Rangers lined up with Cole in goal behind Yelland, Shimmin, Kanyuka and Howell with Ukah, Munday, Cousins and Hislop in midfield. Huge strikers Sappleton and Jones led the line, with Sappleton making his first ever start at this level.

Sappleton and Munday had both gone close for Rangers before Jones opened the scoring from the penalty spot. A shot from Cousins was handled by Robinson and after shaking keeper Brooks by the hand Jones promptly despatched the ball past him for his first reserve team goal of his young career. I very much doubt Giant Ray was exchanging pleasantries with the keeper as he does seem to have a bit of a mean streak about him!

Millwall were back on level terms in the second half when Portuguese midfielder Carlos Fangueiro fired past Jake Cole. Late in the game Cole prevented Millwall from claiming all three points with a good stop from MacLeod.

A pretty routine end to yet another odd season at reserve team level. The structure of the league is no use to man nor beast as the games aren’t frequent enough to give youngsters experience or get first teamers fit after injury. The whole thing needs revamping as the standard is often poor.

As I mentioned earlier the bright spots of the game was the continued rehabilitation of Kanyuka, Shimmin and Hislop, all of whom could have big parts to play under the Waddock regime. Shimmin in particular is likely to be involved from the off next season so the fitter we can get him the better.