Post Match Reactions - Round 7

[JB@Norwich]

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Errors
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Error: Player L_Jutkiewicz wasn't found in the roster

[Freddie]

Brum 0-5 Leicester

Don't think we did that much wrong apart from have a weaker squad. All a learning curve for the young squad. We move on and up.
Played Leicester.

[Guest]

Norwich 1-1 Luton Town

A dominant display, that the fans will be thinking is this new manager any good? After not capitalising. A solid effort though, and we used this game to give minutes to some fringe players. This is the aim this season. Get the minutes in early, and then late push for possible playoff finish. Tight league. New signing in coming. See how we go.

[Gary@Millwall]

Match Day 7

Millwall Edge Nine Goal Thriller After Nearly Giving Windebank A Rage Attack

Ipswich Town 4 Millwall 5

Scorers

Dane Scarlett (2nd Minute)
Kevin Nisbet (11th Minute)
Romain Esse (21st Minute)
Josip Stanišić (32nd Minute)
Hirst (56th Minute)
Aidomo Emakhu (56th Minute)
Frattesi (77th Minute)
Chaplin (83rd Minute)
Romain Esse (91st Minute)

Millwall travelled to Portman Road looking to record back to back League wins for the first time this season but nobody could have anticipated what was about to transpire before their very eyes.

In the 2nd minute Dane Scarlett who was playing against his former club jumped over the tackle of former Lion Jake Cooper who was part of the deal to bring Scarlett to the Den and then hit a vicious shot past Patterson to give the Lions the lead.

Ipswich responded by taking the game to the Lions and it was no surprise when another former Lion that was part of the deal Kevin Nesbit sprinted past the Millwall defence and his shot swerved past Trafford to bring the game back level in the 11th minute.

Both teams were going at each other and this game was end to end and nobody could tell who was going to get the next goal. In the 21st minute Romain Esse went passed Clark with ease before slotting the ball past the desperate Patterson hitting the post and the back of the net to score Millwall's 2nd goal and the teenagers first ever goal for the club.

Ipswich then dominated the next ten minutes before Millwall started to attack back. In the 32nd minute Nakamba made a Marvelous pass to Josip Stanišić who planted the ball into the top corner to make the score 3-1 to the away side and thats how the first half ended.

Ash Barkworth must have had some very choice words for his charges as Ipswich dominated the opening eleven minutes of the 2nd half culminating in Hirst lobbing the ball over the diving Trafford in the 56th minute to pull a goal back and the score to 3-2.

Millwall wanted to hold onto their lead and restored their two goal cushion straight from the restart Aidomo Emakhu run with the ball past the Ipswich defenders before unleashing a pile driver to make the score 4-2.

With just over 30 minutes to go surely Millwall would see the game out? well Ipswich had other ideas despite Millwall dominating the next 20 minutes.

Totally against the run of play Frattesi connected to a cross with a powerful header to bring the score back to 4-3.

Portman Road was rocking as they could sense yet another collapse by the South London outfit and in the 83rd minute James Trafford was lobbed yet again this time by Chaplin to bring the score level at 4-4.

Windebank was enraged at what he was seeing and kicked the shit out of bench chair to the delight of the Ipswich fans. However the Millwall players must have seen this as they then found another gear maybe out of fear of being kicked the shit out of in the dressing room.

Just after the board went up indicating a minimum of five minutes injury time and with the Ipswich fans singing 4-2 and you fucked it up Romain Esse barged Morsy off the ball before unleashing an unstoppable shot past Patterson to make the score 5-4.

The away end erupted, Romain Esse had all his team mates jump on him and Windebank raced up the touchline and slide onto his knees on the pitch!

With the Ipswich Town fans looking like a smack addict realising they no longer had a fix and the Millwall fans singing No One Likes us followed by Your Not Singing Anymore the referee brought the nine goal thriller to an end with Millwall securing the first back to back wins of the season and climbing up to 9th in the table.

Millwall had 56% possession and created 33 chances to Ipswich's 28 with both sides having 17 shots on target.

Windebank's Post Match Comments

What the hell just happened there I dont think my ticker will ever be able to see a game like that again. I have to admit I lost my composure a bit when we threw away that two goal lead and I will no doubt have to compensate Ipswich for the bench I destroyed in a rage. Then Romain pops up with a great goal and I have grass skid marks all over my suit as I went from rage to delirium.

My players have gone from all getting a black eye to now getting a day off tomorrow.

I am really concerned with the amount of goals we are conceding the 3rd highest in the League with 13 but how can I complain when we are the top scorers with fourteen.

I have to keep reminding myself that we have a very young squad with five defenders within a 141 abs at worse before rating up which should bring a lot more stability at the back.

We are going to have runs where we win a few and lose a few I have to remember that we have one of the worse squads on paper in the League and its all about being patient and letting these players develop as they will make mistakes. With that in mind I should be grateful that we are only three points off the top of the table and one point off the playoffs.

Thanks for a great game and near heart attack Ash and best of luck for the season mate.

[Timbro]

Bristol City 1 Coventry City 0

Like London buses another home game and another 1-0 victory, this time courtesy of new signing from Birmingham Azmoun. C v C so very cagey and our 6 chances just shaded their 4!