chelsea's staff in 2004 at the age of 17 and started working on his coaching badges. He initially trained the U8s, and from 2006 to 2014 coached various different youth levels for the club.[2] In 2014 he was appointed the manager of the Chelsea U18s and helped them win 2 consecutive FA Youth Cups.[3] In 2016, he was appointed as loan player manager, and often went out to other clubs to track the development of different loan players, and also exposed him to different managerial styles.[1] On 6 May 2017, he returned to manage the Chelsea U19s and U23s replacing Adi Viveash.[4] In 2017, he was also part of the England U20s backroom staff that helped them win the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[5] In June 2017, he earned his pro license.[6] The following season in 2018, he took the Chelsea U23s to the semifinals for the EFL Trophy, the highest placement so far by a reserve team.[7]

For the 2019–20 season, Edwards was appointed as assistant manager for the first time under Frank Lampard.[8] He remained assistant at Chelsea after Lampard was sacked and Thomas Tuchel was appointed, and was part of the backroom staff as they won the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.[9] In January 2022, he followed Lampard and was assistant manager with him again at Everton, leaving Chelsea after 27 years associated with the club.[10] In April 2023, he once more returned to Chelsea as assistant under Lampard as he filled in as interim manager. In August 2023, he was appointed as the interim manager for the England U20s.[11] On 6 November 2023, he was appointed as the manager for Championship club Millwall.[12] In his debut game, Edwards led Millwall to a 4–0 win at Sheffield Wednesday, the Lions largest away win in the second tier since 2001.[13]

www.millwallfc.co.uk/

millwallonline.com/forum/forums/football-talk-north-stand-banter.6/

HISTORY BIT

South Bermondsey is a ward in the London Borough of Southwark created in 2010 out of Burgess Ward in southeast London, England.

The area is served by South Bermondsey railway station, with a future station at Surrey Canal Road. Nearby neighborhoods include New Cross, Bermondsey, Deptford, Rotherhithe and Peckham.

It is the current home of Millwall F.C.

BUILDING RENOVATIONS

If you want your ground altering call in the Millwall builders




To be continued

[dawsonsjs]

Another excellent thread...can't see many making the journey to horrible Bermondsey after the recent Chelsea trip. It really is grim, not helped by after the game having to follow a tunnelled (with wire to stop the missiles launched at you) path behind a stand and alongside the railway line and then being held until the Police have decided the Millwall yobs have gone.

Don't know much about this current Millwall side, what I do know is that Cooper is always a nuisance bring his 8ft 6inch frame up for set pieces. Never seem to cope with him.

As for us..who knows? Will the same commitment seen at Leeds continue? The strategy was right to give it a go but will this also continue? Will MF retain his place (should do), will he start with Keane (should do...always looks more likely to score than Osmajic). Will Browne get a start?

More than time we started to pick a point or more away from home and, on paper, you would have thought we stood a chance of doing this but......and I can't actually recall getting a result there.

[themaclad]

dawsonsjs,


I'm going and by the time I get back will have racked up close to 2000 miles watching the hapless lads since December 1 and yes I've got ticket to Caerdydd

[dawsonsjs]

I've watched the North End on over 120 grounds themaclad, this season from Barrow to Ipswich and Chelsea, but I've been cutting down on the number of distance away games as a consequence of age and the ludicrous price of rail travel. I used to enjoy the London trips giving me a chance to also have a browse in Tin Pan Alley (Denmark St) but most of the music shop have gone, and in nearby Foyles (but can do this now on-line). A curry on Brick Lane was also on if there was enough time before the return.

However when I'm not there I miss it and being at home on Saturdays when the team is away is often worse than being there (and there have been some grim performances over the last couple of years). So good luck (and well done|) to all those who are making this trek...there are worse places even if I'm struggling to think of one.

I did once though have a pint outside the current Millwall ground with their fans , and to be fair they were alright. I still remember one of them, a Scot with a broad Glasgow accent who told me he had been in London over 40 years and described himself as a Jockney.

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Another Millwall anecdote...in the days of the The Den a mate went to watch PNE at a midweek game and sat at the front of a paddock on his own. Francis Burns scored a (very rare for him) wonder goal , saw my mate jump up cheering and ran over to the stand and shouted at him 'Sit down you stupid ****, don't you know where you are'.

[ginagee]

themaclad, nice career forming here for you …. Match threads and photo in Fans Gallery every away game 🤣

Used to work with a Millwall season ticket holder, salt of the earth. Our Head Office in a very uncelebrious part of London just off Old Kent Road Just used to love his infamous knowledge of London’s dodgier side and what was real life, took me to a Pie and Mash shop for lunch, the liquor ok and even sampled the jellied eels
Back to football, never like playing Millwall, went twice one season as original game postponed and I’m sure the rearranged fixture was the Tuesday night after the Cup final

[markos50]

Good Thread
Been a couple of times to the New Den, never had any issues....BUT do not exit the railway line route go via Ilderton Rd and you can walk back to Canada Water Tube station with your mouth shut surrounded by Millwall fans.
Not going, just back from that way last weekend.
I have a feeling we may get 3

[themaclad]

Millwall have signed Burnley's Republic of Ireland striker Michael Obafemi on loan until the end of the season.

The 23-year-old has struggled to make an impact at Turf Moor since joining permanently in the summer from Swansea City, having previously been on loan.

He has made just two appearances as a substitute in the Premier League this season and last scored in February.

Obafemi began his career at Southampton before moving to Swansea in the summer of 2021

"Michael is a player who can add a new, exciting dynamic to the squad and we are really pleased to welcome him to the club," Millwall director of football operations and recruitment Alex Aldridge told the club website.

"Heading into this transfer window, adding additional strength to our attacking areas was one of our main objectives, and when Michael became available on loan, we felt we had a great opportunity to sign a forward who has proven his quality at this level."

[pnebraddy87]

Director of football relations and recruitment, that would be nice. Oh wait, we have Ridsdale!

[dawsonsjs]

Looks like same difference..both Directors of Bullsh*t Speak

' add a new exciting dynamic to the squad'

What on earth does that mean?

Interesting just how little business has been done in the Champ.

[walburghian]

Great thread themaclad, have a great trip & expecting us to win - providing we play Attacking football as per Chelsea /Leeds

[daveoggy]

I cant see us getting anything out of this game. I will be happy if I am proved wrong but based on previous performances it will be park the bus and try and get something on the break. Then we will go knackered from ball chasing and let them score in the last 10 mins.

[themaclad]

Who’s Available?

Duane Holmes, Freddie Woodman and Milutin Osmajić are all back involved after missing last Sunday’s match against Leeds United.

Jack Whatmough will be absent through injury again, however he is back training with the group and should be able to return the following weekend at home to Ipswich Town. Ched Evans will also miss out as he looks to strengthen his hamstrings.

Skipper Alan Browne could become the 13th player to reach 400 appearances for PNE this weekend, and would be the second youngest to reach this tally, with only Lee Cartwright doing it sooner.

Opposition Focus

Millwall will be looking to get back on track following three successive defeats, which were preceded by three victories in a row.

Those wins came as part of a five-match unbeaten run which looked to be the turning point for new head coach Joe Edwards, who was appointed in November, following a mixed start to life at The Den.

Edwards – formerly of Chelsea, Everton and England – was left disappointed with their previous outing in a derby day defeat to Queens Park Rangers, saying they weren’t good enough in “pretty much every department”.

A Recent Clash


In the reverse fixture in October 2023, Mads Frøkjær’s early goal was cancelled out by Zian Flemming as the points were shared at Deepdale.

Match Officials



Referee: John Busby
Assistant Referees: Andrew Fox and Ian Cooper
Fourth Official: Gavin Ward

John Busby will take charge of a North End match for the second time this season, after previously refereeing the victory over Huddersfield Town last month.

So far this season, he’s shown 74 yellow cards and one red in the 19 matches he’s taken charge off



The film is the Ghost Train 1941 were Arthur says the immortal line, It be old Ted Holmes on Saturday wil it be young Duane Holmes.
I thank you play mates

[walburghian]

Jan 25, 2024 11:36:22 GMT daveoggy said:

I cant see us getting anything out of this game. I will be happy if I am proved wrong but based on previous performances it will be park the bus and try and get something on the break. Then we will go knackered from ball chasing and let them score in the last 10 mins.

Sounds very familiar. Maybe he's got the bug for Attacking now? Millwall aren't the team they've were.

[superiorno1pne]

Ryan Ledson a first/ second division player who last game fouled away and gave a penalty away whilst our captain leader and Irish international is on the bench! You couldn’t make it up!

[mid010101]

1-0 after about 5 minutes pots about 34 minutes 1-1 COYW

[ginagee]

Jan 27, 2024 15:08:17 GMT mid010101 said:

1-0 after about 5 minutes

Not marked, not tracked, not picked up !!!

[ginagee]

Potts solo 1 - 1

[px6]

Played some good football. Lowe ball is starting to take shape.

[markos50]

Battered first fifteen but after that we are better team

[dawsonsjs]

Flemming must love playing against us...every single game he has scored, inc a brace...yet after 5 mins he is left free.

Ledson in , Browne and Holmes on the bench, you could not credit it.

[walburghian]

I thought Ledson was going out on Loan. Unless there is illness, no way should he be preferred to Browne or Holmes. Has he been booked yet?

[dawsonsjs]

Ledson booked? Of course..before being replaced by Browne.

A point away from home is always a good point.

[markos50]

Good point, could have won it late on.

[ginagee]

Disappointed as soon as Potts goal went in we withdrew and went straight on the defensive, that was a game begging to be won. Ok one good chance second half and we nearly did it but flipping heck why oh why shut up shop, need to be brave, go forward and just attack them, they are as weak as …. another point near mid table

[malteser]

When you have a mgr under the cosh he will always try not to lose rather than try to win.

[themaclad]

First 30 minutes dire
15 must the end of the first half excellent
Second half sat back could have sneaked it at the end but 2 points gone west

[markos50]

Jan 27, 2024 17:15:46 GMT malteser said:

When you have a mgr under the cosh he will always try not to lose rather than try to win.

By all accounts he is not under any cosh according to uncle Peter and Craig , it’s only on here the cosh is in hand!
4 points off the play offs

[superiorno1pne]

Jan 27, 2024 18:04:22 GMT markos50 said:

Jan 27, 2024 17:15:46 GMT malteser said:

When you have a mgr under the cosh he will always try not to lose rather than try to win.

By all accounts he is not under any cosh according to uncle Peter and Craig , it’s only on here the cosh is in hand!
4 points off the play offs

[superiorno1pne]

Have to agree sadly I think he is safe a manager under pressure does not play his Scouse mate ahead of an Irish international. Sounded like a typical bore fest it’s no wonder most of the fans have a skinful before and after the game.

[Bobby Ham's sarnie]

Pleased to get a point as I don't think we'll get anything next Saturday.
Will be be around after the game if anyone fancies a beer.