DESPITE a significantly inferior wage bill and budget, Millwall pushed Ipswich Town to the final day in the challenge for automatic promotion to the Premier League last season.
Had Queens Park Rangers players not been playing in flip flops with Pina Coladas in hand, then maybe the jeopardy of who would join Coventry City in the top flight would have extended beyond nine minutes.
The Lions finished one point behind the Tractor Boys, who won a second promotion in three seasons under boss Kieran McKenna.
Alex Neil’s side went into the play-offs where they under-performed against Hull City, losing 2-0 on aggregate.
It was a fourth consecutive play-off defeat for Milllwall in the second tier.
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