Millwall fans take a united front

Last updated : 29 July 2005 By Charlie Roper
After the recent events surrounding the dismissal of Steve Claridge and the on-goings at The Den over the course of the summer, a number of Millwall fanzines, websites and supporters' groups have come together to create a united front in order to seek answers to the many questions on many fans' lips.

In a statement issued to the press, the new collective, know as Millwall Fans United issued the following statement:

Following the sacking of Steve Claridge, representatives from the official Millwall Supporters' Club, The Lions Trust, the Millwall Independent Supporters' Association, the fanzines The Lion Roars and No-One Likes Us, and the websites House of Fun, Millwall Online, Millwall Mad and Millwall Maniacs, all met to discuss the current situation at the club. Such a combined meeting of supporter representation is unprecedented in Millwall's history.

This combined group will refer to itself as Millwall Fans United or MFU.

All of the supporters groups of MFU are unanimous. We are deeply concerned about how our club is being run. We feel it is being grossly mismanaged and Steve Claridge's departure is only one in a litany of misguided managerial decisions at board level that have occurred over the past months.

MFU welcomes the statement by Theo Paphitis, who currently appears to be acting as the senior board member, that he is willing to meet with representatives of MFU to discuss the current situation at the Den. We look forward to a frank and open dialogue and dramatic changes in the very near future.