But by now we'd had enough and we asked if we could move into the Family Stand for the second half. The game and the racism continued throughout the first half and Millwall equalised just before the whistle. That match at Millwall three years ago was the most frightening I have been involved in during my footballing career." He's in the box! Ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo! Oh f**k he's scored." Goater silenced the racists for a few minutes with aīeautifully-taken goal from a Wright-Phillips cross.īefore the match the Bermudan had said: "I am sure we have the experience to handle the situation and come away with the points. "F**k off you fat Jew," was the inevitable insult hurled regularly at Eyal Berkovic. "F**k off Paki," was the welcome for Ali Benarbia the first time he touched the ball. "F**k off you stunted coon, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo," they screamed at Shaun Wright-Phillips. "F**k off you northern monkey, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo." Their target? Shaun Goater, who had the misfortune to be closest to the touchline. "Ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo," screamed what seemed like a hefty minority of the crowd. "Ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo," screamed his mates around us. "Ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo," screamed the white twentysomething bloke next to me, jumping up and down and imitating a monkey. We breathed a sigh of relief as we looked around and saw a collection of relatively normal people until the "None of their boys will be out tonight no-one to fight."Īrriving at the Den and putting on our best London accents, we took our seats about five minutes before kick-off.
Maybe we should have stayed in the pub to watch Juve," said Juan, who‚d brought along his 16-year-old son. IT WAS on the short train journey to South Bermondsey that the bravado started to wear thin. But a few Blues fans made it behind enemy lines and here is a report from one, taken from City newsletter Tenacity. Manchester City supporters were banned from the New Den on Tuesday night - and missed a thrilling 3-2 win over Millwall during which Kevin Keegan was sent from the dug-out. BEHIND THE LINES: A MAN CITY FAN REPORTS FROM MILLWALL
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