07-Dec-2020 21:54:40 | The Guardian
Booing of gesture by Millwall fans has caused huge tension in south London and changed the agenda for QPR’s visit
There is a famous, perhaps apocryphal tale about the Millwall end throwing a hand grenade on to the pitch at Griffin Park in November 1965. That story is often taken as an example of extreme Millwall hostility. In fact it was a joke (the grenade was a harmless blank).
Fast-forward more than half a century and something similar was lobbed on to the pitch at the Den in the moments before kick-off on Saturday afternoon. Except, this one isn’t a dud. And its explosive effects are far from over.
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