Millwall (H)

Last Updated : 12-Aug-2006 by

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There's not many former FA Cup Finalists in recent years play at Saltergate, Aston Villa the other week and now Millwall who dropped into our league last season. Under a new chairman and another new manager the Lions are looking for stability but also promotion to get back into the championship.

Manager Nigel Spackman has been given the role of turning the South London club around and who's to say he won't, it's going to be tough though as they are trying to cut their cloth accordingly and use youth (and they have a very good youth policy) as a way forward. Spackman has previously been in charge at Sheffield United and Barnsley in our local area where he wasn't very successful so he'll be wanting to make a good impression this season. Millwall have a draw a defeat in their first two games so they will be looking to start their season here, Spackman was one of many managers,scouts and former players at Saltergate on Wednesday night, I suppose it helps if live locally as Spackman does.

We on the other hand are buzzing at the moment four points from a possible six and two good performances. A Certainty is that Paul Shaw is out of the game with a hamstring strain and it's likely he will be back for the Wolves game and we haven't won at the rec since January that's 11 home games.

Squad: Roche, Picken, O'Hare, Hazell, Downes, Hall, Niven, Allott, Hurst, Larkin, Allison, Folan, Jordan, Kovacs, Bailey, Jackson, Lowry and possibly Blatherwick who has been named fit but we wait to see if he's included in the squad.

Injured: Nicholson (knee), Davies (Pelvic injury), Smith (knee), Shaw (hamstring)

Lions @ Saltergate Last Five

99/00 L1 W 2-0 Wilkinson, Beaumont
98/99 L1 W 2-1 Reeves (2)
97/98 L1 W 3-1 Willis (2) Howard
96/97 L1 W 1-0 Curtis
82/83 D3 L 0-1

Paul Shaw out of match against former club