looks likely Bermondseys finest will
Only make the play offs so an old rivalry
mightl be renewed.
Over the years we had some interesting games with them
the one that stands out for me was that
Game in the snow
Or the evening game at the Den , in the
Mid 8,0,s when we had a huge following over there and filled the whole Ilderton rd
End and some of the terrace
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Dad had a free afternoon and said, "Fancy going to the Den to watch Aston Villa win?"
Millwall were ferocious at home in those days, big booted face-like-the-back-of-a-bus ugly dockers, equally ugly in mood - The Den was an intimidating place to watch and even for opposing teams to play. So Millwall rarely lost at home.
But they did that day, and as Norman Burtenshaw the ref blew the final whistle, the crowd leapt on to the pitch chased the ref, bundled him to the ground, and gave him one hell of a kicking.
Anyway, that was my first match at The Den when I was a kid.
Millwall were fined a paltry sum and had their ground closed for 6 weeks.
But for years afterwards, whenever the ref gave a decision against them, the crowd got nasty and started screaming, "Burtenshaw, Burtenshaw..." - the clear implication that the match referee could get beaten up.
Away teams rarely got a decision go their way ...... and for years Millwall rarely lost a home match.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-millwall-are-frozen-out-by-grant-1524375.html
Didn't Millwall manage to get themselves relegated that season, despite being top of the League just before Christmas .......?
Can't remember us ever having 20,000 at home for Millwall since I started going in 72, let alone 30,000.
or isn't old ;0)
The game finished as a 1-1 draw with Charlton equalising near the end. My abiding memory was standing alongside fans and being unable to tell which team they supported. There was a group of blokes standing near us slagging off both teams in equal measure. I thought they were probably Charlton fans but not when Millwall scored and they were leaping around.
There wasn't much trouble in the ground except when fighting broke out between Millwall fans in the Cold Blow Lane end. There were a few scuffles outside but nothing major.
For some reason I was in the Millwall bit on the Half way line for that game. Gutting and it was so obvious that we weren't Millwall. Got a few funny looks but nothing more.
John Hendry at Upton Park. Great goal and first time I had seen us beat them for decades (didn't go to the game in 78 when we won 2 - 0).
But Morts Game in the Snow will always be the one. We could beat them 10 nil next year and that game will still beat it.
Millwall are our rivals. I hope they stay down as being in a division below them, even if for the first time in 35 years, will be hard.
Yep, Tony Burman in the 90th minute. I was with my Dad in the seats (it was safer according to him). On the way out of the ground, my dad whilst holding my hand (I was 10) got kicked and spat at by two Millwall lads.
In the away end, my mate left early - he lived in Birmingham at the time - and it was 2-0. After the game at 2-2 I came out with my brother and to this day I don't think I have ever been so shocked or down. And then we couldn't remember where we parked the car.
I guess it'll be a BIG game for them , the old faces have a habit of turning out for big games and the band waggon will be rolling for A visit to The Valley.
Yes and No , to that. I've been a regular since 66 and would see Palarse as a team I have always disliked much more than Millwall. I , like a few others on here, did go down to The Den at times when Charlton were away back in the 60's and 70's , because your school mates were Millwall fans, for that matter I used to take the ferry over to West Ham
on occasions too. I can remember some good games at The Den when they had the likes of Cripps, Julians and later Possee, Weller and Bridges.
under the best Manager Charlton never had in Benny Fenton.
For me Palarse became a our real rivals through beating us to promotion in 68/69 and that Knut Allison in his Fedora
with his ' team of the 80's' giving it large to the Fans.Not of course forgeting playing at Sellout and
all that went with it. Plus they were a Surrey Team not a true S E London team at all.
Morts in the snow was fantastic especially when Rhino got sent off. I was in our end that night and it has to be in my top 5 games ever.
I think they will blow it this year. Hope so.
Remember it well, it was 89 and all the Charlton fans from the London Rockabilly scene went down together, there were six or seven of us all quiffed up and leather jacketed - got some funny looks from the Millwall fans but no one said a dicky bird. Sick as the proverbial at the end, but not as sick as 94 when Rae scored a last minute winner at the New Dump.
Similar story here, went to Millwall a few times when I was young because I had no money to follow Charlton away in those days and remember one incredible weekday night when they played ManU and most of London turned out including a large contingent from the Covered End - however the fact is I cannot stand Palaaarse for so many reasons, but when it comes to rivals there is no doubt it is Millwall, and a lot of our younger fans will possibly get their first taste of that next season.
Palarse are simply gobby pretenders.
Now The Wall....that's another thing altogether,as you youngsters are possibly about to find out!
With you all the way, Nelse.
I have an intense hatred of Palace for all he reasons you state.
Maybe playing Millwall again will remind me that I hate them too
Saying that the atmosphere at some of the Millwall games has been cracking.
Always found the old Den an intimidating place. There were always pockets of likely looking herberts on every street corner between New Cross station and the ground.
Remember that "Tony Burman" game well, as for some reason I was slap bang in the middle of the Millwall end, not wearing colours obviously and trying to shrink into the ground as they sang "What shall we do with the Charlton bastards, what shall we do with Charlton bastards, what shall we do with the Charlton bastards, stab them in the gasket".
Remember that 70's game at the Valley against I think Sunderland, when a dozen 'Wall came chanting up the steps into the Covered end, scattering our lot to the 4 corners, much to the amusement of the Sundy fans.
I'm sure the older 'Wall fans still see us as a bunch of trainspotting wimps.
Another one that springs to mind is a 1-1 draw just after we sold Hales to Derby and Dick Tydeman made his debut.
The walk back to New Cross was always iffy especially through the long Tunnel behind Cold Blow Lane.
I recall that , they (MFC) ultimately lost out to Birmingham , Birmingham played at Orient to win promotion and there were a huge MFC turnout at the
O's Brum game.