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Here we go, this is it. It’s the season 3 finale – and potentially the final episode – of “Millwall Firewall”.

With three months to go in the 2025/2026 season, Millwall are right in the Championship play-off mix – and big Jake Cooper’s constant threat from set-pieces has made us a real force to be reckoned with. (Now might be a good time to catch up on the previous chapter if you haven’t already.)

Now we have 16 games left to consolidate a top-six place and make a final push for promotion to the Premier League.

This is my last chance to lead the Lions into the promised land. Failure is not an option. Continue reading “Millwall Firewall: Part 9” →

It’s time for the next chapter of my Millwall story – and for once, things are actually going quite well for us!

In Part 7, we kicked off the 2025/2026 season by bringing in several new signings, which have breathed new life into our promotion hopes. We sit in 4th place in the Championship table after 10 games, with the fans and the board now starting to believe that we can finally make it into the play-offs!

Can we carry this good form through the autumn months and into the new year? Read on to find out… Continue reading “Millwall Firewall: Part 8” →

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It’s now time to kick off the third – and possibly final – season of my Football Manager 2024 series with Millwall!

It all went horribly wrong in the previous chapter, where a six-game losing streak curtailed our play-off challenge and plunged us into the bottom half of the EFL Championship. The chairman still gave me a new contract, but after two years of disappointment, the fans are losing their patience.

This chapter will open with the summer transfer window, in which I look to add more quality to a mediocre Millwall team. We’ll then see how those changes pan out as we kick off the 2025/2026 season with 10 league games, and the opening rounds of the EFL Cup.

It really is promotion or bust now. At the end of this season, either the Premier League or the scrapheap will beckon. Maybe the third time will be the charm… Continue reading “Millwall Firewall: Part 7” →

It’s time to wrap up the second season of my Millwall save on Football Manager 2024 – and once again, we have the Championship play-offs in our sights.

In the previous chapter, my Lions recovered from a rough start to the 2024/2025 season and clawed themselves back into contention for the top six. And having made two new signings in January, we believe we’re in good shape to sustain a play-off challenge.

Today’s post will take us through the final four months of the campaign. Will it be yet another season of heartache for Millwall fans, or is this finally our time to shine? If nothing else, at least we know our goalkeeper can save penalties with his back turned! Continue reading “Millwall Firewall: Part 6” →

Welcome back to my Football Manager 2024 series with Millwall, where I can assure you that everything is going perfectly to plan!

The Millwall firewall has held pretty firm so far in the 2024/2025 season, conceding just the 21 goals in 10 Championship matches! You can read all about that in Part 4, in case you missed it.

We now pick things up in October 2024, where my Lions are fighting to stay clear of the relegation zone – and I’m battling to save my job. No, I’m definitely not panicking at all! Continue reading “Millwall Firewall: Part 5” →

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Here we go, folks! It’s time for the second season of my Football Manager 2024 series with Millwall.

In case you missed the previous chapter, the Lions came 11th in the Championship in my first season, falling short of the play-offs once again. I’ve been hard at work in the transfer market over the summer, looking to assemble a team that can take that elusive step into the top six.

In today’s chapter, I will take you through all our summer transfer business, along with our first 10 league games in the 2024/2025 Championship season. Can we make a strong start, or will it all come crashing down? Continue reading “Millwall Firewall: Part 4” →

Welcome back to my Football Manager 2024 series, where I’m about to finish my first season as Millwall manager.

In the previous chapter, we began the Championship campaign with some erratic results, requiring a mid-season change of tactics. Now we’re back in form – and hoping to make a charge into the play-off places.

Today, I’ll round up our January transfer activity before going through the second half of the 2023/2024 season. Can we hit the bullseye like Aidomo Emakhu in his goal celebrations… or will we miss our play-off target? And if we do miss out, will the board send me packing? Continue reading “Millwall Firewall: Part 3” →

Happy Football Manager 2024 release day, everybody!

To celebrate a magnificent Monday that even Garfield might enjoy, here’s the second chapter of my FM24 series, where my aim is to lead Millwall into the Premier League within three seasons. If you missed the series introduction, you can catch up with Part 1 right here.

Today’s chapter will recap the first half of the 2023/2024 Championship season. Can the Millwall firewall hold firm, or will I need to make some tactical tweaks to ignite a play-off challenge?

By the way, if you’re wondering how a 33-year-old nobody wound up managing a Championship club, please let Mr Berylson explain why he gave me the job…

Continue reading “Millwall Firewall: Part 2” →

“Welcome to the Lions’ Den, temptation’s on his way. Welcome to the house of fun!”

And you thought there was already enough madness on Fuller FM!

Football Manager 2024 has been in beta – no, sorry, ‘Early Access’ – for a week-and-a-half now. For my first save on FM24, I will be taking charge of Millwall in the EFL Championship, with the aim of leading this unfashionable South London club into the Premier League. No one will like me, but I won’t care!

In this opening chapter, I will have a first look at the Millwall mob I have inherited from Gary Rowett, and our targets for the 2023/2024 season. But first, let me tell you a story… Continue reading “Millwall Firewall: Part 1” →