Ten years of acrimony finally at an end as Millwall get a new lease of life | Barney Ronay
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Transformative 999-year deal is a massive moment in the history of the club and the violent cultural push-pull of LondonI have in my hand several hundred pieces of paper. Dog-eared, scribbled with rewrites, and stained with sweat and ancient Bermondsey vinegar.
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Attributed to original sourceTransformative 999-year deal is a massive moment in the history of the club and the violent cultural push-pull of London
I have in my hand several hundred pieces of paper. Dog-eared, scribbled with rewrites, and stained with sweat and ancient Bermondsey vinegar. But a wodge of paper that may just guarantee, finally, what passes for peace around here.
There was a moment at the Den on Saturday afternoon that carried its own strictly localised sense of history. An hour before kick-off in Millwall’s Premier League playoff-push game against Portsmouth, the key personnel gathered in a wedding-style lineup around the centre circle.
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Transformative 999-year deal is a massive moment in the history of the club and the violent cultural push-pull of LondonI have in my hand several hundred pieces of paper. Dog-eared, scribbled with rewrites, and stained with sweat and ancient Bermondsey vinegar. But a wodge of paper that may just guarantee, finally, what passes for peace around here.There was a moment at the Den on Saturday afternoon that carried its own strictly localised sense of history. An hour before kick-off in Millwall’s...