Les Briley - My Legend - Ridders My all time favourite lion has to be Les Briley. Although never the biggest man on the pitch you could never question the size of his heart for Millwall and the effort he put into each match. I can clearly remember seeing the pride written all over his face when he led his Millwall team out against Derby for our first ever game in the First Division. It was obvious to anyone watching that playing for Millwall meant so much to him and wearing the shirt with that much pride is sadly missing from the team today. As captain he was a great leader in probably our best ever team, and with midfield partner Terry Hurlock not much would get past them. You could see that captaining Millwall was an honour for Les and that he took the armband with pride and passion. Something that the captain of the team now could do with showing a bit more of. Les marshalled the pitch like a general controlling his armies and his team-mates were fortunate to have such a natural leader with them on the pitch. The following quote from Les sums up exactly what playing for Millwall meant for him. "I have played for five league clubs. At every club you play for, you believe your heart is in that club. As a professional footballer, you have to believe that. But when I came to Millwall, I realised everywhere else had just been a job. The place is so homely, so warm. Footballers tend to form cliques, it’s one of those things. But here, there is a warmth between people, regardless of what they do. It's a togetherness I don't think you could get in many clubs. The people you see who don't matter, do matter, at Millwall. The groundsman, the people who sweep the terraces, the people in the offices; they really matter." I thought that maybe my memory of Les was being enhanced by memories of better times when Millwall were in the top flight and when fans were allowed to support their team without fear of arrest or ejection for the odd swear word. But having watched some old videos to refresh my memory of Les in action for the Lions, I can quite safely say that he deserves to be up there with some of the clubs other legends such as Harry Cripps, Barry Kitchener, Terry Hurlock and Keith Stevens.