South London Press

D-Day at The Den

Millwall chairman John Berylson goes into tomorrow's crunch shareholders' meeting vowing: "I am determined to lead this club to success."
The Lions supremo says he will not be sidetracked by major shareholder Graham Lacey, who has engineered the costly extraordinary general meeting.
Berylson is expected to win the votes tomorrow - but it might be narrowly, and losing them is unlikely to force Lacey into changing his tactics.
The chairman and his supporters hold more than 34 per cent of the club, while Lacey and his supporters, understood to include ex-Millwall chairman Peter de Savary, hold 28 per cent.
One factor will be which way Euroclear Nominees Ltd vote, with their 3.14 per cent stake - but the overwhelmingly important block will be the 46,000 Millwall fans who hold shares.
Even if they have sent in proxy votes, they can still change them during the meeting, which is at The Den from 10.30am.
Berylson, who has so far put £8million into the club, said: "The board and I will forge onwards, to build a successful football team and swat away the flies that come by.
I have had so many chances to save money - by getting a cheap, inexperienced manager or second-class players. But each time I have spent it.
The difference between seventh and 20th in League One is nothing because success is all I am interested in.
I will not buy Lacey out, because that would achieve nothing for the team."
Lacey's motions tomorrow, if passed, would force the board to consult shareholders on all major decisions, especially to do with the multi-million pound regeneration project around The Den.
Each of these consultations would cost £50,000 - and the EGM has already cost more than £100,000 with lawyers' fees contributing half that figure.
Berylson added: "I look forward to the day when Lacey does something that I think really benefits the football club, but I am not holding my breath."