MILLWALL - TUESDAY 28/11/06

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The Johnstone Paint Trophy has often been considered the ultimate Mickey Mouse competition. That is until you reach the late stages of it, with a big final. It has taken on even more importance this year, with the rumour being that the final will be the first game staged at the new Wembley with 2/3rds capacity, in order to 'test' the safety of the stadium. If Brighton could pick up a victory away at Millwall, they would be just three games away from the final. Two debut Crocs in Dougie Lane and Dan Collin made the trip to the New Den

McCarthy enjoys the train journey into the capital Lane enjoys a can of Fosters, as he looks forward to his first Crocs on Tour outing
Potter with the Crocs-endorsed non-alcoholic beverage of Powerade Collin was also on his first ever Crocs outing, and had his famous 'bouncable phone'
Collin and Potter are delighted to have arrived at East Croydon station McCarthy is back on the apples
Lane enjoys some sort of cheese and ham concoction London Bridge, and this 'Tardis toilet' charges 20p to go into it - needless to say we pay one 20p and cram everyone in for a mass urination session
This was, naturally, against the rules. Luckily, we felt Potter qualified as the sort of person who would require assistance Collin is excited to be heading to the infamous Market Porter for the first time, followed closely by a shaven headed Millwall fan
In the Market Porter, and we find a rather ruined Kane We arrive in the Den
Despite ticket prices being slashed, it is rather empty Not as intimidating as some would have you believe

Lane is happy to be at his first Brighton game Potter looks even more goonish as a blur
McCarthy is delighted to have made it to the stadium in one piece The teams emerge onto the pitch
Ready to do battle for a place in the coveted Southern Section Semi Final of the Johnstone Paint Trophy Witham arrives after driving from Portsmouth. Unfortunately, the ticket office did not except cards, so he had to go to a local supermarket, which did not do cashback unless you spent over £5. Therefore, he bought 4 packs of biscuits in order to get some money to get into the stadium. And that fans, is dedication
Wayne was looking as good as ever The players await Waynes kick
This free kick is as a result of Guy Butters sending off, leaving Brighton to fight the game out with 10 men Collin and Lane are clearly enjoying their first Crocs away game
Lane points out a shocking discovery. Witham can hardly believe it himself....... ........Rolf Harris in the Brighton end!
The Albion players appeal to the referee after Millwall take the lead, convinced their was a foul. Unfortunately, the ref is having none of it Half time, and there is no hot food on offer. Disgraceful
Orange shorts never looked so good as they did wrapped around the buttocks of Chris Day Witham settles back for the second half
The game continues with Millwall leading Brighton push forward with a corner
Martindale looks on, as Jake Robinson grabs an equaliser and sends it to penalties Witham and Collin look forward to the shoot-out
Contrary to popular believe, Potter was not constipated but this was infact his nervous pose McCarthy and Lane can hardly bear it
The teams prepare for the shoot out Dean Hammond nets his penalty to give the Albion the advantage
Its nail biting stuff for the 900 or so Albion fans in the Den Jake Robinson sticks his away
It all comes down to Kerry Mayo of all people - if he scores, the Albion go through...... And the players are soon celebrating their passage to the next round
Three games away from a potential Wembley final - how exciting The team troop off at the end of the game
Lane is delighted! On the train home, and it has been a successful day all round

Tired but happy, the Crocs head home But it wouldn't be a Crocs outing without some random photos of people sleeping
A rather dashing orange jacket We debated whether to attempt to throw something into this chaps mouth