"We're really confident in what we're doing, I think we believe more importantly that we're capable of going anywhere and winning games. Succeed, and the Lions would end a 36-year wait to get back to the big time - a period that has included relegation, promotion and tragedy."
"Following relegation from the top flight in 1989-90, the Lions twice reached the second-tier play-offs, under Bruce Rioch and Mick McCarthy, before going down to the third tier in 1995-96. Five years later they came back up after claiming the Division Two title and then finished fourth the following campaign."
"In 2003-04 the most unlikely of FA Cup runs under Dennis Wise culminated in a final against Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United in Cardiff, with the Red Devils running out 3-0 winners through goals from Ruud van Nistelrooy and a young Portuguese winger playing in his first season in England, named Cristiano Ronaldo."
Millwall, finishing third in the Championship under manager Alex Neil, stands on the verge of historic promotion to the Premier League. The club faces Hull City in a two-legged play-off semi-final, with a potential final against Southampton or Middlesbrough for a Premier League place. Success would end a 36-year wait since their last top-flight season and replicate the achievement of John Docherty's legendary 1987-88 side. Millwall's recent history includes multiple play-off campaigns, an FA Cup final appearance in 2004, and previous promotions through the play-offs, most notably Steve Morison's late winner against Bradford City in 2017.
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