'Hopefully pressure makes play-off rivals stumble'
Among many things I never expected to happen in my life, surely making a special effort to watch Hull City play Coventry on Monday night football must be one of them."Come on you Tigers," I kept mumbling to myself without much conviction. Hull did at least salvage a late draw to keep Millwall within striking distance.Saturday's excellent home win over play-off rivals Middlesbrough puts the Lions seriously into the mix for that prized sixth Championship spot.Of course we still have to hope that pressure makes others stumble and we keep winning.But as unlikely as Millwall surging into the top six looked just a few weeks ago, Lady Luck suddenly seems to be smiling upon us. It remains to be seen how much longer that will last.Next, Millwall travel to Blackburn Rovers on Good Friday.Not easy, especially with our injury list getting longer than my local hospital's waiting list.As gaffer Alex Neil put it in his Boro post-match interview, though, when the Millwall squad and fans come together, anything is possible.Don't book your summer holidays just yet...
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