F.A Cup 4th Round - Millwall away

[bones.]

We played them in the league under Sir Graham. What was it like then?

Pretty intimidating. We drove to the ground and were allowed to park right outside the away end. This was the old Den which was a horrible place. Didn't see any trouble, may have been a different story if Millwall hadn't won the game .

They lined all the Villa up outside New Cross Gate station complete with riot vans, cavalry and alsations, a coach load of Japanese tourists stopped opposite and they all leapt to the windows to take photos. Theres probably pictures of our away support at Millwall to this day in a photograph album somewhere in Tokyo. Five minutes later kids were chucking milk bottles at us as we waited on the platform.

[neo_Villan]

Didn't actually realise The Den is so near to Old Kent Road. That'll do me, 21 goes straight there from my house. I thought it might be like Palace, one of those tricky grounds to get to. As for their lot, they aren't what they were obviously but then all fans have evolved since the 70's/80's. They are still a tough bunch by todays standards though and one of the few sets of fans (perhaps the only set) that can out-do the Sty inbreds in sheer hooliganism and thuggery. Apparentely, if you arrive by tube then you should be fine as you will receive a heavier police escort then the Queen probably would. If you are arriving by alternative means then try to be as modest as possible.     

[steamer]

Posted previously on Memories thread, First away game back in div 2.
Travelled down on Roscoes coach, driver would note go closer than Marble Arch.

When we got to the ground The Villa special train had been greeted by the locals and most visitors had scattered.
Only ground I have ever seen Knives brandished.
After making various stands around the ground, at half time we jumped onto the pitch from the seats.
All around ground other Villa fans joined us.
The police herded us all together and gave us a mounted escort back to the station, guessing by the number of Millwall fans who joined us for the walk , there could hardly of been anyone left in the ground.
I asked a copper " what would happen if they broke through the cordon " he said " your facked, you shouldnave came" Jolly old Plod he was.
At the station, they went on to the other platform, got off at the end and charged up onto our side, a combination of the train arriving, rearguard action from us and police intervention meant that we escaped unscathed.
Having been to most grounds in the then, 1st, 2nd and 3rd div has to be the scariest.

[Dave Clark Five]

That Special was not only greeted by the locals but some of them were onboard it before it had stopped in the platform. A great deal of those on it decided to catch the first train back into London. An Evening Mail reporter was on the train so it got a good write up on the Monday morning.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Looking forward to this - closest ground to my house. Go past it every day on the way to work.

Inside the ground and in the area outside the stadium you're probably a safe as at any ground in the country,according to my Millwall supporting neighbour. You don't want to be drawing too much attention to yourself ("taking liberties", as he describes it)  once you're away from the ground though.

They do have more than their fair share of unreconstructed nut-cases still. Wouldn't expect too much "respect" from them for the Stan ovation

Drink anywhere in Central london and then get the Northern Line or Jubilee Line into London Bridge.

[damon loves JT]

Best place for a champagne barbecue would be the Aldi car park on the Old Kent Road. It's a lovely spot

[Chico Hamilton III]

I prefer the al-fresco dining in the car park of the waste incineration plant next door to the ground. 

[supertom]

I'll dust off my body armour and make sure my tazer's fully charged. A helmet for the inevitable head kicking might come in handy too.

Still...It's very winnable. We're having a little bit of luck with our draws in the cups so far (aside from Man City).

[Pete3206]

A bloke in his late forties at work this morning - "it's all kicking off on Twitter"

I was like soooo impressed, innit.

[damon loves JT]

A bloke in his late forties at work this morning - "it's all kicking off on Twitter"

I was like soooo impressed, innit.

virtual handbags

[PeterWithe]

Do Millwall have many/any black fans? They seem to really struggle getting rid of the racist element judging from the amount of players who complain about being abused there.

[Hookeysmith]

I am sure i read somewhere once that the first time they played behind closed dorrs due to previous crowd trouble was 1905!!! Is it close proximity to the docks that creates the hooligans or what?

[damon loves JT]

This thread is baffling me a little bit. Millwall is a hotbed of cockney rioting in the same way that Carnaby Street is the nexus of Swingin' London.

[olaftab]

A bloke in his late forties at work this morning - "it's all kicking off on Twitter"

I was like soooo impressed, innit.

What are you implying here Pete? People in their late forties should use  pigeons  and smoke signals? (by the way I employ a teenager to post on this forum)

[Holte L2]

Does anyone know when ITV will announce their TV games for the 4th Round?

We want to get our train booked while its reasonable but knowing my luck, we'll have the time re-arranged.