{"id":90383,"date":"2022-03-29T04:30:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T03:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/news\/millwall-attacker-on-why-he-wont-be-too-disappointed-if-he-has-to-rearrange-wedding-party\/"},"modified":"2022-03-29T04:30:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T03:30:34","slug":"millwall-attacker-on-why-he-wont-be-too-disappointed-if-he-has-to-rearrange-wedding-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/millwall\/in-depth\/millwall-attacker-on-why-he-wont-be-too-disappointed-if-he-has-to-rearrange-wedding-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Millwall attacker on why he won&#8217;t be too disappointed if he has to rearrange wedding party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>JED Wallace won\u2019t mind too much if he has to cancel his pre-wedding party at the end of May \u2013 because it will mean Millwall have reached the play-off final.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wallace &#8211; who turned 28 last Saturday &#8211; is getting married in June and the celebrations will kick off the previous month with a do in Surrey.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"69959\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448384\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">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<\/script>\n<p>The date for that is May 28 \u2013 the day before the Championship decider at Wembley for the final place in the 2022-23 Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Millwall are four points off the play-offs with eight games left this season. Four of those fixtures are at The Den.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"68153\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448385\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtMTI1NDQ3MjQwIiBjbGFzcz0ic291dGgtY29udGVudCBzb3V0aC1lbnRpdHktcGxhY2VtZW50IiBzdHlsZT0ibWFyZ2luLWxlZnQ6IGF1dG87bWFyZ2luLXJpZ2h0OiBhdXRvO3RleHQtYWxpZ246IGNlbnRlcjsiPjwhLS0gIC8xNTQ3MjUwNzAsMjI2OTQxOTY5Njkvc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cy9zb3V0aHdhcmtuZXdzIC0tPg0KPGRpdiBpZD0iZGl2LWdwdC1hZC0yeDEiPg0KPHNjcmlwdD4NCmdvb2dsZXRhZy5jbWQucHVzaChmdW5jdGlvbigpIHsgZ29vZ2xldGFnLmRpc3BsYXkoJ2Rpdi1ncHQtYWQtMngxJyk7IH0pOw0KPC9zY3JpcHQ+DQo8L2Rpdj4gICAgICAgICAgPC9kaXY+<\/script>\n<p>Wallace was part of the side that won promotion to the Championship with their 1-0 win over Bradford at Wembley in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>If he is to make another visit to the stadium in May then he and his partner will have plenty of rearranging to do.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"71156\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448386\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtMzk4NjU1NTUxOSIgY2xhc3M9InNvdXRoLWluLWFydGljbGUtbXB1OSBzb3V0aC1lbnRpdHktcGxhY2VtZW50Ij48IS0tICAvMTU0NzI1MDcwLDIyNjk0MTk2OTY5L3NvdXRod2Fya25ld3Mvc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cyAtLT4NCjxkaXYgaWQ9ImRpdi1ncHQtYWQtbXB1OSI+DQo8c2NyaXB0Pg0KZ29vZ2xldGFnLmNtZC5wdXNoKGZ1bmN0aW9uKCkgeyBnb29nbGV0YWcuZGlzcGxheSgnZGl2LWdwdC1hZC1tcHU5Jyk7IH0pOw0KPC9zY3JpcHQ+DQo8L2Rpdj4gICAgIDwvZGl2Pg==<\/script>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m getting married in Spain in June but before that we\u2019ve got a party in England the day before the play-off final. So if we get to the play-off final it can\u2019t happen,\u201d Wallace told <em>NewsAtDen<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re having a party in Surrey and then flying over to Spain. My missus grew up in Spain so it will be three or four days which will be nice after.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a risk worth taking, to be honest. It\u2019s a weird one, but if we have to miss it for the play-off final I\u2019ll take that all day long. So would my missus, it\u2019s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If there is a time to miss a wedding party it\u2019s definitely for a play-off final for the Premier League. It\u2019s something I wouldn\u2019t mind doing.\u201d<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"71157\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448387\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtMjY5MzcxNTc3NyIgY2xhc3M9InNvdXRoLWluLWFydGljbGUtbXB1LTEwIHNvdXRoLWVudGl0eS1wbGFjZW1lbnQiPjwhLS0gIC8xNTQ3MjUwNzAsMjI2OTQxOTY5Njkvc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cy9zb3V0aHdhcmtuZXdzIC0tPg0KPGRpdiBpZD0iZGl2LWdwdC1hZC1tcHUxMCI+DQo8c2NyaXB0Pg0KZ29vZ2xldGFnLmNtZC5wdXNoKGZ1bmN0aW9uKCkgeyBnb29nbGV0YWcuZGlzcGxheSgnZGl2LWdwdC1hZC1tcHUxMCcpOyB9KTsNCjwvc2NyaXB0Pg0KPC9kaXY+ICAgICA8L2Rpdj4=<\/script>\n<figure id=\"attachment_82098\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82098\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82098\" src=\"http:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/j-wallace-goal1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"445\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-82098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jed Wallace scores against Sheffield United<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Those bookings probably looked safe enough in January, when Millwall were 11 points off sixth after three successive league defeats.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions were eight points off the play-offs after their 3-0 defeat to Fulham the following month and they were struggling to find form with just one win in six games.<\/p>\n<p>They also had a number of players out through injury, particularly in attack, including Wallace, and were off the back of a disruption when several players were unavailable over the winter following positive Covid-19 tests.<\/p>\n<p>But six wins and two draws in their last nine games have brought them right back into the mix.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProbably towards the end of January you would have said we had no chance,\u201d Wallace said. \u201cBut then typical of the core group of players at Millwall and also of the club as a whole, backs against the wall we had nowhere else to go, really, only to come out swinging.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s in the DNA of the club. We put together a great run and have given ourselves a small opportunity. We just have to see what happens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are teams above us that have vastly superior squads to ours and double our attendances. Much bigger clubs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut Millwall has always thrived when it\u2019s the underdog. That\u2019s the mentality of the club. That\u2019s the way it\u2019s been since I\u2019ve been here and that\u2019s what it\u2019s like at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo who knows what could happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Millwall lost four games in a row at the start of the year including the FA Cup third-round defeat against Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n<p>But manager Gary Rowett or the players were never going to press the panic button.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe gaffer is pretty consistent with how he is day-to-day,\u201d Wallace said. \u201cHe\u2019s experienced in the Championship, he knows what he\u2019s doing. He also knew we had players coming back from injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be fair, we actually weren\u2019t playing that badly. That\u2019s probably the worst thing about it, when you think you\u2019re doing all right but you\u2019re losing. That\u2019s not good.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA couple of games recently we\u2019ve not played well and won. Ultimately that\u2019s what it\u2019s all about.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe gaffer ain\u2019t going to panic and we\u2019ve got a group of experienced players. You look right down our squad, we\u2019ve got senior pros everywhere that have played a lot of games in the Championship and a lot for Millwall. Myself, Bart [Bialkowski], Hutchy [Shaun Hutchinson], Coops [Jake Cooper], Muzza [Murray Wallace], we\u2019ve all played well over a hundred-odd games for Millwall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know what it is to be a good Millwall player and a good Millwall team. At the moment we do look decent. It\u2019s just those fine lines. With a team like us, a goal either way from a corner can mean zero points or three points. Unfortunately we just finished on the wrong side of that at the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81486\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81486\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81486\" src=\"http:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jed-cele-Blackpool1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"445\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The attacker was involved in the League One play-offs in 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Millwall have been here before. They went into the last international break of the season in 2017-18 also four points off sixth place.<\/p>\n<p>Neil Harris\u2019 side were unbeaten in twelve and had won six league games in a row away from home. But five of their last eight games then were against teams above them in the table and they eventually fell short with two matches to go.<\/p>\n<p>Wallace knows that on paper the fixture list this time doesn\u2019t look as difficult.<\/p>\n<p>But he has a note of caution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder Neil we were in the play-off [race] going into this break but we knew we had a really tough run-in,\u201d Wallace said. \u201cWhereas this year our run-in does look favourable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, I think any real Millwall fan would tell you, we\u2019ve got just as much of a chance of losing to Barnsley and Peterborough at home as we have of losing to Bournemouth or Fulham.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou only have to look at Barnsley\u2019s recent results. They drew against Fulham, they were the better team against Sheffield United first half.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese teams have a lot to play for, as do we, so we go into it knowing what to expect. If we can play as well as we did against Huddersfield we\u2019ll be fine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHutchy said it a few months ago, he hit the nail on the head, apart from Fulham every single game is a 50\/50 game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHuddersfield, 17 unbeaten and they come down to The Den and we beat them. We go to Stoke who hadn\u2019t won in eight and lose. That just sums up this league, really.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to it. It\u2019s a good position to be in, we\u2019ve got nothing to lose. There are plenty of big clubs above us but we\u2019ll try and sneak in and see what happens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf not but we finish in that top 10 then I think we\u2019ve had another great season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Millwall\u2019s players are being asked more about their top-six chances but are understandably cautious not to hype it.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Ballard, though, told <em>NewsAtDen<\/em> recently that it\u2019s an opportunity to grasp as they don\u2019t know when they will be in this position again. Ballard was in the Blackpool side that defeated Lincoln City 2-1 in last year\u2019s League One play-off final.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a group of players that always respond well to when we just go out to play football, give it 100 per cent and not put too much pressure on ourselves,\u201d Wallace said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDan Ballard, great young player, had a promotion campaign last year with Blackpool and he\u2019ll be hungry to do the same again. It\u2019s completely fair enough.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe senior players in the dressing room are just trying to keep everyone calm. One thing you know with us, we\u2019re never going to fall short on effort. People like Muzza, [Maikel] Kieftenbeld, Benno [Mason Bennett], Bradders [Tom Bradshaw], they give their all every day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we\u2019re not going to fall short on effort. Whether we fall short on a set-play here or there or a little bit of quality here or there, that\u2019s probably what\u2019s going to cost us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we won\u2019t fall short on trying and we\u2019ll see where we end up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Image: Millwall FC<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JED Wallace discusses getting back into the play-off race, the run-in &#8211; and importance of experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18946,"featured_media":75582,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[15418],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-depth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18946"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90383\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}