Don't think the buzz about the place or the atmosphere has been the same since pre covid. Fuck knows why but it has been flat for some time now. I noticed it when weplayed Qpr at home last season. A London derby with abit of edge because of recent history but it was dead like it was against the likes of Wigan etc. There are more newcomers, bigger crowds but that shouldn't be an excuse for flat atmospheres.
Some say it's because of the football being served up but i'm not so sure cause Harris ball weren't great but we still got a racket going. I've tried getting a monks chant going a few times this season only gto be met with strange looks and near silence. It's a shame cause we really can be the 12th on our day. Don't know what the solution is but it's one more thing that's making matchdays less enjoyable. Going down the Den has lost it's magic and appeal that it once had for me. Me and my lot still go and always will but it's becoming more of a chore.
Yeah the stewarding is shit and ott but that shouldn't effect how we support the team. I've noticed Rowett and the playres getting a lot more flak from some in the crowd. Bristol at home-new season- ten minutes in and there's strings laying into the team and booing them. Came close to windmills where we was plotted and bods were fucked off cause they was going to get a dig.
I've never known a Millwall crowd to turn so quickly on the players and manager. People pay there dough and entitled to there opinions but 10 minutes into a game? Fuck that, that's not for me. I'd rather stay at home and save thirty notes. I can't see what it brings to the team that you pay good money to support. To many with unreasonable expectations and little or no patience or grip on reallity. We have the same manager that had us in the top six for a period last season. He hasn't become shit over night. I think he's earnt the right to be given time to get things right. Booing the team and slagging individuals isn't going to make them play better.
The Den used to be a hostile place for teams to come and play. Now it's become a hostile place for our own players. It's self defeating and only serves to encourage the away team.