Wilkins backs Crazy Gang spirit to give Lions bite

MILLWALL assistant manager Ray Wilkins insists the side can pull off the greatest shock in FA Cup final history in Saturday’s final against his former club, Manchester United.

Wilkins backs Crazy Gang spirit to give Lions bite

Millwall boss Dennis Wise was involved in Wimbledon's epic triumph against the odds at Wembley in 1988, when the Crazy Gang defeated league champions Liverpool.

However, Wilkins believes that if First Division Millwall manage to defeat last season's title-holders then it would eclipse even that achievement, never mind other upsets, such as Southampton's victory against United in 1976.

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