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Swansea City v Millwall Liberty Stadium Kick Off 3pm Saturday October 3rd 2020
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Referee Steve Martin Steve is known throughout the world for his Hollywood blockbusters and a career in films. He took up the whistle to further his CV and now claims to be from Shropshire or nearby. Background: Staffordshire official Stephen Martin is the son of former Premier League referee Andy, who officiated during the 1990s. He took charge of his first Championship game during the 2012/13 season. It wasn’t until he was appointed for this game that the investigative staff at the Swansea Independent rumbled him. If he clears customs and has the right paperwork Martin will be assisted by Mark Pottage and Lee Venamore. Bhupinder Gill is the fourth official.
This pre match review will come with translations for Millwall fans.
Millwall have started the season impressively, I mean, even during lockdown with no fans in the ground they have managed to top the arrests table in their South London home, The New Den. Alan Tate though is trying his best to equal that record. Geezers is what that Millwall are, pwopa blokes. they took ends back in the day and when away fans bowled up at their manor much liberty would be taken. Their main rivals are West Ham and when they play each other they punch people not associated with their clubs, its acceptable. The oldest person to be arrested at a bundle at Millwall was 93, and disabled supporters have been used as a cover to smuggle in hooligans, rockets were once fired from a wheelchair at rival supporters, but apparently they ducked. Yes, Millwall have been mob handed many times striking fear in to the teams who played at their level, like Rotherham, Bury and Kettering.
However they also have a remarkable history in association football.
Millwall Football Team have had five different football ground locations during their history, four of which were on the Isle of Dogs, prior to the 1910 move to Cold Blow Lane, South of the River (River Thames). Millwall Football Club’s birthplace was at the J.T. Morton’s Canning and Preserve Factory on Westferry Road (Nos. 2-4 on the river side of the road and Nos. 17-23 on the opposite side of the road to the river). A group of Tin Smiths (the ‘Tinnies’) decided to form a football club, calling themselves the Millwall Rovers. Their first base was The Islander public house, typical of Millwall to get steamed up before they steam in, this was at 3-5 Tooke Street. The pub became the HQ for the football club and a social centre for the Millwall Rovers players. The pub was built around 1858 but was destroyed in an air-raid on 7 September 1940 and was never rebuilt. The location of The Islander public house where club held their meetings and the players would socialise is just 5 minutes walk from the local doctors and could be reached in 3 minutes by a knowledgeable ambulance driver.
Swansea and Millwall have met a lot over the years in numerous competitions. Currently the swans have won 20, Millwall 19 with 11 being drawn. Surprisingly Millwall supporters have seen some rivalry with Swansea, initially in August 1984 at a division three fixture when Swansea fans mistakenly paid in to the home end and Millwall ran away, then ten minutes later when Millwall got very angry and Swansea ran away. Or shall we say majestically decided to leave that end of the ground.
Swansea and Millwall dancing in 1984 after a bit of confusion.
Let’s leave the unpleasant stories that always surface when Millwall are mentioned, they too have ventured to West Wales over the years and been sent home with their lions tales between their legs. Oops ..
Millwall star players.
Definitely one to watch out for is Jed Wallace, he scored a cracker of a free kick at the last Liberty meeting
Wallace initially signed for the Lions on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2016, and he made 12 appearances as Neil Harris‘ side reached the League One play-off final. The winger then returned on another temporary basis halfway through the following season. This time, Millwall went one better — seeing off Bradford City to seal promotion at Wembley. Wallace scored three goals along the way, and after earning promotion he left Wolves and became a Lion permanently.
Since then, he’s never looked back. The 26-year-old has been Millwall’s main creative hub for the past few years. The Lions upset the odds and finished eighth on their return to the Championship, but the following season they finished only four points above the relegation zone.
Another is Ryan Woods currently on loan from Stoke City. I think, Swansea once fancied him but we didn’t fancy him enough and he went to Stoke, he clearly isn’t as good as we all thought because he has been farmed out on loan, but he loves playing for Millwall. His nickname is the ginger Pirlo.
The last time the clubs met Millwall v Swansea City, 30 June 2020. This game due to be played on 21 March 2020 but was postponed due to the EFL’s decision to suspend all games following the outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus). The score was 1-1 at The New Den.
Steve Cooper, pre Matchday press call.
Coopers impressive stat Steve Cooper is unbeaten in nine Championship games prior to the first international break of a league campaign. (W7, D2).
Matchday updates Right up to kick off on Swansea Independent.
Latest whisper is that Viktor Gyokeres is in the squad for todays game.
Swansea City: Steven Benda; Ben Cabango, Joe Rodon, Marc Guehi; Connor Roberts, Korey Smith, Matt Grimes (captain), Jake Bidwell; Morgan Gibbs-White; Andre Ayew, Jamal Lowe.
Substitutes: Lewis Webb, Jay Fulton, Viktor Gyokeres, Wayne Routledge, Liam Cullen, Kyle Naughton, Jordon Garrick.
Millwall: Bartosz Bialkowski, Shaun Hutchinson, Jake Cooper, Jed Wallace, Tom Bradshaw, Mahlon Romeo, Scott Malone, Alex Pearce (captain), Ryan Leonard, Ryan Woods, Mason Bennett.
Substitutes: Frank Fielding, Murray Wallace, Shaun Williams, Ben Thompson, Matt Smith, Connor Mahoney, Jon Dadi Bodvarsson.
All the positives and more. So I admit this is nitpicking Both sides should have been awarded penalties and Geuhi is perhaps lucky to have stayed on. (Was that the ref giving him the benefit of the doubt after missing the Ayew 'event'?) Both goals were rewards for not giving up but both were a little fortuitous. Connor Roberts has to do more to stop crosses.
Don't want to be negative after such a hard fought win but we did retreat again a bit in the second half. From about 70 mins on we gave too much ground. Maybe it was just because Millwall are a decent team this year? If so it shows we needed Smith and we need to keep Rodon, Cabango and Guehi together because they are strong enough to overcome any bully boy tactics.
If we are going to sell anymore then please just let it be Ayew. A fee for him plus the wages saved should be enough go keep Winter happy and hopefully he'd allow Cooper to bring in one or two to strengthen the squad. Breath not held though.
Independent Matchday thread : Swansea City v Millwall on 21:19 - Oct 3 by Catullus
Don't want to be negative after such a hard fought win but we did retreat again a bit in the second half. From about 70 mins on we gave too much ground. Maybe it was just because Millwall are a decent team this year? If so it shows we needed Smith and we need to keep Rodon, Cabango and Guehi together because they are strong enough to overcome any bully boy tactics.
If we are going to sell anymore then please just let it be Ayew. A fee for him plus the wages saved should be enough go keep Winter happy and hopefully he'd allow Cooper to bring in one or two to strengthen the squad. Breath not held though.
Millwall were very decent.
A great believer in taking anything you like to wherever you want to.
Independent Matchday thread : Swansea City v Millwall on 21:19 - Oct 3 by Catullus
Don't want to be negative after such a hard fought win but we did retreat again a bit in the second half. From about 70 mins on we gave too much ground. Maybe it was just because Millwall are a decent team this year? If so it shows we needed Smith and we need to keep Rodon, Cabango and Guehi together because they are strong enough to overcome any bully boy tactics.
If we are going to sell anymore then please just let it be Ayew. A fee for him plus the wages saved should be enough go keep Winter happy and hopefully he'd allow Cooper to bring in one or two to strengthen the squad. Breath not held though.
We will hardly get any fee for Ayew, much more value to the club to keep for the remainder of the season.
He has a matter of months left on his contract.
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