The Den first opened its doors on August 4, 1993, with a friendly match between Millwall and Sporting Portugal from Portugal. Perhaps just as well! I wore my Middlesbrough scarf and I was asked by the bouncers to take it off to go into "The Barrow Boy & Banker". Southend scored a second after 49 minutes with a Barrett header in front of the Southend fans to ensure a happy afternoon. Anyone coming from further afield I can recommend the Southbank area if you have an hour or so to kill. Drivers arriving from the North should follow signs for the City from the A1 / M1, then signage for Whitechapel and Shoreditch. First visit to Millwall and the New Den, with mixed feelings about potential for trouble from local fans. As the Millwall fans were few and far between throughout the match itself there was really no fans around to cause any trouble which was great. Will never return. The game itself was fairly poor from our point of view due to the fact we failed to really make an attacking movement until the last twenty minutes. This pub is also a regular listing in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide and always has 9 real ales on tap. Seating was adequate and there is a good view. He hated it. Adults 31 (B 28) (C 26), Over 61s 21 (B 18) (C 16), Under 18s 17 (B 15) (C 13), Under 16s 14 (B 12) (C 10),Under 12s 9 (B 7) (C 5)** We got our tickets from the ticket office and were sat in the East Stand upper tier, block 16 just to the left of the halfway line. The Den has now weathered itself into it's surroundings and has lost all appearance of a new stadium. It was like a church. That intense mood was thickened by the presence of individuals that he recognised from surveillance tapes as being highly dangerous. The stewards didnt give us any hassle. An entertaining tour of the ground and changing rooms, a generous meal with plenty of wine, comfortable seats for the match with half time drinks. Then the police just left. This was my first visit to Millwall, and it is somewhere I had always been intrigued about going to. The area is policed very well. Millwall However local rivals West Ham and Crystal Palace were also at home that day, and their fans reached London Bridge at approximately the same time causing a bit of aggro, At London Bridge we jumped on the Jubilee line and got off at Waterloo, changing over to the bakerloo line and getting off at London Paddington again. The ale was good though. We were seated in the upper North stand which appears to be a bit remote from the the two side stands. Although the Den ground itself is directly unaffected, the losing of supporting infrastructure, such as for example, most of the current Club Car Park, would make the Clubs stay untenable and Millwall would need to relocate elsewhere. When youre on the ground, youre making the decisions you make. Ultimately, Bannons operation was shut down when two undercover officers that were working in parallel with Bannon and Chris came under suspicion. The people were friendly, the ground neat with good views and a great game. Harvey's Old Ale on offer at 3 a pint. After about a mile take the first exit at the roundabout onto the A2. If hes drinking with thugs, singing their songs and fighting in the streets with them, how is he not one of them? Getting away from the ground was just as easy as getting into it.
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