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FOTB - October report

Posted on: Wed 28 Oct 2009

We are slowly creeping up the table currently sitting eighth one point away from a Play-Off position after a massive win and performance over a Leeds team who hadn't been beaten in the league yet this season.
The atmosphere was great and it was nice the chairman was there to see and experience a big home game with the right result.
The only fly in the ointment was a couple of tabloid papers showing a picture of someone in the Millwall crowd wearing a Galatasary shirt, this could obviously have incited problems on the day.
However, there was no mention in the press of the Ferencvaros flag in the Leeds section; the flag was removed along with the owner during the first half, the authorities are looking for the Galatasaray shirt wearer.
The match virtually went off without any incident proving once again we are able to host a high profile game at The Den on a Saturday at 3pm. It's a shame other clubs can't manage to do the same, as it seems that a number of our away games are constantly moved, in my opinion, for very minor reasons.
The club do all they can to keep the games on the originally planned dates but the decision to move is normally taken by the local constabulary.
As you all know the club are fighting the FA charges; our defence has gone in and now it is a matter of waiting, John Berylson is determined to clear our name over the events at West Ham.
I think in John we have a chairman who sticks behind us and isn't scared to let the FA know if he thinks they are in the wrong.
We all know how watching football can provoke real passion, but we need to make sure that our actions are not going to damage the club, especially as we are currently under the scrutiny of the FA.
My personal opinion is that a lot of the people who attend the bigger games ie Leeds are not there for the bread and butter matches, but their actions impact ton he fans who go week in week out. They are the ones who have to deal with sometimes extra vigilant stewarding etc because of the actions of a few during higher profile fixtures.
We have arranged a Help for Heroes day on November 21st against Wycombe Wanderers. This is our chance to support our armed forces who go above and beyond what most of us do to protect our civil liberties, so let's all show them our support and give them the welcome they deserve.
Finally, thanks to all the people who are constantly, writing, texting and stopping me and asking me how I am, it is a real boost knowing people are thinking of me.
I finish my first batch of chemo today and I have three operations planned in the following six weeks, two minor and one major.
After I recover from that, which I suspect will be early in the New Year, I have a further nine weeks of chemo that will commence after I recover from the final operation.
As always any questions drop me a line petergarston@hotmail.com

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