MILLWALL have insisted they are “dismayed and saddened” by events at The Den on Saturday where players from their own team were booed for taking a knee, but refused to condemn their fans for their repulsive behaviour.
The long-awaited return of supporters was overshadowed by an incident ahead of the Lions clash with Derby in the Championship, which the visitors won 1-0.
Fans were back at Millwall for the first time since February 29 after London was placed in Tier 2 of the current system of coronavirus restrictions, but what sounded like a large majority of the 2,000 home crowd booed when players from both sides took a knee.
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