‘How they got up here, I will never know’ – Lions boss Gary Rowett on ‘brilliant’ travelling support at Barnsley
BY ALEX GRACE
Gary Rowett heaped praise on the 511 travelling Millwall fans for their backing after his side’s victory over Barnsley at Oakwell.
The Lions boss celebrated a century of gamea in charge of the South London club.
“Somebody told me it was my 100th game in charge of Millwall but it wasn’t really something I thought about, ” said Rowett. “All I was thinking about was trying to give those away fans something to cheer about.
“I don’t know if they are like me, but I haven’t been able to find petrol in the last week – so how they got up here I’ll never know. They were brilliant, full song, to get the winner at the end just gives them that little bit of an extra lift to see their team get two wins in a week, to go along with some of those draws it must have been nice for them, I hope they all have a safe journey home.”
Victory at Barnsley was only Millwall’s eighth ever win at Oakwell in their history.
“I’m sure John [Berylson, Millwall owner] will tell me that, he’s always going on about Barnsley being a difficult place to come,” said Rowett. “I don’t care where they are in the league, I don’t care how many games they have gone without winning….it’s not an easy place to come and win. You have to do the basics right and today we just about did.”
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