Manchester Utd v Millwall
The FA Cup Final
Millennium Stadium
22 May 2004


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He became the first Millwall player since Teddy Sheringham to score 25 goals in a season and a further 28 in the following campaign helped Millwall achieve promotion from Division Two. With Premiership clubs beginning to cast coveting glances in his direction, his world was turned upside down.

But he recovered from a serious illness and is back to his best. Not only that, he is about to line up in an FA Cup Final.

"I’m sure every schoolboy who plays football dreams of one day playing in an FA Cup Final," he says.

"I know that there have been many great players who have never had the opportunity, so for me and the other Millwall lads this will be the greatest day of our footballing lives.

"What we obviously have to do is to try and enjoy every minute of it. We know that we’re up against the biggest and one of the best teams in the world. But The FA Cup has a funny habit of throwing up surprises and we’ll go into the game with the attitude that we can win it.

"It will be a magnificent day, not only for the players, but for our families, friends and not forgetting our magnificent supporters who probably never thought they’d see Millwall in The Cup Final.

"It is almost unbelieveable to think that having watched the occasion every year on TV, this time round we’ll be part of it.

"Naturally, we want people all round the world to see that we’re a decent team, and anyone who knows Dennis Wise will be well aware that we’re not just here for the ride.

"It would be a magnificent achievement for Dennis to become the first player to win The Cup with three different clubs in three different decades, and we’ll be doing our best to help him make that little bit of history."