Millwall FC - Road to Premier League

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Hi, i started to play with Millwall because i know how much most of England hate them :) so..here is my story..


On the 7th of July, South-East London team Millwall F.C. has announced John Sadler as their new manager. The Croat's signature on the paper brings him 3,800£ per week which bounds him until July, 2011.


The expectations are playoff in League One, Third Round of FA Cup, Second Round of League Cup and Johnstone's Paint Trophy will be based on other competitions.

Transfer budget : 0£ ( I didn't allow Transfer budget in first window)

Wage budget : 38,337 £ per week | 86,963 £ per week

Millwall didn't have money for transfers but altough that they bought amazingly 17 players in first window. All free players, and 2 biggest signings were Tabare Viudez and Sol Campbell.

Pre-season began with match against Reserve Squad.

Millwall - Millwall Reserves 5-1

Lewis Grabban ( 12, 40 ) | Steve Morison ( pen 74 )

Gary Alexander ( 46 ) | .
Neil Harris ( 53, 77 ) | .
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After that match Millwall had 4 wins and 2 losses. Every match before last one was insignificant. Last match of Pre-season was between The Lions and The Hammers, and you all know what club is that.
Friendly Match
01.08.2009, Saturday
The Den ( Attendance : 19358 )
Refereed by : Webb, H
15:00
Millwall - West Ham 0:2

Alessandro Diamanti ( 18 ), Carlton Cole ( 79 )
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Unfortunately The Lions lost match of the year for their fans, but they were not too disappointed. After all, their new manager Sadler came on the bench only 1 month earlier and he didn't have much time to prepare his team for this kind of match.

Millwall F.C.:
GK - David Forde, GK - Grzegorz Szamotulski, GK - Henk Timmer, DC - Brahim Hemdani, DC- Sol Campbell, DC- Iliasu Shilla, DC - Paul Robinson, DC - Zak Whitbread, DR-Abubakari Yakubu, DR- Alan Dunne, DR- Chris Hackett, DL - Danny Mills, DL - Andy Frampton, DL - Tony Craig, DM - Jermaine Wright, DM -Ivan Campo, DM - Nadjim Abdou, DM - Mathias Cardacio, MC - Adam Bolder, MC - Abderrahman Kabous, MC-Marc Laird, MR- Tabare Viudez, MR- Hamed Namouchi, MR - Jason Price, MR- Lewis Grabban, ML - Kevin Bobson, ML - Nicolae Mitea, ML-David Martin, AMC - Ali Fuseini, ST - Viola, ST-Gary Alexander, ST- Serhat, ST - Neil Harris
Millwall is playing normal 4-4-2 formation ...

Sadler had excatly one week to prepare his lads for the season match against Southampton.]

Coca-Cola, League 1
08.08.2009, Saturday
St.Mary's Stadium ( Attendance : 24141 )
Refereed by : Salisbury, G
12:45
Southampton - Millwall 2:3
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Lee Holmes ( 30 ) | Graeme Murty own goal ( 41 )
 Marek Saganowski ( 51 ) | Kevin Bobson ( 67 )
 | Viola ( 70 )

Great match which provided 5 goals. Two time lead from Southampton was broken in just three minutes by Bobson and Viola.But for manager Sadler the result wasn't so important, before match he worried how will his team play. After match he said : " I'm pleased with performance, altought we could do better then that. I didn't care to much for result, team played very well and only that matters. On the end , result is bonus. "

Next match is against Leyton Orient in League Cup ...
League Cup 1st Round
11.08.2009, Tuesday
Brisbane Road ( Attendance : 7437 )
Refereed by : Clattenburg, M
19:45

Leyton Orient - Millwall 0:2

| Serhat (61 )

| Neil Harris ( 83 )

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Today, what we saw. Only one team played, abd that is Millwall. Sadler said : " Orient wasn't decent opponent today so we can't base our play on them. They've had only 1 shoot on target . "

Next match is against Carlisle in League One ....

Coca-Cola, League 1
15.08.2009, Saturday
The Den ( Attendance : 10009 )
Refereed by : Friend, K
15:00
Millwall - Carlisle 2:0
Tabare Viudez ( 10 ) |
Neil Harris ( 67 ) |

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Nice match from Millwall defence. They've stopped every attack from Carlisle very easy. Sadler : " This match proved that my team got continuity of good games in row."

Next match is against Oldham in League One ....

Coca-Cola, League 1
18.08.2009, Tuesday
The Den ( Attendance : 11320 )
Refereed by : Hall, A
19:45
Millwall - Oldham 3:3
Alan Dunne ( 10 ) | Chris Taylor ( 45, 81 )
Sol Campbell ( 32 ) | Keigan Parker ( 75 )
Viola ( 73 ) |
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Sensational match to watch, but not great result for The Lions. Sadler : " I'm little bit disappointed with the result and with approach in this game. I'm pleased with first half, my team let the opponents only one chance and unfortunately that was goal. But second half was disaster, Oldham was close to winning this match. "

Next match is against Southend in League One ...

Coca-Cola, League 1
21.08.2009, Friday
Roots Hall ( Attendance : 9000 )
Refereed by : Wright, K
19:45
Southend - Millwall 0:2
| Serhat ( 49 )
| Neil Harris ( 67 )

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"Good match by both teams, statistic shows that Southen was better but Millwall won the match. Sadler : " To win these kind of games, against teams like us, only matter which team is tougher on the pitch. My team showed aggression and great composure and that decided this match. "

Next match is against Sheffield United in League Cup ....

League Cup 2nd Round
25.08.2009, Tuesday
The Den ( Attendance : 9702 )
Refereed by : Ilderton, E
19:45
Millwall - Sheff Utd 1:1
Serhat ( 66 ) | Nick Montgomery ( 27 )
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Penalty Shoot-out :
-Neil Harris scored | -Darius Henderson scored
-Nicolae Mitea scored | -Ched Evans scored
-Tabare Viudez scored | -Nick Montgomery scored
-Brahim Hemdani scored | -Ryan France scored
-Alan Dunne scored | -Stephen Quinn scored
-Mathias Cardacio scored | -Matthew Kilgallon missed
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Great match, great chances on both sides. Biggest chance of game was for Sheff Utd to celebrate in 90+2 min. Ched Evans was one on one with Henk Timmer, but Timmer and the post saved Millwall. On the end of the game it finished 1-1, that seems fair after report. Sadler : " Today my team showed that we can win everyone, i'm very proud on them and I hope they will continue with this form. "

Next match is against Brighton in League One ....

Coca-Cola League 1
28.08.2009, Friday
The Den ( Attendance : 11014 )
Refereed by : Thorpe, M
19:45
Millwall - Brighton 4:0
Serhat ( 21, 62,78 ) | Nicky Forster missed penalty ( 55 )
Jake Wright own goal ( 89 ) |
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Very bad game from Brighton team, but we saw spectacular game from Serhat. Sadler: " I was impressed by Serhat and i'm very proud on my defence. Only hope for me is that Serhat continue play like this. "

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September report ....
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Next match is against Charlton in JPT ....

Johnstone's Paint Trophy S 1st Round
02.09.2009, Wednesday
The Valley ( Attendance : 24010 )
Refereed by : Miller, P
19:45
Charlton - Millwall 1:1
Chris Dickson ( 81 ) | Tabare Viudez ( 42 )
. | Neil Harris injured ( 29 )
Penalty Shoot-out :
- Matt Spring scored | - Serhat missed
- Lloyd Sam | - Hamed Namouchi scored
- Grant Basey scored | - Tabare Viudez missed
- Jose Semedo | .

Good match by both sides, very aggressive approach to this game by Charlton lead them to this triumph. Sadler : " I'm not disappointed because we failed to win JPT, only because approach to this game was unappropriated. "

Next match is against Bristol Rovers in League One ....

Coca-Cola,League 1
05.09.2009, Saturday
The Memorial Stadium ( Attendance : 8413 )
Refereed by : Hooper, S
15:00
Bristol Rovers - Millwall 0:1
. | Serhat ( 22 )

Not so great match to watch, on the end we can be happy that we saw even 1 goal. Sadler : " I'm not thrilled with performance, but we've got result and that is important. "

Next match is against Gillingham in League One ....

Coca-Cola,League 1
12.09.2009, Saturday
Priestfield ( Attendance : 6963 )
Refereed by : Thorpe, M
12:30
Gillingham - Millwall 1:2
Curtis Weston ( 88 ) | Serhat ( 3, 80 )

Good match by Millwall, Gillingham was very dangerous at result 0:1, but they didn't succed make it even . Then Serhat scored for 2:0 and it was all over, Weston tryed to wake up home team, but simply there was no time. Sadler : " Great performance, by only one player. That makes me sad, never mind. We must go on, and become even better then we are at the moment. "

Next match is against Huddersfield in League One ....

Coca-Cola, League 1
19.09.2009, Saturday
The Den ( Attendance : 11431 )
Refereed by : Miller, N
15:00
Millwall - Huddersfield 1:0
Abderrahman Kabous ( 75 ) | .

Poor performance by both teams, until 75th minute we didn't see anything exciting. Sadler : " Again I must tell that only one player solved this match, I hope that my team will start to play like one. At the end, I must tell that I was amazed from beautiful chip by Kabous in 75th minute. "

Next match is against Crystal Palace in League Cup ....

League Cup 3rd Round
22.09.2009, Tuesday
Selhurst Park ( Attendance : 25127 )
Refereed by : D'Urso, A
19:45
Crystal Palace - Millwall 1:1
Alan Lee ( 76 ) | Mathias Cardacio ( 89 )
Patrick McCarthy sent off ( 95 ) | .
Penalty Shoot-out :
Lee Hills scored | Neil Harris scored
Neil Danns missed | Viola scored
Shaun Derry missed | Hamed Namouchi scored
. | Tabare Viudez scored

Unbelieveable match by Millwall. Today we saw "The Lions" like never before in away match. They outclassed The Eagles like they were from lower League. Amazing is only that Cardacio saved Millwall in 89th minute, and that Crystal made it until penalties. Sadler : " I have nothing to say except compliments to my team. They leaved heart out there on the pitch, and that is showed by result. We could win this match easily because of way how we played, but we can be happy that we are through at the end. "

Next match is against Leyton Orient in League One ....

Coca-Cola, League 1
26.09.2009, Saturday
Brisbane Road ( Attendance : 8738 )
Refereed by : Cooper, I
15:00
Leyton Orient - Millwall 0:0

Boring match, one or two chances on both side but all fans who were watching this match went home disappointed. We've expected more from Millwall after match between these two teams in League Cup. But they were little bit reserved in this match. Well, who can blame them after Crystal Palace away game. Sadler : " Well, I don't know what to say after this game. We were little tired and I can understand lads for this game. "

Next match is against Yeovil in League One ....

Coca-Cola, League 1
29.09.2009, Tuesday
The Den ( Attendance : 8224 )
Refereed by : Bratt, S
19:45
Millwall - Yeovil 2:1
Neil Harris (65 ) | Gavin Tomlin ( 51 )
Serhat ( 82 ) | .
Sol Campbell sent off ( 39 ) | .

Stunning match by Millwall who didn't play until goal from Tomlin. Then "The Lions" played like other team on the pitch and with 10 players they succed to win the match by goal from Serhat in 82nd minute. Sadler :" I'm disappointed today, first of all on Sol Campbell. He returned and first touch with the ball, he makes mistake and tackles opponent then geting the red card. I'm only satisfied with time after red card, then we played like we should play from begining."

Next match is against Tranmere in League One ....
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Very nice, good luck mate, anyway, can you post a table? :)
 
yap....stockport is amazing :) i hope that i, leeds and stockport or mk dons will go trough in championship..btw. happy new year to everyone ..

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sorry to annoy you, what tactics are ya using mate?
 
you don't annoy ... i'm using normal 4-4-2....

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what instructions and all that are you using, i only ask as im struggling in league 1
 
I'm using philosophy fluid at home matches....Closing Down : Press more ( always ) Tackling : more aggressive ( always ) Zonal Marking....and touchline Look For Overlap at home matches...
in away matches i set Counter strategy and touchline Pass into space....hope this will help ;)

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October report

Coca-Cola, League 1
03.10.2009, Saturday
The Den ( Attendance : 10982 )
Refereed by : Salisbury, G
15:00
Millwall - Tranmere 1:1
Abubakari Yakubu ( 50 ) ........| -.............James Hayter ( 60 )

Very bad match by Millwall, to that we could all judge on The Den. Tranmere could win this match easy but only luck saved Millwall. Sadler : " I'm very disappointed with my team. That's all I have to say. "

Next match is against Swindon in League One ....

Coca-Cola, League 1
14.10.2009, Wednesday
The County Ground ( Attendance : 7587 )
Refereed by : Taylor, A
19:45
Swindon - Millwall 1:3
Simon Ferry ( pen 4 ).............|-.........................Kevin Bobson ( 23 )
............ |-.................................Neil Harris ( 35, 90+1 )

This is totaly different team that we saw against Tranmere. Great performance by " The Lions ", Swindon can be happy with result, it could be lot worse . Sadler : Today, you all saw this match, and last one. And now you can tell why was I so angry few days ago.

Next match is against Stockport in League One ....

Coca-Cola, League 1
17.10.2009, Saturday
Edgeley Park ( Attendance : 9427 )
Refereed by : Penton, C
15:00
Stockport - Millwall 5:1
Oli Johnson ( 9, 24 , 60 )...............| - .......................Neil Harris ( 90 )
Henk Timmer own goal ( 48 ).........................................................
Peter Thompson ( 79 ).............................................

Sensational performance by Oli Johnson bring Stockport unbelievable win against first team on the table . This was absolutely the worst performance by " The Lions " during Sadler's time in club . Sadler : " No comments. "

Next match is against Leeds in League One ....

Coca-Cola, League 1
24.10.2009, Saturday
The Den ( Attendance : 18797 )
Refereed by : Ilderton, E
15:00
Millwall - Leeds 3:2
.......................Serhat ( 5 , 21 )..............|-................Jermaine Beckford ( pen 7)
.......................Viola ( 81 ) |-..................Patrick Kisnorbo ( 30 )
..............Serhat missed penalty ( 14 )

Great match by both sides, but it's fair that Millwall won this match. They had better chances and that proves result on the end. Almost 20 000 supporters enjoyed this game and went happy home after the match. Sadler : " I'm satisfied with their performance, and I can only tell that Serhat won't shoot any more penalties. Leeds is, and always will be unpleasant opponent. It's good that we got victory today . "

Next match is against Aston Villa in League Cup ....

League Cup 4th Round
27.10.2009, Tuesday
The Den ( Attendance : 15227 )
Refereed by : Walton, P
19:45
Millwall - Aston Villa 1:2
.................Kevin Bobson ( 79 ).......|-..........Gabby Agbonlahor ( 28 )
...........................................................|-..........Curtis Davies ( 85 )

We must admit, Millwall deserved to win this match. Unfortunately for them they receive goal in 85th minute and didn't have time to equalize. Sadler : " I can tell that I am very proud on my team, i feel little bit sorry because we deserve to be trough, but luck wasn't on ours side. "

Next match is against Colchester in League One ....

Coca-Cola, League 1
31.10.2009, Saturday
The Den ( Attendance : 11723 )
Refereed by : Miller, P
15:00
Millwall - Colchester 0:0

Bad performance by both sides and that we can tell by result. We can understand Millwall, but Colchester have no excuse. Sadler : " I'm not too disappointed, because they showed me against Aston Villa that we can win everyone. This match only finished this way because my boys were tired . "

Next match is against Torquay in FA Cup ....

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could youuu give a link for you're tactic please, i would love to try them out thanks.
 
yh could you get a screenshot or somin of ur tactics. I support Millwall so thanks this is great help :D
 
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Unfortunately I will stop play with Millwall =(( i played 1 and half month ( on game ) after the last report and i forgot to save, and crash dumps kicked me out and i lost my willing to play :((((

here is tactics that you asked ....

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