How do you solve a problem like The Den?

The connoisseurs among you may be pleased to know that Millwall have introduced a small selection of wines as an alternative to the sub-standard lager currently on offer.

For just £4.50, you can now treat yourselves to a thimble-full of Chardonnay, Shiraz or Rose.

By 5pm last Saturday, you wouldn’t have begrudged any home supporter for downing a few bottles of red.

After last night, The Den’s catering staff must have been on an emergency run to Majestic Wines.

I know August is not the time to reach for the cyanide capsules or have the Samaritans on speed dial, but the last two results against Coventry and Barnsley have been nothing short of calamitous.

The early promise seen at Shrewsbury on the opening day has been extinguished quicker than a ball flying past David Forde.

Saturday's 4-0 thumping was actually nothing out of the ordinary.

I read somewhere this week that the Lions’ have conceded four or more at home in each of the last six seasons.

That statistic is both impressive and depressing in equal measure.

It ‘could’ have been different had Lee Gregory scored an early penalty, but his miss ensured the club’s spot-kick conversion rate remains somewhere between mediocre and laughable.

I've not watched any of the goals back again, so I'm still not sure if Coventry’s first was a sublime piece of inventiveness or David Forde being closer to the car park than his actual goalmouth.

Defensively it was a mess and Coventry rarely got out of second gear all afternoon.

Neil Harris stated the performance was a shambles - he and the fans wanted a response against Barnsley last night.

And we got it. Sort of.

We scored, twice! Unfortunately, the Yorkshire outfit managed three.

Again, the art of defending seemed lost on the defenders.

Young Fred Onyedinma, the only shining light, looked to have salvaged a point with his second of the night until we snatched defeat out of the jaws of stalemate.

Barnsley’s 92nd minute winner was a real sucker punch and so, so avoidable.

I’ve been at three of the four fixtures this season and every goal conceded has been of our own making.

The saddest thing about this, though, is I want to feel angry about it but I can’t.

Having become so desensitised to losing at home, last night’s walk back to New Cross Station felt ‘normal’.

I'll give Harris the benefit of the doubt, he's still learning his trade as a manager and he will be hurting as much as anyone.

This weekend’s trip to Cleethorpes may give the players a chance to express themselves more freely than at The Den.

But at some point, the hex that hangs over SE16 needs to be banished.

I’m not interested in making it a fortress or a bastion. Just a win will do….

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