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‘IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE MY HOME’

BEN THOMPSON ON HIS LIONS EXIT – AND GILLS DESTINY
By John Lyons

GOOD TIMES: Ben Thompson, right, celebrates scoring in his Millwall days
PICTURE: Alamy

on his Gillingham debut at Ipswich and new Gills boss Neil Harris

EVEN if you’re at the club you love, there comes a time when you have to consider moving on – and Ben Thompson is proof of that.
The tigerish midfielder spent ten years with Millwall and enjoyed some great times, including promotion to the Championship.
But with his game-time limited to just five appearances this season, with three of those in the Carabao Cup, i...

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