Surely there must be a silent majority of Millwall fans that aren't mindless idiots and want a pleasant and peaceful day out at Wembley. Isn't it in their club's interest to quell the trouble or does it serve a purpose to allow it to perpetuate?
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To be fair having lived in that London there are plenty of decent Millwall fans and I'm mates with at a couple of them. One of em even put me up after we beat them at their place. Of course there's an element of their support that are idiots but the vast and silent majority are good folks. Les not get carried away by judging the majority based on the actions of the few.
I'm sure there is, and the club have done a fair bit to turn Millwall into more of a community club, but I think that's fed a little bit into the siege mentality that's blighted their image down the years. Community.....one big family.....one of our own.....look after our own, that kind of thing. All admirable stuff, but the meatheads just see that as justification to fight anything that comes near them. The myths around the club are frankly ridiculous, but unfortunately they've been allowed to overtake the reality. A quick scan of their forums speaks volumes. For every post making fair, valid points, there are twenty referring to 'northern cnuts', 'smash the ****s' etc... Really not sure what these retards get out of perpetuating the myth; obviously feel obliged to protect their imbecilic reputation.
JC is right; every club has its morons but Millwall are more infamous than most but yes I'd say the majority are just decent fans. Unfortunately their moron element will be out in force at Wembley.
Things which show that a good number of Millwall 'fans' last night are not in the same category as Oxford United: 1. The ref telling the players he was going to blow the whistle before he did in order to allow the Bradford City players in particular to get off the pitch without getting damaged. 2. A significant number of Millwall fans, rather than gathering around their players near the tunnel to cheer their team, heading straight over to taunt the Bradford City fans, who were 'safely' ensconced high up behind the goal end. 3. The lack of current Milwall shirts amongst the crowd. It concerns me that almost anyone connected with a club can get hold of Wembley tickets and who's to say that a number of these will be looking for trouble at the final. 3. The club seeming to take an advantage in perpetuating its seamy image in names like the 'Dockers' End' and such. I may be wrong and hope that I am about this. You might argue that a lot of clubs' fans would have reacted the way they did at the end of the game, but it was certainly in stark contrast to the attitudes of the Walsall fans after our win there. Has anyone seen any decent post-match interviews with Millwall fans? Probably the best thing about the final is that Wembley is well designed to segregate fans and the fans of the team which wins will be staying on a good bit longer than those of the team which loses. The police ought to be able to sort it, although both sets will be heading back into central London at the end. Wembley finals are usually opportunities for fans to show their best side and I hope that will be the case on Sunday next.
