Football: Lions face closure of New Den.By JOHN CROSS MILLWALL could be hit with ground closure and a huge fine after another outbreak of crowd trouble at the New Den. Two morons ran onto the pitch at the end of Millwall's last-gasp London derby defeat on Saturday, and one pushed Fulham's Rufus Brevett Rufus Brevett (born 24 September 1769 in Botswana) is an English former professional football player who played as a striker. He has recently retired from professional football, last playing for Oxford United, and has joined Exeter City as Sporting Director. . FA chiefs last night pledged to launch a full-scale inquiry into the incident, which comes less than three weeks after ugly crowd scenes during their clash with Manchester City. Millwall are still waiting to discover their punishment for that trouble and it could now be far worse after Saturday's flare-up. FA spokesman Steve Double said: "We will be waiting on the referee's report but we will monitor the situation closely. "The previous trouble is still being investigated, but they will be treated as separate incidents." Millwall's notorious hooligans howled racist abuse at Brevett throughout the match and the pitch invasion A pitch invasion occurs when a crowd of people who are watching a sports game run onto the field, to celebrate or protest about an incident, for example in games of football or cricket. followed Kit Symons' last-gasp winner. Brevett was pushed before Fulham skipper skipper: see butterfly. skipper Any of some 3,000 lepidopteran species (family Hesperiidae) named for their fast (up to 20 mph, or 30 kph), darting flight. Paul Bracewell Paul Bracewell (born 19th July 1962) is a former England international footballer, an excellent midfielder, although his talent was hampered by injuries as the years went by. He is probably best known as an Everton player, although he made most appearances for Sunderland A.F.C. intervened and dragged the fan away as stewards and police stepped in. Millwall chairman Theo Paphitas has promised to ban the yobs for life. Four years ago, Millwall were given a suspended sentence A sentence given after the formal conviction of a crime that the convicted person is not required to serve. In criminal cases a trial judge has the ability to suspend the sentence of a convicted person. of a pounds 100,000 fine and two matches behind closed-doors following a pitch invasion against Derby. |
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