No one likes them, they don't care!

Millwall v Rotherham, The Cellar and Rother Valley,  23rd August 2014

Due to the distance and the opposition fans propensity for beating the opposing fans heads in we decided that we wouldn't be making the trip to the New Den, but would be watching Geoff and the boys on the rolling results service. The day started very poorly with Ian accidentally switching on Radio Sheffield in the car, (superstition dictates that we NEVER listen to Radio Sheffield pre match) and then seeing a single magpie strutting down the lane (obviously we both saluted and greeted it but it's a lottery whether that works or not). Ian then decided to spread the bad luck around a bit. He walked Corrie down to Tesco to get the paper, but made sure to kick her out first in the hopes she would do her business. Of course she waited till she got just outside the entrance to the Carlton Park before spreading a steaming pile right across the road. Unfortunately for Gillingham fans their team were just boarding the bus to travel up to Barnsley. See later for updates on that. 

Come 3pm I was ensconced down the cellar with the ironing and Geoff ready to face the next nerve racking 90mins. Now we are a championship club our scoreline keeps popping up at the side of the screen, and we have a roving reporter at our game. We are playing with the big boys now! 

Watching the rolling results service is like riding a roller coaster, lots of ups and downs, not just involving your team. The first half went something like this.

Weds score early on - Down

Barnsley score against Gillingham - Ian's fault

Brentford full back sent off -Up (we play brentford on Sat)

Barnsley score again against Gillingham -  Dog poo must be really bad luck

Port vale are losing - Up (really hate Port Vale due to Tom Pope, who used to play for us but now always scores against us, but feel sorry for Michael O'Connor who also used to play for us and I liked)

Matt Tubbs scores - Astonshment, he was rubbish when he played for us

Blackpool are losing - Up, At least someone will be below us come the end of the season

Weds are 2-0 up - Down

Alex Revell misses an open goal from six yards out  - Very very down

Half time arrives at 0-0, sigh of relief

Just as half time arrived we got a phone call saying that Susan and family wanted to go to Rotherham Valley to walk the dogs, so I abandoned the ironing and we piled in the car, Geoff would have to fend for himself. 

Half way up Gulthwaite Hill my phone buzzed in my pocket, I pulled it out to see a score alert, 

GOAL!! B Pringle (49) Millwall 0-1 Rotherham

Woo hoo!! Seemed like Bens wand of a left foot had done it again, another Crisp finish (boom,boom).

We arrived at Rother Valley and spent the rest of the half wandering around the lake dreading a Millwall equaliser.

The other results started to come in but our result was late due to an injury to Joe Scarz, he was punched in the head by his own goalkeeper. Finally, at nearly 5 o'clock, the sky app showed the result, 1-0 to Rotherham. 

Our first away win of the season and we were up to 14th in the table. Further investigation showed that Pringle actually put the ball in with his right foot. Amazing, he can use it for something other than standing. The word on the web was 'Kieran who?'. I assume his huge wage increase was compensation for warming the Bristol bench. Who cares anyway. 

Final score - Millwall 0 Rotherham 1

Men of the match 

The 400 Rotherham fans who braved the new den

Quote of the day

'Now Run!' One Millers fans advice on FaceBook to the fans who braved the New Den.

Funniest moment

The text alert of the goal coming to my phone first and me not telling Vicky what it is. 

Ps Barnsley beat Gillingham 4-1, but Weds won 2-3