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lightS, camera, bradShaw!
Millwall striker stars with another stunning hat-trick on live television
By Alex Jones alexj@southwarknews.co.uk
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TOM BrAdShAw seems to play at his clinical best every time the Sky Sports cameras arrive at The den for a Championship match.
The striker bagged a hat-trick against Watford in a televised 3-0 home win back in mid-October, and he achieved the same feat when Sheffield United travelled down to South London on Saturday afternoon.
Bradshaw fired a rocket past goalkeeper Wes Foderingham in the sixth minute to give the Lions the lead before reestablishing their one-goal advantage shortly after the hour-mark with a pinpoint header from Andreas Voglsammer’s cross.
Then, with just two minutes of regulation time remaining, he combined with Voglsammer once again to slot the ball into the back of the net from pointblank range and seal all three points in SE16.
The 30-year-old’s hat-trick takes his total for the season up to ten goals, with manager Gary Rowett joking that he may have found a way to increase Bradshaw’s output in the final third.
“I think on Amazon you can buy fake cameras, I’m going to put them around the ground for every game to see if I can convince him that Sky are at every single home game,” he said after the win.
“He certainly likes playing in front of the cameras, doesn’t he? The lads are giving him a bit of stick in there because apparently he blew his missus a kiss live on camera. They’re not too happy about that, but you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do, make hay while the sun shines.”
Right-back Danny McNamara revealed that Rowett’s post-match comments were true, although he admitted that Bradshaw deserved to celebrate however he wanted to after such an impressive performance in a huge game for Millwall.
He added that the Welsh international has been a pleasure to train and play alongside so far this season, with all of his teammates delighted that he was able to reach double digits for the campaign over the weekend.
“He got a little bit of stick in the dressing room afterwards [for his celebration], but he’s got to do what he’s got to do, hasn’t he?” McNamara laughed.
“He just scored a hat-trick, you do what you’ve got to do mate!”
“Bradders is a good lad, he gets on with everyone, just like us all.
“We’re a tight bunch, we all get on, but Bradders is flying at the moment and I’m delighted for him to get his three goals today.”