KEITH McKay, co-editor of the Millwall fanzine No One Likes Us, gives the fans' views:

ON THE day when the club organised a Dockers' Day to recognise our forefathers and in the presence of the 1957 side which knocked Newcastle United out of the FA Cup, it was fitting that a tough tackling, no-nonsense midfielder made his debut at The Den.

A 31-year-old player who cut his cloth at Wrexham, Port Vale and Crewe might not sound like the answer to Millwall's ongoing midfield problems but judging on his performance against Chesterfield on Saturday he could well prove to be the essential backbone in the side.

With the thud of boot-on-boot, Dave Brammer announced his presence early on in an eagerly contested match, a game in which Millwall could well have dropped two or possibly all three points if it hadn't been for his presence.

Donachie only signed one player during the transfer window but at least this one signing was precisely the type of player we've been crying out for all season, if not longer.

Each of Millwall's other central midfield options have struggled thus far, either through lack of form, willingness or in the case of Ardley beset by injuries.

All of which will leave Donachie with a nice little selection dilemma once Ardley recovers from his bout of illness.

The obvious option would be to partner the two in the centre with Brighton on the left and Hackett on the opposite side in a standard four man midfield.

However, with the switch to the diamond' formation recently, perhaps Donachie would prefer Ardley to sit behind the two strikers in the space that Harris currently occupies?

All of which creates a further headache with our record goalscoring hero, that being whether to play him up front in favour of May, Hubertz or Byfield (all of whom are scoring goals at present) or consider relegating him to the bench.

Still, it's a quandary which is preferable to that of having too few players to choose from.

Last August we were thumped 5-1 by Chesterfield with a team which included nine of the 11 players (including substitutes) who turned out on Saturday.

There are of course several pointers as to why our fortunes have improved since, the most obvious being a change in manager along with all of last summer's arrivals finally gelling', but perhaps the most crucial element is the increased competition for places.

Bad players don't turn into good ones over night (or vice-versa) but without anyone in the stiffs vying for your place in the side it's only human nature some of the earlier performances in the season weren't up to scratch.

With a strengthened side and one which seems to be growing in confidence, our prospects for the remaining 14 games undoubtedly are much rosier than at any previous time this season.

Keith