Millwall fans preparing to run for Government in the upcoming General Election to highlight their battle to stay at The Den
MILLWALL fans are getting ready to turn their attentions from the penalty box to the ballot box – by running for Government in the General Election.
A Lions supporters’ group is preparing to enter an independent candidate to stand in next month’s nationwide vote.
Millwall fans are preparing to enter an independent candidate in next month’s general election to highlight their ambition to stay at The DenPA:Press Association Archive
The fans who sing ‘No One Likes Us’ hopes local voters will back them as they bid to highlight their club’s ongoing battle to remain at The Den.
Lewisham Council has already issued a Compulsory Purchase Order to force Millwall to sell it back a long-held lease on land around their stadium so it can flog it to developers to build luxury flats.
The land includes sites on which the Lions’ community centre and academy indoor training facility are currently housed.
Millwall insist if this land was sold it would have a potentially devastating impact on the club.
A spokesperson for Lewisham Council said: “The decision taken in September 2016 about the New Bermondsey Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) has no force and cannot be implemented, full stop. Any regeneration of the area, proposed by anyone would require a completely new and fresh decision by the Council.”
Millwall have been at the ground since 1993, but may have to move to Kent over 60 miles awayPA:Press Association Archive
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Not only would they be forced to leave The Den, the purpose-built stadium which has been their home since 1993, they would also have to build and relocate to a new ground somewhere in North Kent, around 60 miles away.
Millwall have been at the heart of the community in south-east London since moving there from the Isle of Dogs in 1910.
Their fight against Lewisham Council – which exposed some shady links between the council and the redevelopers lined up to the develop the site – has received widespread backing.
The proposed move has even been criticised by Lewisham’s own council members
Millwall have successfully fought to delay the CPO, which has now gone to an independent inquiry at a cost of £500,000, but the battle is far from over.
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So the AMS – Association of Millwall Supporters – has raised funds so it can enter a candidate to stand for election in one of the nearby seats in south London.
SunSport understands the full details of candidate and which constituency he or she will contest are still being finalised and will be announced next week.
The AMS hopes the Election will publicise Millwall’s fight to stay at The Den.
If successful, the group could also enter candidates to stand in next year’s local council elections.
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