One of the more progressive developments in recent years has been the increasing number of 'fan directors' sitting on the boards of directors of many football clubs around both the Coca Cola League - and also at Premiership outfit Charlton Athletic.

In April 2003, Millwall fans saw the creation of the Lions Trust. With a large percentage of Millwall shareholders being independant fans rather than businessmen, The Trust's objective was to pull together the shares of all the independant shareholders to give the fans a bigger and better say into how our club is run. The final outcome would have been a "fan on the board" via the Trust. The Trust continue to work tirelessly to obtain the majority shareholding. One fan on the board has already achieved major success, having 2 would give the fans a major say in how the club moves forward in the future.

With the arrival of Peter de Savaray as club chairman in November 2005, came one of his earliest decisions to try and turn around many years of deteriorating fan relations at Millwall FC by including a 'fan on the board' here too.

Very much a new direction for the club, the MSC were charged with drawing up an outline of the duties involved, sifting through applicants and then, in March 2006, organising elections for the role.

Five fans stood for election, with Peter Garston being announced as the successful candidate on April 4th 2006. The club have been as good as their word and have given Peter full Director's privileges - including access to information and voting rights. He will serve a two year stint before standing down in 2008 when fresh elections will be called.

Since taking on the role Peter has helped develop the 'Let 'Em All Come Back' Society - trying to encourage season ticket renewals - and has worked closely with the MSC especially in regard to developing good relations with the police and club security team. Many fans have also commented on the vast improvement in communications since the Fan Director role has come into being.