Another Late Loss

It was a horrible first half performance at the Den from our Millwall boys against League One nemesis Oldham Athletic.

Going into the locker room down 2-0 at the half, it didn’t even look like the Lions deserved to be on the same pitch as the Latics. Oldham’s first 2 goals came in the first 10 minutes of the match, and looked as if there would be many more to come.

In the second half the boys settled down and after Neil Harris’ penalty goal in the 56th, it appeared as if there was a chance of salvaging a point. When Ashley Grimes continued his fine form from last week by adding the equalizer in the 68th, the hometown Lions supporters actually thought they could escape with all 3 points.

It all unravelled late in injury time when Oldham winger Chris Taylor headed in a cross to send Millwall off with a heartbreaking defeat.

The loss drops Millwall behind Oldham who leapfrog into 4th, but the Lions do have 2 games in hand.

Next up: Away to Southend United. Southend currently sit at 13th in the table with 5 wins in their last 6 matches. They are hot right now and should prove a worthy opponent for Millwall at Roots Hall.

Halle-fucking-lujah! Millwall Win!

Millwall win! Millwall win! Millwall win!

In what could have been a “rock bottom” scenario, should Millwall have fallen to the lowly Cheltenham boys, turned into a small cause for celebration. Sure, we didn’t defeat a promotion-contender, but we did get back on the winning track with a solid 3-1 victory away from the Den.

One unfortunate result of the game came in the form of a season-ending injury to the newest addition to the club, striker Vincent Pericard. His ruptured achilles leaves him on the shelf and without a club or contract going into the summer.

As for the match, the Lions played well and finally showed some good communication skills and chemistry.

The first half was worrisome, as the boys went into the locker room trailing 1-0, but coming out of the gates in the second half with Ashley Grimes and Marc Laird coming off the bench, it looked like a completely new and revived squad. James Henry scored the equalizer in the 50th on a penalty, and then Grimes drove in his first ever league goal for Millwall in the 60th to take the lead. Marc Laird then dropped the guillotine with his late cracker in the 89th minute.

Losing Pericard is a blow, but if Grimes comes into form and the manager can get something out of McLeod, Harris and Grabban then we may be alright to finish down the stretch.

Millwall now sit in 4th place in the table after Tuesday, with both Oldham and Scunthorpe suffering losses. Holding steady in a playoff spot, but 6 points away from automatic promotion, can this club hold together and close the gap?