| Millwall away virgin 11:55 - Jan 28 with 4809 views | Rangerman |
Hi All, apologies if this has already been covered, but I'm making my first trip to Millwall away and would really appreciate some advice on the general logistics of the day. I'll also be taking my daughter to her first away day, so it's a day of firsts for us!
Could anyone recommend the best pubs and the most convenient train station to use?
P.S. I am not an under cover meat head. [Post edited 28 Jan 11:57]
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| Millwall away virgin on 12:00 - Jan 28 with 3719 views | PunteR |
I think the first question you should be asking is, should i take my daughter on her first away day to Millwall.? |  |
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| Millwall away virgin on 12:04 - Jan 28 with 3687 views | Landshark |
| Millwall away virgin on 12:00 - Jan 28 by PunteR |
I think the first question you should be asking is, should i take my daughter on her first away day to Millwall.? |
I don't see an issue with it. I've never had a problem going there and you're well protected. It's no different to any other away game apart from leaving can be a pain.
To the original poster I'd say just go to London Bridge, go in a pub like the Barrow Boy & Banker then follow the crowd when people leave. | | | |
| Millwall away virgin on 12:10 - Jan 28 with 3648 views | themodfather |
south bermondsey one stop from london bridge , once at the station there is a sign, home fans this way, away fans that way, once you turn into the away fans bit, it is raised fencing all the way to ground so no need for police until near ground turnstiles. usually after game we get held back for 20 mins or so, until police slowly lead you up and onto trains back to civility . very safe . | | | |
| Millwall away virgin on 12:22 - Jan 28 with 3575 views | thehat |
| Millwall away virgin on 12:04 - Jan 28 by Landshark |
I don't see an issue with it. I've never had a problem going there and you're well protected. It's no different to any other away game apart from leaving can be a pain.
To the original poster I'd say just go to London Bridge, go in a pub like the Barrow Boy & Banker then follow the crowd when people leave. |
My 16 year old daughters coming with me too - We will head to Borough Market first have some food and drinks then get on the train at London bridge to South Bermondsey (1 stop). From the station it is a walkway for away fans straight to the away end. You hardly see any Millwall fans.
We may get kept in for 20 minutes after the game but it's no bother especially if we have the 3 points in our back pocket.
It's a great away day - I'm sure she will love it. | | | |
| Millwall away virgin on 12:34 - Jan 28 with 3502 views | NoDiddley |
| Millwall away virgin on 12:22 - Jan 28 by thehat |
My 16 year old daughters coming with me too - We will head to Borough Market first have some food and drinks then get on the train at London bridge to South Bermondsey (1 stop). From the station it is a walkway for away fans straight to the away end. You hardly see any Millwall fans.
We may get kept in for 20 minutes after the game but it's no bother especially if we have the 3 points in our back pocket.
It's a great away day - I'm sure she will love it. |
Just watch out for the little chavs doing cut throat gestures. |  | | |
| Millwall away virgin on 12:43 - Jan 28 with 3468 views | Juzzie |
If you are seated on either end of the top tier, expect the Millwall fans to your left or right (as applicable) to spend the whole game doing slit-throat gestures, offering you out and various other things apart from actually watching the game. Also look out for bored police officers standing by them who see this week-in-week out. |  | | |
| Millwall away virgin on 12:50 - Jan 28 with 3416 views | BlackCrowe |
No problem in the ground whatsoever, but i've had bad experiences leaving the immediate vicinity after the game which is why i don't go there any longer. |  |
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| Millwall away virgin on 13:16 - Jan 28 with 3299 views | loftboy |
After what happened after the league cup game in 87 at the old den then the ew one is a piece of cake. |  |
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| Millwall away virgin on 13:42 - Jan 28 with 3187 views | PunteR |
| Millwall away virgin on 12:04 - Jan 28 by Landshark |
I don't see an issue with it. I've never had a problem going there and you're well protected. It's no different to any other away game apart from leaving can be a pain.
To the original poster I'd say just go to London Bridge, go in a pub like the Barrow Boy & Banker then follow the crowd when people leave. |
I was joking. | |
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| Millwall away virgin on 13:50 - Jan 28 with 3117 views | Wegerles_Stairs |
It's a decent day out, like visiting a Cosplay Peaky Blinders convention. [Post edited 28 Jan 13:51]
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| Millwall away virgin on 14:05 - Jan 28 with 3077 views | dutch |
| Millwall away virgin on 13:16 - Jan 28 by loftboy |
After what happened after the league cup game in 87 at the old den then the ew one is a piece of cake. |
I was at that game, got caught in the underpass/tunnel thing at the away end. Lucky to emerge alive. | | | |
| Millwall away virgin on 14:24 - Jan 28 with 2991 views | Rangerman |
| Millwall away virgin on 12:00 - Jan 28 by PunteR |
I think the first question you should be asking is, should i take my daughter on her first away day to Millwall.? |
It was her choice  | | | |
| Millwall away virgin on 14:27 - Jan 28 with 2958 views | Rangerman |
Thanks all for the info...most helpful  | | | |
| Millwall away virgin on 14:33 - Jan 28 with 2918 views | stowmarketrange |
| Millwall away virgin on 14:05 - Jan 28 by dutch |
I was at that game, got caught in the underpass/tunnel thing at the away end. Lucky to emerge alive. |
I went to the league game the following year and that was bad enough.I made the mistake of parking my car on the wrong side of the ground,and there was no way that I was going to walk through that line of coppers separating us from the hordes so I followed our fans and walked the long way around the ground.When I got to my car there were 2 Millwall fans sitting on the roof and a couple milling around it as it was the only car left in the street.I did another circuit around the ground again.
The following year I cycled there from Mitcham and chained it to one of the corrugated iron fences and I was away in no time. |  | | |
| Millwall away virgin on 14:47 - Jan 28 with 2831 views | Juzzie |
Each time I've been (old & new Den) I've always gone by motorbike. Parked nearby without any problem and walking down the road in motorbike jacket & boots and you're pretty much invisible to the flat-cap brigade scanning for targets.
Same thing at Chelsea when we lost 1-0 in the Cup to an own-goal that came back off the crossbar and off Lee Camp. Walking back to my bike just off the Fulham Road and about 15 "chels" looking for QPR fans. Ran right past me as though I wasn't there. Phew. [Post edited 28 Jan 14:47]
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| Millwall away virgin on 15:41 - Jan 28 with 2667 views | LimehouseR |
| Millwall away virgin on 12:43 - Jan 28 by Juzzie |
If you are seated on either end of the top tier, expect the Millwall fans to your left or right (as applicable) to spend the whole game doing slit-throat gestures, offering you out and various other things apart from actually watching the game. Also look out for bored police officers standing by them who see this week-in-week out. |
It does make me wonder, especially with children present, why they should be allowed to get away with that. It is essentially a Section 4A Public Order offence. If it was pointed out to a police officer present then they should be doing something about it, as difficult as that may be in a mob. There's always CCTV for retrospective arrest/summons.
If the police are made aware of it and do nothing while someone was genuinely alarmed by it I'd be making a formal complaint (as much as that probably wouldn't go anywhere).
Not saying it bothers me particularly, I just find it baffling behaviour that when offered for said person to follow through with it they shrink away or find a reason not to (Get big Dave to hold them back). But for the sake of those with youngsters or anyone else who would be intimidated then something should be done.
And yes I am aware we have our own rent-a-mob but it does seem to be a higher proportion of the crowd at certain clubs who behave like this. |  | | |
| Millwall away virgin on 16:44 - Jan 28 with 2477 views | Silverfoxqpr |
| Millwall away virgin on 12:22 - Jan 28 by thehat |
My 16 year old daughters coming with me too - We will head to Borough Market first have some food and drinks then get on the train at London bridge to South Bermondsey (1 stop). From the station it is a walkway for away fans straight to the away end. You hardly see any Millwall fans.
We may get kept in for 20 minutes after the game but it's no bother especially if we have the 3 points in our back pocket.
It's a great away day - I'm sure she will love it. |
May as well join in as I'll also be there with my 19 year old daughter. Not her first away game but the first at Millwall, I've warned her but obviously she won't listen, to be fair she is 19 and female so clearly knows everything.
In all seriousness looking forward to it, not been for a while, the weather at the moment is sunny, got a pretty reasonable chance of competing at least and possibly nabbing all three points. I'm also a double hard bastard so no worries there.
See you all in Borough Market. |  | | |
| Millwall away virgin on 17:27 - Jan 28 with 2333 views | Rangersw12 |
Don't know how old your daughter is but I wouldn't leave it till the last minute to get the tube as it's usually packed so I would get to the ground early .
Afterwards we haven't been kept behind for the last few years so you should be able to get back to civilisation pretty quickly | | | |
| Millwall away virgin on 17:27 - Jan 28 with 2334 views | Juzzie |
| Millwall away virgin on 15:41 - Jan 28 by LimehouseR |
It does make me wonder, especially with children present, why they should be allowed to get away with that. It is essentially a Section 4A Public Order offence. If it was pointed out to a police officer present then they should be doing something about it, as difficult as that may be in a mob. There's always CCTV for retrospective arrest/summons.
If the police are made aware of it and do nothing while someone was genuinely alarmed by it I'd be making a formal complaint (as much as that probably wouldn't go anywhere).
Not saying it bothers me particularly, I just find it baffling behaviour that when offered for said person to follow through with it they shrink away or find a reason not to (Get big Dave to hold them back). But for the sake of those with youngsters or anyone else who would be intimidated then something should be done.
And yes I am aware we have our own rent-a-mob but it does seem to be a higher proportion of the crowd at certain clubs who behave like this. |
Football is a different beast, it's almost as though mild aggression is expected/accepted.
I took my kids to a game last season and sat in the lower loft family section and had to ask this bloke next to me to stop swearing. His stock answer was "well, what do you expect at a football match?"
I replied back with "anywhere else in the ground I'd say 'fair game' and probably not say anything but we are in a designated family area'. To which he just humpffed.
At the recent Watford home game we sat in the lower school end right behind the goal and my, just turned 7 years old, daughter kept loudly calling out at the Watford goalie "banana man!". A hoolie in the making.......
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| Millwall away virgin on 17:39 - Jan 29 with 1621 views | SK_hoops |
| Millwall away virgin on 12:04 - Jan 28 by Landshark |
I don't see an issue with it. I've never had a problem going there and you're well protected. It's no different to any other away game apart from leaving can be a pain.
To the original poster I'd say just go to London Bridge, go in a pub like the Barrow Boy & Banker then follow the crowd when people leave. |
Make sure you call their fans a bunch of barrowboy and bankers, they should take kindly to it. [Post edited 29 Jan 17:54]
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| Millwall away virgin on 19:29 - Jan 29 with 1420 views | James_Paddocks |
Nothing remotely hostile about it.
It's just grim. Characterless stadium, with a load of teenage gimps watching the away end for 90 minutes.
The last few seasons we've been let out at full time. Might be slightly different this time, as it's a 3pm with a full away end. |  | | |
| Millwall away virgin on 21:06 - Jan 29 with 1244 views | Watford_Ranger |
I’d probably get in slightly early and sit fairly central. Not had an issue there for years but bound to be a few of our young/not so young hoodlums ‘giving it’ in the corners. | | | |
| Millwall away virgin on 00:33 - Jan 30 with 1069 views | SydneyRs |
| Millwall away virgin on 13:16 - Jan 28 by loftboy |
After what happened after the league cup game in 87 at the old den then the ew one is a piece of cake. |
I was one of the very few Rs in the away end that night. An intimidating atmosphere to say the least, not helped by our extremely defensive performance (back passing to the keeper was very much still allowed then) to grind out a 0-0.
The mate I went with that night is a Forest fan so it wasn't even 100% QPR fans among that small away following.
The home leg which we won 2-1 was extremely lively, during and after the game. | | | |
| Millwall away virgin on 09:33 - Jan 30 with 773 views | hamptonhillhoop |
I've not done this fixture since the Warnock promotion year. Any decent recommendations for pubs around London Bridge, or any to particularly avoid? |  | | |
| Millwall away virgin on 09:52 - Jan 30 with 693 views | CroydonCaptJack |
The George and The Bunch of Grapes are decent pubs. |  | | |
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