{"id":476429,"date":"2026-04-07T17:44:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/?p=476429"},"modified":"2026-04-09T01:13:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T00:13:27","slug":"the-will-scott-column-norwich-setback-disappointing-but-should-not-obscure-millwalls-impressive-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/millwall\/news-at-den-plus\/the-will-scott-column-norwich-setback-disappointing-but-should-not-obscure-millwalls-impressive-season\/","title":{"rendered":"The Will Scott Column: Norwich setback disappointing but should not obscure Millwall\u2019s impressive season"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-excerpt\">\n    <p>NO matter how much Millwall has evolved over the past couple of seasons, they still occasionally slip into old habits.\nGoing from pulling off their best result of the season to relinquishing a one-goal lead at home within three days felt like a return to the Millwall of the late 2010s or early 2020s.\nFans headed to a sold-out, sunny Den on Easter Monday with so much hope, yet by 3pm the promise of another step towards greatness had been quashed by a very effective Norwich City side.\nThere was nothing about that performance that warranted a smattering of booing, though. 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