South London Press

Roar emotion

Millwall boss Kenny Jackett doesn't mind fans abusing his squad - or his players answering back.
The Lions manager was pleased with the way the crowd got behind his team after they equalised in the 1-1 draw with Southend on Saturday.
but he was just as happy to hear his stars getting stick from supporters - and to hear them shouting back.
"I don't mind that," he said, "It shows we have got passion in the stadium.
I am not going to complain if we get that either from the fans or the players."
His comments came after young midfielder Marc Laird was singled out by a lone fan for abuse during the game - and gave as good as he got as he left the field.
"He is a young Scotsman who was showing he has passion to play for Millwall," said Jackett, "It is not a bad thing, it shows he cares.
Marc felt he had played well and his form has been pretty good. He might have had a few bad minutes during the game in terms of his passing, but he did hit the left-foot volley which led to the goal, so he obviously responded well."
Laird, though, said he wanted to publicly apologise to the fan for reacting.
"It was the adrenalin of us equalising late on and I just said to him in the heat of the moment that my volley was for him," said the 22-year-old.
"I did want to say sorry to him and will know not to respond in future. I had a bad spell of three minutes when we were trying to chase the game. But I didn;t shy away and tried to make things happen. The fans have the right to do that - they pay our wages. They are great fans and I want to progress at their club."