By Steve Coombs

MIDDLESBROUGH 0 MILL WALL 1 Esse 79 GARY Rowett is happy to avoid being touted as a promotion contender as his Millwall look to improve on last season’s efforts and secure a top-six finish. The Lions started the new season in style at the Riversidee as Romain Esse’s 79th-minute strike secured a deserved victory over Middlesbrough. Millwall missed out on a play-off spot in agonisingg fashion on the final day of last season after a final-day home defeat to Blackburn. Boss Rowett accepts his club might not have as high a profile as some of their Champio...