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Millwall get their Championship campaign at Reading tomorrow and manager Kenny Jackett is full of optimism for the new season.

The Lions boss has remodelled his squad over the summer following the departure of strikers Neil Harris and Steve Morison but he's confident his side will have the firepower to compete this term.

When Neil Harris lines up at Victoria Park for a 10km charity run this Sunday it's likely his mind will flash back to a decade ago.

It was back in 2001 his world was turned upside down when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. It was the beginning of a well documented fight back to fitness.

Millwall had super-sub Alan Dunne to thank for rescuing their Carling Cup campaign after the Lions looked set to be the victims of an upset.

The defender scored an extra-time winner to clinch a 2-1 win at Adams Park against the League Two outfit to put them through to the second round.

Millwall players Neil Harris and Paul Robinson both starred in the club's 1-0 play-off win over Swindon at Wembley last Saturday.

For record goalscorer Harris, his 400th appearance for the club turned out to be one of his most memorable, even though he didn't score.

Millwall head into the final phase of the season with automatic promotion from League One tantalisingly within their grasp.

The Lions are third in the table, one point behind Leeds, heading into this weekend's round of penultimate fixtures. For record goalscorer Neil Harris the Lions have the momentum to take them up.

Millwall make the long haul to the land of Eddie Stobart this evening as they take on Carlisle.

The tyres on Kenny Jackett's promotion bandwagon have been slightly deflated with the news top scorer Neil Harris will miss the match.

Neil Harris was Millwall's main man as his brace of goals revived the Lions League One promotion hopes.

The veteran striker scored twice in the second half to give Kenny Jackett's side victory at MK Dons to keep them on the fringes of the play off places.

Millwall kept their League One promotion hopes alive with their fifth win in a row but left it late.

Neil Harris was the hero as he curled home an 81st minute free-kick to earn the Lions all three points at The Den when they looked destined to have to settle for a point.

Paul Robinson is determined to make sure Millwall build on last Saturday's defeat of League One leaders Norwich.

The 2-1 win pushed the Lions up to fifth in the table and fuelled their hopes of at least a play-off position at the end of the season.

Neil Harris proved to be an inspired substitute for Millwall when he headed home the winner in a keenly contested promotion scrap.

The veteran striker's 51st minute goal earned the Lions a deserved home win against the League One leaders and bolstered their own hopes of an automatic promotion slot.

Two of Millwall's key players have signed new deals at The Den this afternoon.

Captain and centre-back Paul Robinson and all-time leading goalscorer Neil Harris have agreed contracts to stay at the club until 2013 and 2012 respectively.

It's been another exciting sporting year and plenty of big names have appeared in the pages of The Wharf, including West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola, a quartet of England cricket captains and two heroes of the 1966 World Cup win.

We look back at what's been making the headlines locally and nationally over the last 12 months.

Millwall booked their place in the second round of the FA Cup with a 4-1 win over AFC Wimbledon at The Den last night.

Watched by newly-crowned world heavyweight champion - a big Millwall fan - goals from Neil Harris, Danny Schofield and a Jason Price brace saw the League One side home.

Millwall face their biggest game of the season when League One leaders Leeds arrive at The Den tomorrow afternoon.

The Yorkshire club will be out to avenge their play-off defeat by the Lions last season and it should make for a memorable game.

Neil Harris was the hat-trick hero as he bagged his second treble of the season as Millwall brushed aside Stockport.

The veteran striker even had the luxury of missing a penalty as the Lions cruised to victory at Edgeley Park on Saturday to boost their promotion hopes.

Millwall got their season back on track with a convincing 3-1 win over high-flying Huddersfield on Saturday.

Goals from Chris Hackett, Neil Harris and Steve Morison - his first for the Lions - sealed a much-needed League One win for Kenny Jackett's men.

Millwall entertain Huddersfield tomorrow boosted by better news on their injury problems.

The Lions looked short of players after Neil Harris and James Henry limped off during last Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Gillingham.

Millwall's stuttering recent form continued as they crashed to a 2-0 defeat at Gillingham.

The Lions injury-ravaged squad found it hard to contain an ebullient Gills side and goals from Andy Barcham and Curtis Weston meant another defeat for Kenny Jackett's men.

The football was almost a sideshow as West Ham and Millwall faced off at Upton Park while the "fans" faced off almost everywhere else inside and outside the stadium.

The Carling Cup tie between two of the game's biggest rivals always had the potential to be volatile, and the mindless misbehaviour of a minority of fans made it happen.

Goals from David Martin and Neil Harris clinched victory for Millwall against Oldham last night but it was referee Andy D'Urso who took centre stage in an incident packed match.

The experienced referee turned in an eccentric performance capped when he refused to allow Lions substitute Harris onto the pitch because he was wearing a wedding ring.