School pal puts Rams to the sword

from Shaun Williams gave Neil Harris’s dogs of war a first league win of the season. Harris was in the year above Lampard at Brentwood School in Essex, and played for the same team – and his players handed out a lesson to Derby in the first period. Lampard complained: “The Millwall treatment? We treated ourselves, I think. You know it is coming, manager, the career he has had they are effective at what they and the man he is. It takes time, do and you must give them I am still learning every day. credit for that. “Derby couldn’t compete

“But we didn’t have enough physically in the first half-hour, urgency and didn’t deal with and in that period we were balls in the box, hence the first excellent.” goal. And the second goal A Williams free-kick was a freak – deflected after just seven into the top corner minutes, from out on when it was going the right, led to the 20 yards wide. Millwall opener.

“I don’t know if Gregory got a you can attribute near-post flick and our first 20 minutes the ball drifted past to the atmosphere Scott Carson. here. Then, after 20

“The fans are hostile, minutes, the ball fell to the they do support the team.” unmarked Williams – who Millwall manager Harris cracked the ball left-footed via a (above) said: “Frank got a deflection into the top corner. warm reception from Sub David Nugent hauled his our fanbase – but side back into the contest. That he is going to left the Lions sweating after be a cracking surrendering a two-goal lead against Middlesbrough on the

opening day – but they hung on.